| Garter Stitch Hat with Ears |
| Garter Stitch Ears |
Garter Stitch Hat with Ears Small
Premature
6½ “ circumference, 3″ high
Instructions:
Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 35sts
Work 8 rows in rib, increasing one stitch at the
end of the last row (36sts)
Knit 14 rows (or until hat measures around 2½” from
the cast on)
Shape Top ~
Next Row: *K3, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (29sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K2, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (22sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K1, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (15sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog,
repeat from * to last st, k1
(8sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the
remaining loops and secure
Sew up side seam and weave in ends.
Small Ears ~ Make 2 the same
Cast on 4sts
Row 1:
Knit
Row 2:
Kfb, k1, kfb, k1 6sts
Row 3:
Knit
Row 4:
Kfb, k3, kfb, k1
8sts
Row 5:
Knit
Row 6:
Kfb, k5, kfb, k1 10sts
Row 7:
Knit
Row 8:
Kfb, k7, kfb, k1 12sts
Row 9:
Knit
Row 10: (K2tog) 6 times 6sts
Cut the yarn, leaving a tail
Thread the tail onto a yarn needle, and
pass it through the remaining loops
Pull together to gather up
Make a second ear
Use the tail to attach each ear to your
hat
Darn away ends
Garter Stitch Hat with Ears
Garter Stitch Hat with Ears Medium Premature
8½ - 9″
circumference, 4″ high
Instructions:
Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 45sts
Work 8 rows in rib, increasing one stitch at the
end of the last row (46sts)
Knit 24 rows (or until hat measures around 3½” from
the cast on)
Shape Top ~
Next Row: *K3, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st, k1 (37sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K2, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (28sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K1, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (19sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat
from * to last st, k1
(10sts)
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat to
end (5sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the
remaining loops and secure
Sew up side seam and weave in ends.
Medium Ears ~ Make 2 the same
Cast on 4sts
Work exactly as Small Ears until Row 9
has been worked
Row 10:
Kfb, k9, kfb, k1 14sts
Row 11:
Knit
Row 12:
(K2tog) 7 times 7sts
Cut the yarn, leaving a tail
Thread the tail onto a yarn needle, and
pass it through the remaining loops
Pull together to gather up
Make a second ear
Use the tail to attach each ear to your
hat
Darn away ends
Garter Stitch Hat with Ears Large Premature
10 – 10½ ″ circumference, 5″ high
Instructions:
Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 55sts
Work 10 rows in rib, increasing one stitch at the
end of the last row (56sts)
Knit 34 rows (or until hat measures around 4½” from
the cast on)
Shape Top ~
Next Row: *K3, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (45sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K2, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st, k1 (34sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K1, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (23sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat
from * to last st,
k1 (12sts)
Next
Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat
from * to last st, k1
(6sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the
remaining loops and secure
Sew up side seam and weave in ends.
Large Ears ~ Make 2 the same
Cast on 4sts
Work exactly as Small Ears until Row 9
has been worked
Row 10:
Kfb, k9, kfb, k1 14sts
Row 11:
Knit
Row 12:
Kfb, k11, kfb, k1 16sts
Row 13:
Knit
Row 14:
(K2tog) 8 times 8sts
Cut the yarn, leaving a tail
Thread the tail onto a yarn needle, and
pass it through the remaining loops
Pull together to gather up
Make a second ear
Use the tail to attach each ear to your
hat
Darn away ends
Garter
Stitch Hat with Ears Newborn
Baby Hat
11 - 11½ ″ circumference, 5½″
high
Instructions:
Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 61sts
Work 10 rows in rib
Knit 42 rows (or until hat measures around 5” from
the cast on)
Shape Top ~
Next Row: *K4, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1
(51sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K3, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1
(41sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K2, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1
(31sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: *K1, k2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1
(21sts)
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat
from * to last st, k1
(11sts)
Next
Row: Knit
Next Row: * K2tog, repeat
from * to last st, k1
(6sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the
remaining loops and secure
Sew up side seam and weave in ends.
Ears
~ Make 2 the same
Cast on 4sts
Work exactly as Small Ears until Row 9
has been worked
Row 10:
Kfb, k9, kfb, k1 14sts
Row 11:
Knit
Row 12:
Kfb, k11, kfb, k1 16sts
Row 13:
Knit
Row 14:
Kfb, k13, kfb, k1 18sts
Row 15:
Knit
Row 16:
(K2tog) 9 times 9sts
Cut the yarn, leaving a tail
Thread the tail onto a yarn needle, and
pass it through the remaining loops
Pull together to gather up
Make a second ear
Use the tail to attach each ear to your
hat
Darn away ends
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