Date: Thu,  4 Dec 97 19:46:00 UTC 0000
From: annec@geis.geis.com
To: knit@bolis.com
Subject: knit:  small gift to the list 

Hi Knitters--Here's a little gift to the list, my first attempt at a pattern 
for others to use.  Please let me know if you find a problem.  I've been on 
the list for about a year now, and have been helped, inspired and entertained 
by all of you, so thanks!

I've been very busy making hats these days for our 6 DGS.  I started with 
Joan's helix hat, which DGS#6 (2.5 yrs old) carries around and calls his 
"Annie Annie" hat (they call me Granny Annie).

I then took off, using Joan's number of sts as a starting point, and her 
method of decreasing, but making different patterns, rather than the helix 
stripes.  Each one has been different, fun & quick to make, and well- 
received.  I really like the way DGS#5's hat came out, so I thought I'd share 
this one with you all.

Little kid's hat (fits probably a 2-3 yr old):

Yarn used:  Dalegarn Free Style (worsted wt machine-washable wool) in a soft 
gray-purple and a gray-green, plus some unidentified off-white (a wool blend, 
probably) from my stash.

Gauge:  4 st/in on size 7 (US) dpn

Cast on 80 sts using the purple and join, being careful not to twist

Rnds 1-10:  Knit

Rnd 11: Change to off-white and knit 4 rounds.

Rnd 15: Change to green and knit 4 rounds.

Rnd 19: Change to purple and knit 3 rounds.

Rnd 22: Change to off-white and knit 2 rounds. 

Rnd 24: Knit 4 off-white, add green and knit 1, *k4 off-white, k1 green, rep 
from * around.

Rnd 25:  k3 white, k3 green, *k2 white, k3 green, repeat from * around.

Rnd 26:  k around with green.

Rnd 27:  k1 white, k3 green, *k2 white, k3 green, repeat from * around.

Rnd 28:  k3 white, k1 green, *k4 white, k1 green, repeat from * around.

Rnds 29:  K 2 rounds with white.

Rnd 31:  Change to purple and knit 3 rounds.

Rnd 34:  Change to green and k 4 rounds.

Rnd 38:  Change to white and k 3 rounds.

Rnd 40:  First decrease round--using white, *k7, k2tog, repeat from * around.

Rnd 41:  Change to purple and knit 1 round even.

Rnd 42:  Still with purple, *k6, k2tog, repeat from * around.

Rnd 43:  Change to white and knit 1 round even.

Continue decreases by knitting 1 less st every other round.  You wind up 
knitting 2 tog around at the end, winding up with 9 sts left.

AT THE SAME TIME, continue using each color for two rounds, in this order:  
green, white, purple, white, green, purple.

Cut yarn leaving enough to weave the ends, and using a tapestry needle, pick 
up the 9 sts and draw closed.  Draw yarn to inside and tie off.  Weave in 
ends.

I-cord top:  Make an I-cord (I used green) that's about 4 inches long; bind 
off.  Tie it so there's a knot in the middle of the cord.  Thread both yarn 
ends through a tapestry needle and draw to inside, tie off.  This gives a 
little bobble-y thing on top, where the sides are about 1 inch long, and then 
there's the knot in the middle.  Pretty cute, I think!

Copyright Anne M. Cohen.  Emily Way has my permission to post this to 
anything held at woolworks.org.  Please contact me directly for permission to 
post this pattern to other web sites, etc. This pattern may not be sold or 
used for other commercial purposes.  This notice must be attached to all 
copies of the pattern.


cheers,

Anne in Rockville MD
annec@geis.geis.com
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This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium
http://www.woolworks.org/