Spud Has Got To Have A HAT!!!!

Spud-boy's HAT!!

So....I had little of that yummy "OUTER" left over from Spud's Stroller Blanket....sooo, what's a girl to do???  A HAT!!!  ....oh, excuse me...I will leave you with the pattern...I have to find Spud...I think he's in the barn!!!  


Materials
Spud & Chloe Outer....left over yarn....Sandbox, Hedge, Flannel, Cornsilk, Bayou, Sequoia


US # 11   16 inch circular needles


US # 11    DPN


1 marker


Size


0 - 6 months, 6 - 12 months, 1 - 2 years, Preschool Child


Gauge


2 1/2 sts = 1 inch in St st


Pattern


Cast on 32(36, 40, 44)....place marker on right needle....then join to knit in the round...do not twist the stitches..


Round 1: k1, p1 (Sandbox or color of your choice)
Round 2: k1, p1 


Now...knit every round staying with your color pattern (every two rows)...for 
 5 1/2", 6", 6 1/2", 7" from the cast on edge.


Now you are ready to decrease...don't worry...very easy! Remember to stay with your color pattern!!!


Round 1: K7, K2TOG....repeat to the end of round
Round 2: Knit all stitches
Round 3: K6, K2TOG....repeat to the end of round
Round 4: Knit all stitches
Round 5: K5, K2TOG.....repeat to the end of round
Round 6: Knit all stitches
Round 7: K4 K2TOG onto 3 # 11 DPNs
             
              Needle 1 - 10 stitches 
              Needle 2 - 5   stitches
              Needle 3 - 5   stitches


Round 8: Knit all stitches
Round 9: K3, K2TOG
Round 10: Knit all stitches
Round 11: Knit all stitches
Round 12: K2, K2TOG
Round 13: Knit all stitches
Round 14: Knit 1, K2TOG


You are almost finished!!  Cut the yarn.  Thread the yarn on a needle and pull it though the stitches at the top of the hat....remember to pull very tightly so that the hole will close....weave in the ends!!!


NOW FOR THE POM-POM!!!!!  Soooo much fun!!!
               

Love my POM-POM tree!!!  Susan B. Anderson has a great tutorial on how to make a pom-pom...check it out here!