LOOM: KB ‘Premium’ Round Loom Set (small gauge), 72 pegs, gray loom.
YARN: any worsted weight aprox. 150 yards
FINISHED SIZE: adult fits up to 22″ wide, 10″ from brim to crown.
NOTIONS: sewing needle, stitch holder, masking tape, faux fur pom pom if desired.
GAUGE: 5 stitches and 6 rows to 1″ of pattern.
Designed By Denice Johnson
ABBREVIATIONS
K= ewrap stitch
P= purl stitch
K2tog= knit two stitches together
Wyif= working yarn in front
INSTRUCTIONS
Begin by marking your loom. Using masking tape, mark the loom in sets of 9 pegs (1-9) all the way around the loom.
Ewrap cast on 72 pegs, prepare to work in the round.
Brim
Row 1: Purl row
Row 2: Ewrap knit row
Repeat rows 1&2 (6x) for 12 rows.
Hat Body
Row 1: ewrap knit row
Row 2: ewrap knit row
Row 3: (k2tog, k2, wyif, k1, wyif, k2, k2tog) See steps below for breakdown.
-place stitch from peg 1 on stitch holder
-move stitch from peg 2 and place on peg 1
-place stitch from holder back on peg 1
-ewrap and knit over both stitches on peg 1 treating them both as one
-move the stitch from peg 3 to peg 2
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 2
-move the stitch from peg 4 to peg 3
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 3
-place the working yarn in front of peg 4
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 5
-place stitch from peg 9 on stitch holder
-move stitch from peg 8 and place on peg 9
-place stitch from holder back on peg 9
-move stitch from peg 7 and place on peg 8
-move stitch from peg 6 and place on peg 7
-place the working yarn in front of peg 6
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 7
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 8
-ewrap and knit over both stitches on peg 9 treating them both as one
Repeat these steps for each set of 9 pegs for remainder of row.
Row 4: ewrap knit row
Row 5: (k1, k2tog, wyif, ew3, wyif, k2tog, ew1)
See steps below for breakdown.
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 1
-place stitch from peg 2 on stitch holder
-move stitch from peg 3 and place on peg 2
-place stitch from holder back on peg 2
-ewrap and knit over both stitches on peg 2 treating them both as one
-place the working yarn in front of peg 3
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 4
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 5
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 6
-place stitch from peg 8 on stitch holder
-move stitch from peg 7 and place on peg 8
-place stitch from holder back on peg 8
-place the working yarn in front of peg 7
-ewrap and knit over both stitches on peg 8 treating them both as one
-ewrap and knit over stitch on peg 9
Repeat these steps for each set of 9 pegs for remainder of row.
Row 6: ewrap knit row
Repeat rows 1-6 (7x) for 42 rows.
Bind off using the gather bind off method to finish from loom, weave in yarn ends.
