A crazy funky hat to bring some pizzaz in to your day. Simple stockinette and giant pom pom at the top make this hat a hit with any kiddo out there.
Materials
Knitting loom: All-n-One Knitting Loom
Yarn: About 150 yards of worsted weight yarn. Vickie Howell Sheep(ish) in Magenta and Chartreuse was used in sample (1 skein of each color).
Notions: knitting tool, tapestry needle.
Gauge: 10 sts x 17 rows= 2″
Abbreviations
k=knit stitch
p=purl stitch
sts=stitches
Rnd(s)=round
MC=Main color–magenta
CC=Contrasting color–chartreuse
INSTRUCTIONS
Using MC, cast on 80 sts, join to work in the round.
*Rnd 1-Rnd 8: *k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. Cut MC leaving a 6 inch yarn tail. Join CC, leaving a 6 inch yarn tail.
Rnd 9: p to the end of rnd.
Rnd 10-Rnd 17: k to the end of rnd.
Rnd 18: p to the end of rnd. Cut CC, leaving a 6 inch yarn tail. Join MC, leaving a 6 inch yarn tail.
Rep from Rnd 9 to Rnd 18, using MC.*
Rep from * to *: 2 more times.
Remove with gather bind off method.
Weave ends in. Block lightly.
Pom Pom
Cut two cardboard circles about 5 inches in diameter. Using both yarns, wrap the yarn around the cardboard. You want a big and fluffy pom pom, so wrap about 200 times around the cardboard. Here is a quick video that I created a few years ago on creating pom poms.
Assembly
Attach pom pom to the top of the hat. Voila!!! It is done!
There is a difference between this pattern (pom pom striped hat) here on your website and the same one in the book sent with the round looms. On your site, it says to cut the MC after rows 1-8 and add in CC befor row 9. In the book it states to cut MC after row 9 and add in CC starting on row 10.