[Nfb-krafters-korner] Simple knitted hat

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Henry.
Sorry, I must have counted wrong.  Cast on enough for knit 3, purl 1.
Your color schemes sound great!
I did have to use some Magic Loop technique at the beginning and end--at the beginning before I started knitting the stretchy pattern, and at the end when I got down to a lot less stitches.
Tracy


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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:13 AM
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Good Morning Tracy and Ramona, I am going to start this hat tonight. I like the fact that we don't have to use any Double Pointed Needles or divide the hat into sections to do the decreases like in some hat patterns.
Tracy, would this hat look good if I did the brim in black and the crown in let's say cranberry, burgundy or colonial blue?
Also, I noticed that if you cast on 90 stitches, and you divided that by 4 you come up with 22 plus 2 remaining. How would that allow you to have a symetrical pattern? ( Knit 3 Purl 1 ) Thanks again for sharing!

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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 9:54 AM
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Interesting pattern.  I'll try it.
Ramona

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Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 11:02 AM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Simple knitted hat

Here's my hat pattern.  It can be varied a lot.  With worsted yarn, size 6 needles, 90 stitches makes a hat that can stretch from 15 inches all the way up to 22 (though it's a tight 22).  I like to knit it with multi-color yarn, so it's not so plain.
Cast on, say, 90 stitches (or however big you want it to be, but must be a multiple of 4).
Join, being careful not to twist.
Knit 3, purl 1, until the hat is 9 inches tall.
Crown:
1:  K2 tog all around.
2:  K1 P1 all around.
Repeat these 2 rows until you only have about 10 stitches, or less, left. 
Thread yarn through remaining loops and pull tight.  Weave in the end well so it doesn't come loose.
Poof, a hat!

As you can tell, my directions are a bit wild and woolly.
I prefer to knit in the round, but it can be knitted flat, then seamed.
Tracy


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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lovette Yewchan via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 12:50 PM
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I’d be interested in the hat pattern.

Lovette


> On Jan 23, 2018, at 9:47 AM, Tracy Carcione via Nfb-krafters-korner 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I have been doing some charity knitting, when I can't think of an 
> exciting project.  It's fun, and nice to be useful.  I've been 
> knitting kids' hats.
> The owner of my local yarn store collects the things her customers 
> donate and gives them to services for homeless families.  I have a 
> really easy pattern for a hat that comes out very nice, if I do say so 
> myself, if anyone is interested in a simple hat pattern.
>
> I'm curious if others also create things for charity.  I'd be 
> interested in other projects besides kids' hats.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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