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Gauge: 4sts/6rows to 1” using larger needles and 4sts/9rows to 1″ using smaller needles.
Size Guide: (knitted hats should be about 1”-1½” smaller than the head). The ages and sizes are approximate.
Baby
Toddler
Child
Pre-Teen
Teen
Women
Men
0-12mths
2-4yrs
5-9yrs
10-12yrs
13-19yrs
adult
adult
12”
14”
16”
18”
20”
22”
24”
Finished Earflap Length will be approximately:-
2½”
2¾”
3”
3¼”
3½”
3¾”
4”
Hat: Use larger needles and waste yarn method to cast on the following # of sts.
48sts
56sts
64sts
72sts
80sts
88sts
96sts
Join without twisting, place a marker at the start/end of round. Work in st.st. for the following # of inches
4”
4½”
5”
5½”
6”
6½”
7”
Crown Decrease: Work 1 row between each decrease row except for last K2tog row
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
(K2tog, K6)
(K2tog, K7)
(K2tog, K8)
(K2tog, K9)
(K2tog, K10)
to end
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
(K2tog, K6)
(K2tog, K7)
(K2tog, K8)
(K2tog, K9)
to end
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
(K2tog, K6)
(K2tog, K7)
(K2tog, K8)
to end
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
(K2tog, K6)
(K2tog, K7)
to end
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
(K2tog, K6)
to end
8 stitches
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
(K2tog, K5)
to end
8 stitches
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
(K2tog, K4)
to end
8 stitches
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
(K2tog, K3)
to end
10 stitches
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
(K2tog, K2)
to end
10 stitches
K2tog
(K2tog, K1)
to end
10 stitches
K2tog
to end
12 stitches
Earflaps (make 2): Using smaller needles and contrast yarn, work in Garter Stitch (knit 1 round, purl 1 round). With Right side facing join yarn, pick up and knit the following number of stitches from waste yarn.
48
56
64
72
80
88
96
stitches
Follow this chart to place markers and place a marker at the start/end of the round for the center back
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Back
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
stitches
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
Front
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
stitches
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Back
End with a wrong side row after working approximately 1″
