Earflaphat

This is a basic pattern or an earflaphat. The yarn is lovely with a nice texture and I wanted a plain pattern, so that the yarn could speak for itself. I got Three balls for my birthday and it was enough for a hat both for me and my almost 4 year-old son, Melvin. The hat I made for myself is actually a bit too big for me and fits better on my boyfriend's head, and the one for Melvin fits my head as well. He is a big-header and I'm a small-header so at the moment we have the same hatsize.

This is the first pattern I've written in English so I apologize for any incorrect Words, but I hope you still can read the pattern as it's such an easy hat... Feel free to ask me if you have questions and if you'd prefer the instructions in Swedish I'll be happy to e-mail you the pdf. It might be a bit more clear.

Yarn: New York by Mondial, 50 % wool, 25 % alpaca, 20 % polyamid, 5 % viscose. Color 0925. You'll need 2 balls.
Gauge: 16 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm on 5 mm needles.
Things: 40 cm circular needles 5 mm., and doublepointed needles 5 mm. Crochethook 4 m. One stitchmarker (or scrapyarn). Tapestry needle.
Size: circumference 61 cm/52 cm (adult/kid)

Adult (fits circumference 61 cm):

Earflaps:

·       Cast on 3 stitches. I knitted both at the same time on the circular needles. The earflaps are knitted in garterstitch.

·       Knit one row.

·       From round two: Increase one stitch every row by picking up one stitch between first and second stitch and knit in back loop (to avoid a gap). Feel free to use a different increasing-method if you prefer.

·       Make an increase every row until you have 27 stitches on each earflap.

·       Knit 2 rows without increases. Cut threads. Earflaps are done!

The hat:

·       Put the earflaps on two doublepointed knitting needles.

·       Cast on 5 stitches on the circular needles, knit one earflap, (make sure you do it from the side with the thread), cast on 20 stitches, knit one earflap, cast on 5 stitches.

·       Now you should have a total of 84 stitches. If you want to make the hat smaller or larger, mind that the number has to be divisable by 6, otherwise the decreases won’t work.

·       Knit back and forth 12 rounds, garter stitch.

·       Time to knit in the round and stockinette stitches. Place a knitmarker or a piece of wasteyarn to mark the start of the round.

·       Knit in the round until the hat measures 14 cm.

·       Decreasing of the top (switch to doublepointed needles when necessary):

o   *Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 2 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 3 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *. 

o   Knit 2 normal rounds without decreases

o   *Knit 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 3 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 1 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 5 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 2 together, repeat from *.

·       Cut thread, long enough to pull through the remaining stitches, pull tight and weave in end.

·       Sew the hat together at the garter stitch edge and weave in all loose ends.

·       Single crochet along the entire edge of the hat.

·       Cut 24 threads, 84 cm long, and pull 12 of each through the bottom tip of eachearflap, and make to braids on each earflap.

·       Done!

 

Child (fits circumference 52 cm)

Earflaps:

·       Cast on 3 stitches. I knitted both at the same time on the circular needles. The earflaps are knitted in garterstitch.

·       Knit one row.

·       From round two: Increase one stitch every row by picking up one stitch between first and second stitch and knit in back loop (to avoid a gap). Feel free to use a different increasing-method if you prefer.

·       Make an increase every row until you have 18 stitches on each earflap.

·       Knit back and forth without increases until the earflap measures 6,5 cm. Cut threads. Earflaps are done!

The hat:

·       Put the earflaps on two doublepointed knitting needles, for the moment.

·       Cast on 4 stitches on the circular needles, knit one earflap, (make sure you do it from the side with the thread), cast on 22 stitches, knit one earflap, cast on 4 stitches.

·       Now you should have a total of 66 stitches on circular needles. If you want to make the hat smaller or larger, mind that the number has to be divisable by 6, otherwise the decreases won’t work.

·       Knit back and forth 10 rounds, garter stitch.

·       Time to knit in the round and stockinette stitches. Place a knitmarker or a piece of wasteyarn to mark the start of the round.

·       Knit in the round until the hat measures 13 cm.  

·       Decreasing of the top (switch to doublepointed needles when necessary):

o   *Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 2 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 3 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 3 normal rounds without decreases

o   *Knit 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 3 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 1 stitches, knit 2 stitches together, repeat from *.

o   Knit 4 normal rounds without decreases.

o   *Knit 2 together, repeat from *.

 

·       Cut thread, long enough to pull through the remaining stitches, pull tight and weave in end.

·       Sew the hat together at the garter stitch edge and weave in all loose ends.

·       Single crochet along the entire edge of the hat.

·       Cut 24 threads, 84 cm long, and pull 12 of each through the bottom tip of eachearflap, and make to braids on each earflap.

·       Done!