Quick Knitting – A Hat for the Teen
- At January 10, 2014
- By Kelly
- In Knitting
- 1
This is actually hat #2 for Alex. He lost the first one shortly after he got it.
The pattern is a freebie from Michaels. It’s an easy pattern. I started it at my daughter’s basketball practice last night and then finished it when I got home. The yarn was a super bulky wool, so it knit up very quickly. Sorry about the camera phone pic, I wanted to grab a picture before I gave it to him and that was easiest.
Pattern Changes:
I wanted to knit this in the round, so I cast on 52 rather than 50 stitches and did 8 rounds of ribbing.
When switching to the 13s, for the first round, it was K13, K2tog, K22, K2tog, K13. Then I knit a round and then for the next round it was K13, K2tog, K20, K2tog, K13. I followed the pattern from there, just replacing the purl rows with knit rounds.
Oh, and I left off the pompom. I didn’t think Alex would appreciate a pompom.
This hat comes down far enough to cover the ears. It doesn’t look like it will in the pattern picture, but it does.
We’ll see how long he keeps track of this one.
Happy stitching!
Kelly