COLORWAVE TODDLER HAT
Sara Baldwin ©2005
Gauge: 6.4 stitches per inch
Materials: SARA'S COLORWAVE YARN, wool or cotton fingering weight (sock) yarn
One 16 inch circular needle size 4.
One set of double pointed knitting needles, size 4.
Yarn needle
Size: about 16 inches circumference
Cast on (loosely) 102 stitches. Join, being careful not to twist. Work in k1 p1 rib for about 2 inches. After
you have an inch or so of ribbing, you may wish to adjust your needle size so as to get the colors to pool
up. If the color bands on the ribbing spiral upward to the left, try going up a needle size (it won’t be
noticeable). If the color bands spiral upward to the right, try going down a needle size. Stockinette stitch
(knit every round) until work measures about 4½ inches from cast on.
To shape the top of hat: (change to double points as necessary)
(K 15, K2tog) repeat around- 96 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K14, K2tog) repeat around- 90 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K13, K2tog) repeat around- 84 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 12, K2tog) repeat around- 78 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 11, K2tog) repeat around- 72 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 10, K2tog) repeat around- 66 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 9, K2tog) repeat around- 60 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 8, K2tog) repeat around- 54 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 1, K2tog) repeat around- 36 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K2tog) around- 18 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K2tog) around- 9 stitches
Break yarn, leaving a 12 inch tail. Draw through the nine remaining stitches with a darning needle, tighten,
knot securely, and conceal end. To make the loopy I cord topper, cast on 4 stitches onto a double pointed
needle. Knit, DO NOT TURN, but slide the stitches to the other end of the needle. Repeat until the cord is
about four feet long, then bind off. Bunch it up into loops, and sew it on to the hat firmly.
Sara Baldwin ©2005
Gauge: 6.4 stitches per inch
Materials: SARA'S COLORWAVE YARN, wool or cotton fingering weight (sock) yarn
One 16 inch circular needle size 4.
One set of double pointed knitting needles, size 4.
Yarn needle
Size: about 16 inches circumference
Cast on (loosely) 102 stitches. Join, being careful not to twist. Work in k1 p1 rib for about 2 inches. After
you have an inch or so of ribbing, you may wish to adjust your needle size so as to get the colors to pool
up. If the color bands on the ribbing spiral upward to the left, try going up a needle size (it won’t be
noticeable). If the color bands spiral upward to the right, try going down a needle size. Stockinette stitch
(knit every round) until work measures about 4½ inches from cast on.
To shape the top of hat: (change to double points as necessary)
(K 15, K2tog) repeat around- 96 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K14, K2tog) repeat around- 90 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K13, K2tog) repeat around- 84 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 12, K2tog) repeat around- 78 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 11, K2tog) repeat around- 72 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 10, K2tog) repeat around- 66 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 9, K2tog) repeat around- 60 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 8, K2tog) repeat around- 54 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(Knit 1, K2tog) repeat around- 36 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K2tog) around- 18 stitches
Knit one more round without decreasing
(K2tog) around- 9 stitches
Break yarn, leaving a 12 inch tail. Draw through the nine remaining stitches with a darning needle, tighten,
knot securely, and conceal end. To make the loopy I cord topper, cast on 4 stitches onto a double pointed
needle. Knit, DO NOT TURN, but slide the stitches to the other end of the needle. Repeat until the cord is
about four feet long, then bind off. Bunch it up into loops, and sew it on to the hat firmly.
