I thought I'd share a charity hat pattern that the members of my mk guild have been making. It's more of a technique than a pattern. You get to use your favorite hat pattern that works with your machine, yarn and the size you want to make. My friend Bruce just posted on Ravelry a picture of the many he has made for charity. They are soooooooo cute. He used a rolled brim (fast) on his Brother KX350 midgauge.So, without further ado, here is the technique.
Machine
and Yarn: Use your favorite hat pattern for the yarn and machine you
are using to get the size you want. Once you get the number of rows
knitted you want for the height of the hat, transfer every 3rd
or 4th stitch over one stitch to the left to make eyelets.
(You need an even number of holes for the I cord to end up on the
outside of the hat. Cheat if you have to. It won't show after you
cinch it all up.) Put the emptied needles back to work, knit 2 to 4
rows. Do not remove from machine. Now make the flower “petals”.
Can be the same or different color than the body of the hat. Set
your machine to hold and *put/keep all but the right 3-4 stitches
into hold. On those stitches in work, knit 20 to 30 rows (depending
on how long you want each petal and which machine you are using). It
helps to hold down the petal loop with your left hand and run the
carriage with your right hand. Transfer those stitches the same
number of needles to the left. There will be two st on each needle
for the first row. Put the emptied needles out of work. * Repeat
from * to *. When you reach the last stitch group, knit the petal
and then hang the stitches back up, bind off.
Seam
the side of the hat.
Make
an I CORD: (to thread through the eyelets and cinch up.) Make a
tight I cord about 15 inches long. Thread through, cinch up the top
of the hat, tie a bow with knots at the ends of the cord. Voila,
done.
It's s very fun hat to knit and little girls love the frilly-ness. Make some for your favorite charity!