Eye Smile - Knitted monster hat for baby and children in DROPS Alpaca. Hat is worked with antennas, eyes and mouth. Size 0 - 4 years.


Eye Smile

Knitted monster hat for baby and children in DROPS Alpaca. Hat is worked with antennas, eyes and mouth. Size 0 - 4 years. DROPS Extra 0-932 DROPS design: Pattern no z-035-bn Yarn group A ----------------------------------------------------------- Size: 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years Fits head circumference in cm: 40/42-42/44-44/46 (48/50-50/52) Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio 50 g colour no 2916, dark lime for all sizes And use some left-over black, blue white and red for decoration. DROPS STRAIGHT NEEDLES SIZE 2.5 mm - or size needed to get 26 sts x 34 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
GARTER ST (back and forth on needle): K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K. INCREASE TIP: All inc are done from RS. Inc 1 st before and after st with marker by making 1 YO. On next row P YO twisted (i.e. work in back loop of st instead of front) to avoid holes. DECREASE TIP: All dec are done from RS. Dec 1 st on each side of st with marker. Beg 1 st before st with marker. Slip 1 st on a cable needle behind the piece, slip 1 st (= st with marker), K next st and st on cable needle tog, psso. ---------------------------------------------------------- HAT: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 117-123-129 (135-141) sts (incl 1 edge st in each side) on needle size 2.5 mm with Alpaca. K 8 rows (1st row = RS). Insert 7 markers in piece from RS as follows: 1st marker in the 2nd st on row, 2nd marker in the 25th-26th-27th (28th-29th) st, 3rd marker in the 48th-50th-52nd (54th-56th) st, 4th marker in the 59th-62nd-65th (68th-71st) st, 5th marker in the 70th-74th-78th (82nd-86th) st, 6th marker in the 93rd-98th-103rd (108th-113th) st, and the 7th marker in the next to last st on the needle. Continue in stocking st with 1 edge st in GARTER ST - see explanation above - in each side of piece - AT THE SAME TIME on 1st row beg inc and dec - Read INCREASE TIP and DECREASE TIP above - on every other row as follows: Inc 1 st after 1st marker. Dec 1 st on each side of 2nd marker. Inc 1 st on each side of 3rd marker. Dec 1 st on each side of 4th marker. Inc 1 st on each side of 5th marker. Dec 1 st on each side of 6th marker. Inc 1 st before 7th marker. Continue to inc and dec from RS like this on every other row a total of 6 times. Then dec on each side of the 2nd, 4th and 6th marker until 15 sts remain on needle. Piece measures approx. 15-15-16 (16-17) cm from the bottom tip at the 2nd or 6th marker = ear flap. Work next row as follows from RS: K 1, K 2 tog, K 9, K 2 tog, K 1 = 13 sts. Repeat dec in each side on every row (from WS P the 2 sts before and after edge st tog) until 3 sts remain, cast off and pull yarn trough sts. ASSEMBLY: Sew hat tog mid back inside 1 edge st. The middle of the 3 whole tips on cast-on edge goes down to the forehead at the front. TIES: Cast on 4 sts on needle size 2.5 mm. Work as follows: * K 1, place yarn in front of piece (towards you), slip 1 st as if to P, place yarn behind piece (from you) , repeat from -* 1 more time and on all rows. This becomes a ribbon worked in the round. Cast off when the tie measures approx. 20-22-24 (26-28) cm. Knit a similar tie. Sew one ribbon at the bottom of each tip on ear flap on each side. MOUTH: Use back stitches and embroider on a mouth with black mid front on hat. TOOTH: Cast on 6 sts with white on needle size 2.5 mm. Row 1-2: K all sts. Row 3: K 1, K 2 tog 2 times, K 1 = 4 sts on needle. Row 4: K 2 tog 2 times = 2 sts on needle. Row 5: K 2 tog = 1 st on needle, cut the yarn and pull it through st. Sew the tooth on the underside of mouth. EYE: Cast on 6 sts with blue on 3 double pointed needles and work in the round as follows: ROUND 1: Work 2 sts in every st as follows: K 1 in front and back loop of same st = 12 sts on needle. ROUND 2: K 1 round. ROUND 3: Work 2 sts in every st as follows: K 1 in front and back loop of same st = 24 sts on needle. ROUND 4: Switch to white and K 1 round. ROUND 5-8: K all rounds. Cast off, fasten the yarn and fasten eye mid front above mouth. ANTENNAS: Cast on and work like 2 ties, but cast off when they measure approx. 10 cm. Make two small pompoms in red with a diameter of approx. 2 cm. Fasten these in one end of the antenna and fasten the other end of antenna at the top of hat.
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