Charming Cooper Santa Hat

Set of knitted hat with pompom and bow in DROPS Karisma or DROPS Lima. Size children 3 - 12 years.

DROPS Children 26-18
DROPS design: Pattern no u-083-bn
Yarn group B
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HAT:
Size: 6 months/1 year - 2/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 10/12 years
Fits head circumference: approx. 42/44 - 48/50 - 50/52 - 53/54 - 55/56 cm
Materials:
DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio
50-50-100-100-100 g colour no 18, red
50 g for all sizes in colour no 01, off white.
Or use:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio
50-50-100-100-100 g f.nr 3609, red
50 g i alle str f.nr 1101, white

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 cm) SIZE 4 mm - or size needed to get 21 sts x 28 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 mm (40 cm) - for garter st.

BOW:
Measurements: approx. 5 x 8 cm
Materials:
DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio
50 g colour no 18, red (bow weighs approx. 6 g).
Or use:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio
50 g f.nr 3609, red (bow weighs approx. 6 g)

DROPS STRAIGHT NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 mm - or size needed to get 21 sts x 42 rows in garter st = 10 x 10 cm.
ACCESSORY: Silk ribbon or elastic for fastening the bow.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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HAT:

GARTER ST (worked in the round):
* K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*. 1 ridge = 2 rounds.
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HAT:
Worked in the round on circular needle and then double pointed needles. Cast on 85-90-95-100-105 sts on circular needle size 3.5 mm with off white. Work 2 ridges in GARTER ST - see explanation above. Switch to circular needle size 4 mm and red. Then continue in stocking st until finished measurements. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION When piece measures 12 cm, insert 5 markers in the piece, 17-18-19-20-21 sts apart. On next round, dec 1 st after every marker by K 2 tog = 5 sts dec on every round. Repeat dec every 3rd round 14-15-16-17-18 more times = 15 sts remain on double pointed needles. After last dec K all sts tog 2 by 2. Pull yarn through the remaining sts, tighten tog and fasten. Hat measures approx. 27-28-30-31-32 cm.

POMPOM:
Make a pompom with an approx. diameter of 5 cm in off white. Fasten pompom at the top in the tip of hat.


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BOW:

GARTER ST (back and forth):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.
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BOW:
Cast on 10 sts on needle size 3.5 mm with Karisma. Work ridges in GARTER ST – see explanation above – back and forth until piece measures 8 cm, cast off.

MIDDLE BAND:
Cast on 10 sts on needle size 3.5 mm and work 4 ridges. Cast off. Sew the short ends tog to form a ring.

Pull the bow through the ring and fasten the two parts tog with a couple of stitches. Fasten a ribbon or an elastic through the ring on the back of the bow.

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