Goble - Knitted animal hats: 35 wild and wonderful hats and more for babies, kids, and teens

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animal hats wild and wonderful hats and more for babies, kids, and teens Fiona Goble Published in 2013 by CICO BooksAn imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd2021 Jockeys Fields,London WC1R 4BW519 Broadway, 5th Floor,New York, NY 10012 www.cicobooks.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text Fiona Goble 2013 Design and photography CICO Books 2013 The authors moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library. eISBN: 978 1 782492 74 0 ISBN: 978 1 908862 54 9 Printed in China Editor: Marie Clayton Designer: Barbara Zuiga Pattern checker: Tricia McKenzie Photographers: Terry Benson, Penny Wincer, Emma Mitchell Stylists: Rob Merrett, Clare Hunt For digital editions, visit www.cicobooks.com/aps.php contents If you love knitting, have a penchant for fancy hats, and adore animals, then I hope this will be just the book youre after! I loved the craze for wacky animal headgear and wanted to help people create their own one-of-a-kind hats quickly and easily. Some of the hat patterns are suitable for new knitters and would make an ideal second or third knitting project.

Others are more suitable for knitters with a few projects already under their beltand a few are aimed at knitters with little experience. The skill level required for each project is clearly marked on the patterns themselves. If you havent picked up your needles for a while and want to brush up your skills, have a look through the Useful Information section on . The patterns are divided into three sections: hats for babies; hats for younger kids; and hats for the young at heartthats pretty much everyone from pre-teens upward who fancies sporting an animal hat! Have a leaf through and see which styles you like bestand dont forget that most of the patterns in Cozy Hats for Cute Kids () include instructions for two sizes, so you can knit the smaller version for young kids and the bigger version for older kids, teens, and adults. In case you havent already spotted them, as well as the hats there are a few must-have accessories. For little babies, there are gorgeous bootees to match the ladybug and bee hats.

And if youre a little older, check out the zebra-striped wrist warmers, cow ankle warmers, and tiger-striped boot toppers. All the projects are knitted in standard yarns. If you cant find the yarn specified, or just fancy something a bit different, you can substitute a similar yarn of the same thicknesssee the Yarn Information on . Just remember to knit your gauge (tension) square first, so you can be sure that your finished creation will be the right size. The wonderful thing about knitting is how little equipment you need. To make sure that you have everything, take a look at and also check out the information given in the individual patterns.

Ive absolutely adored creating these hats and seeing my menagerie come together from the balls of yarn in my knitting basketand I hope that you will have just as much fun recreating and wearing them. What self-respecting baby could do without this warm and fuzzy, charming chick beanie to ward off the chilly breezes in cooler climes? The hat is knitted in a chunky-weight yellow yarn, but if you fancy a tiny knitted blackbird or a blue oriolejust choose yarn accordingly. The hat is super-quick to knit and an ideal project for beginners. skill level Yarn 1 x 1 oz (50 g) ballapprox 81 yds (75 m)Sirdar Click Chunky in shade 186 Lemon (A) Small amount of Sirdar Country Style DK in shade 412 White (B) and shade 473 Slate (C) Small amount of Rowan Wool Cotton DK in shade 985 Cafe (D) You will also need Sizes US 9 (5.5 mm) and US 3 (3.25 mm) knitting needles Yarn sewing needle Large-eyed embroidery needle Sizes 06 months (612 months) Actual measurements Approx 13 in/34 cm (15 in/38 cm) circumference Gauge (tension) 16 sts and 22 rows to 4 in (10 cm) square over stockinette (stocking) stitch using US 9 (5.5 mm) needles. Main hat (make 1) Using US 9 (5.5 mm) needles and A, cast on 54(60) sts. Row 2: [P1, k1] to end. Row 2: [P1, k1] to end.

Rep Rows 12 once more. Work 18(20) rows in st st beg with a k row. Large size only: Next row: K4, [k2tog, k8] 5 times, k2tog, k4. (54 sts) Next row: P. Both sizes: Next row: K3, [sl1, k2tog, psso, k6] 5 times, sl1, k2tog, psso, k3. Next RS row: K2, [sl1, k2tog, psso, k4] 5 times, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2. (30 sts) Next RS row: K1, [sl1, k2tog, psso, k2] 5 times, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1. (18 sts) Next row (WS): [P2tog] to end. (9 sts) Next row: [Sl1, k2tog, psso] 3 times. (3 sts) Work 7 rows in st st beg with a p row. (3 sts) Work 7 rows in st st beg with a p row.

Bind (cast) off. Outer eyes (make 2) Using US 3 (3.25 mm) needles and B, cast on 5 sts. Row 1: Inc1, k to last 2 sts, inc1, k1. (7 sts) Row 2: P. Rep first 2 rows 3 times more. (11 sts) Row 10: P. (11 sts) Row 10: P.

Rep Rows 910 twice more. (7 sts) Row 15: K1, K2tog, k3, ssk, k1. (5 sts) Bind (cast) off. Beak Using US 3 (3.25 mm) needles and D, cast on 8 sts. Work 2 rows in st st beg with a k row. (6 sts) Row 4: P. (6 sts) Row 4: P.

Rep Rows 34 once more. (4 sts) Row 7: K2tog, ssk. (2 sts) Row 8: P2tog. (1 st) Break yarn and pull through rem st. Making up and finishing For general information on putting your hat together, see . With RS of hat facing outward, oversew seam of stalk at top of hat.

Join back seam of hat using the flat-seam technique (see . Oversew eyes in place. Using C, embroider a coil of chain stitch (see ) for each eye center. Oversew beak in place.