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Knitting materials and tools:
Circular Knitting Needles or straight needles 4.5 mm (US7/UK7)
Schaffhauser Wolle SUPERSTAR yarn – 83% Acrylic, 17% Viscose, Color # 82, 50 grams – 100 meters;
Weight Category – DK. Quantity – 2.5 balls. !!!Knit in two strands of yarn!!! If you have difficulty to find aforementioned brand of yarn, use something else that will have about 90-100 m (65 yards) per 50 grams skein.
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
k3tog – knit three together
p – purl
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
Knit two-needles hat size:
Head circumference: Teen/Adult: 53-57 cm (21-23”)
Gauge: 16 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette
Two-needles hat knitting pattern:
Knitting the body of a two-needles hat:
Cast on 77 sts, or any other odd number.
Row 1: sel s, p1, [k1, p1] – repeat till the end, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat across, k1, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until the ribbing measures 5 cm. I have completed 10 rows of ribbing.
Row 11: sel s, [p1, slip next stitch holding working yarn in front] – repeat across, p1, sel s.
Row 12: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat across, k1, sel s.
Repeat Rows 11-12 until the hat’s height measures 20 cm.
Shaping the crown of a two-needles hat:
Row 1: sel s, [p1, k3tog] – repeat across, p1, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat across, k1, sel s.
Row 3: sel s, [p1, k3tog] – repeat across, p1, k1, p1, sel s.
Row 4: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat across, k1, sel s.
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail (at least 50 cm). To seam the hat, use a mattress stitch. Thread the tail onto a large yarn needle and pull it through the remaining stitches. Line up the two sides with the right side facing out, using stitch markers if needed to keep them aligned.
Insert the needle under the two bars between the selvedge stitch and the next knit stitch on the right side, pulling the yarn through. Then, do the same on the left side. Continue seaming by picking up the bars on both sides. Once finished, weave in the ends.
