Otherwise known as FO #93. I had a skein of Pastaza in my stash that I didn’t know what to do with, and I’d toyed with knitting hats to send to this program in the fall. I relied heavily on this pattern when I started knitting earflap hats, but I changed up a few things and rarely use a pattern any more….but I wrote this one down as I knit it up.
(Note that in the pictured hat, the earflaps are 4″ and the main part of the hat is 4″. I changed the pattern to reflect what I discovered when finished — the flaps are a bit too long, and the length would be better used as part of the hat proper.)
Supplies:
- about 100g of heavy worsted weight yarn (I used Cascade Pastaza, but you can use any yarn that knits to gauge)
- at least three DPNs and a matching 16″ circular needle (I used US8, but again, you can use whatever knits to gauge)
- one stitch marker
Gauge: 3.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch
Ear Flaps
CO 7 stitches.
Row 1: K1, P to last stitch, K1.
Row 2: K1, Kfb, K to last 2 stitches, Kfb, K1.
Repeat these two rows until there are 15 stitches on the needles.
Knit straight until piece measures 3.5″.
Cut yarn, leaving a 12″ tail, and leave the earflap on its DPN.
Repeat for second ear flap.
Hat
Using a cable cast on, CO 10 stitches on the circular needle. Knit the 15 stitches from first ear flap, then CO 24 stitches. K15 from second ear flap, then CO 10.
(Confused? Here’s a video that shows what I’m talking about!)
Join, being careful not to twist stitches, place marker and begin knitting in the round. As you knit around this first row, you’ll notice four gaps, on either side of each ear flap. When you get to those, K2tog to close them up. At the end of the round, you should have 70 stitches on the needles.
Continue knitting all rounds until hat measures 4.5″ from the cast-on row (or 8″ from the beginning of the ear flaps). Then begin the decreases as follows, switching to DPNs or two circs (video here) when the diameter of the hat is too small for your circular needle:
(Decrease) Row 1: *K8, K2tog*
Row 2: K all sts
(Decrease) row 3: *K7, K2tog*
Row 4: K all sts
(Decrease) row 5: *K6, K2tog*
Row 6: K all sts
Decrease in this manner until there are 35 sts on the needles.
Then decrease in the same manner, omitting the “k all sts” rows, until there are 7 sts remaining.
Pull yarn through the last 7 sts with a tapestry needle, pull through to inside and weave in end.
Finishing
Weave in all ends. (I like to leave the tails where I ended the earflaps long so that I can use them to tighten up of otherwise correct anything that looks wonky around the earflap join area.)
There are a few ways you can add straps — pick up 3-4 sts and knit in garter stitch or seed stitch until desired length. OR pick up 3-4 stitches and knit i-cord until desired length. OR, thread through three long pieces of yarn and braid the double-strands until desired length, then tie off and trim.
Block and lay flat to dry.
This pattern is and always will be free! If you extra-specially love it and can’t quite find the words to say thanks, you can always give me a dollar. 😉
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June 28, 2006 at 3:13 am
Amberhttp://www.knittingnelly.com
That’s really cute! What size does it fit?
June 28, 2006 at 3:29 am
Julie
It fits me….average adult female, with about a 20″ head. For a man you could make it a little taller and add 7 stitches and start the decreases at *k9, k2tog* …I think 🙂
November 20, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Veronica
Hey Julie, for men’s, where should i add the 7 stitches?
June 28, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Whimsical Knitting
Too cute…love it.
June 29, 2006 at 3:50 pm
sara_jayne
Looks wonderful – thanks for sharing the pattern
July 7, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Nicolehttp://www.windycityknittingguild.com/
Hey Julie,
Would you consider allowing the Windy City Knitting Guild to distribute and/or publish your pattern in our monthly newsletter? We’re contributing to several charitable organizations this September, one of which is the Adopt a Native Elder program, and your hat design is absolutely perfect!
🙂
July 8, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Julie
Nicole, I emailed you (at least I think I did…or some other Nicole from WCKG is going, “huh??”) but I thought I’d post here just in case…sure, that would be fine!
July 21, 2006 at 6:29 am
Anonymous
what is kfb?
July 21, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Julie
kfb = knit into the front and back of the stitch (bar increase). Here is a video showing this increase: kf&b
July 26, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Anonymous
LOVE YOUR HAT.I’m a beginner and with the help of your pattern I think I will try my hand at a hat. Thanks!
August 28, 2006 at 6:29 am
Mo
Thanks for the cute pattern…Just what I have been looking for!!
I am curious as to what the term ” two circs ” mean instead of the use of DPN’s when you start the decrease ??
Would love to have any excuse not to use DPN’s……Not my forte!!!!!
MO
August 29, 2006 at 11:45 pm
Josephine Bohen
Thanks Julie~
Perfect for my snowboarding kids. Appreciate you sharing your talent!
September 4, 2006 at 5:44 pm
Emma
Hi Julie
I’m a beginner, and am in the UK, but I’m going to give this a go!
I had a look at the video and wanted to say – BRILLIANT! So clear, and does what a book just can’t do. Now I want to know if you know of any ‘how to’ crochet videos online? I just can’t get it from the books …
Em
September 4, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Julie
Hi Em, unfortunately I can’t recommend any crochet sites that come close to knittinghelp. I’ve looked and the ones I’ve found are too fast for me to learn from.
Amy (KH) did reserve the domain “crochethelp.com” with the intention of providing the same kind of instructional videos, but the knitting part really took off and takes up a huge amount of her time and resources.
September 8, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Anonymous
trying to make this, but i’m confused on this
Decrease Row 1: *K8, K2tog*
Decrease Row 2: K all sts
Repeat these two rows until there are 35 sts on the needles.
Then decrease in the same manner until there are 7 sts remaining.
Pull yarn through th elast 7 sts with a tapestry needle, pull through to inside and weave in end.
Why do you stop at 35, but then say continue in this manner? Do I keep with Decrease Row 1 and 2 until I’m at 7 stitches?
September 9, 2006 at 12:41 am
Julie
ohmygoodness!!
Thanks for calling my attentio to this very obvious and dumb error! I added the correction in red.
September 9, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Jill
Your earflap hat is just the thing I’ve been searching for! It has such a nice look to it, and very professional. And, I’ve looked at a lot of patterns, too!
I am thinking of trying this pattern in a sock-weight type yarn: one of the self-striping varieties. Have you ever knit one in this gauge?
Can this pattern be used for charity knitting? I often knit caps for local shelters, etc.
Thanks for this fabulous pattern!
September 16, 2006 at 12:23 am
Julie
Yes, it can absolutely be used for charity knitting!
September 22, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Knitsupnorth
OH, thank-you, thank-you! I have been looking for the PERFECT earflap hat for a long time…this is IT! One question, you mentioned that the pattern was modified to make the earflaps shorter and the main hat longer, how long will the flaps end up when I knit it! Thanks so much!
September 22, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Julie
Per the pattern, the flaps are 3.5″ and the hat is 4.5″ at the beginning of the decreases. Then the decrease rows add about another 2″…so, about 10″ from the base of the earflaps to the top of the hat.
October 18, 2006 at 1:00 am
Claire
Somehow, after I knit this hat with the pattern provided, I got a “nipple” at the top…I can work with it, but it’s not what I expected. I will have to figure out how to avoid this next time….Thanks for a great start!
October 20, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Anonymous
claire – i got the same nipple when i knit it. i ironed it out, but still looks a little rounded up top.
October 26, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Eleanor
I made this hat for a baby by making the hat bit beore it came in only 3.5 inches instead of 4.5 and when I got to 15 stitches at the top, I knitted 2 then knitted 2 together to bring it in faster. I also had it inside out when I pulled it in at the top and the nipple thing has come out on the inside. I loved this pattern as I managed to make it without any major mishaps (which is very unusual for me as I am not very good at knittintg)but it still looked good. Thanks for posting it!
October 28, 2006 at 6:44 pm
Brittany
Fabulous!
I just used this pattern to make my very first thing that wasn’t a scarf and it worked out wonderfully (although I had a nipple too, which I just put on the inside and sewed across the top.
Thank you ten times over, I can’t wait to wear it fishing tonight!
November 2, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Anonymous
quick question…
im going to turn this into a fair isle, and i was wondering
the place where the stiches come together (between the two 10 cast ons)
is this the front or the back?
thanks
November 2, 2006 at 11:55 pm
Julie
The place where you join and start working in the round is the back of the hat.
November 10, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Anonymous
i’m being thick, what do i do when i cast on for the hat? i don’t understand how i get the ear flap on – do i knit it to the 10 stiches i cast on? or what? so confused but i love the hat
November 22, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Bullknitter
Cute hat,can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing it with the masses.
November 23, 2006 at 4:23 pm
barb217
I am confused like anonomyous , what do i do when i cast on for the hat? i don’t understand how i get the ear flap on – do i knit it to the 10 stiches i cast on? or what? I have been searching for a pattern and finally found the perfect on but I have never used dpns. I know this is very clear to more seasoned knitters, but I am a beginner.
November 24, 2006 at 1:17 am
Julie
anonymous and Barb, I thin kit might be easier to explain with a photo or two. Give me a few hours and I will get a post up the shows what I’m talking about in addition to explaining it! 🙂
November 24, 2006 at 2:22 am
Julie
Okay…video up at YouTube! I *heart* the Internet! 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0i6XWFwa8
November 27, 2006 at 3:28 am
Thomasean
Thank you so much for the video. It is beautiful. I’m gonna use that pattern. It is beautiful too.
Thanks again.
November 29, 2006 at 1:02 am
Kristenhttp://www.freewebs.com/crazyknitter
I am about to knit your hat for a 11 year old boy with a larger head but I have a medium worsted weight yarn. Your pattern calls for heavy worsted weight. Will two strands of medium worsted held together work? Thanks
November 29, 2006 at 2:25 am
Julie
Kristen, I think worsted doubled would be too heavy…do you know his head measurement? Depending on your gauge it might just be simpler decrease the needle size and add another 10 sts — so CO 12, knit earflap, CO 30, knit earflap, CO 12, then join and begin knitting in the round. After the four-stitch decrease to close up the gaps you would have 80 sts on the needles. At 4 sts/inch that would put you at 20″ around.
Did that make any sense? 🙂
November 30, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Kristenhttp://www.freewebs.com/crazyknitter
Yes, that makes sense thanks alot!
December 7, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Anonymous
I love this hat! I made it in a self-striping worsted weight in purples, plums and browns. I added braided tassles in the front, but I made them shorter and chunkier (6 strands instead of 3). I also plan to add a little tassle to the very top!
I also ended up with a nipple at first, so I undid the last 4 or 5 rows and toggled together about 22 stitches.
I have had many requests from friends to receive this hat for Christmas, I will be very busy this month! I like that it’s a hat that works for both a male or female.
Thanks for sharing such a simple but attractive pattern!
December 9, 2006 at 5:07 am
Judi
Hi,
Thanks for your generosity in sharing your pattern. Can you advise me how many stitches to use for a toddler whose head is 18 1/2 inches at the widest part. I will be using a regular worsted weight yarn and whatever size needle you suggest. I get 4.5 sts to the inch with a #8 circular. Thank so much.
Judi
December 9, 2006 at 3:44 pm
Julie
Hi Judi, if you look about three comments above yours…follow those directions. With your gauge that puts the finished hat at about 17.75 inches around which should be good for an 18.5″ head. Good luck!
December 14, 2006 at 1:31 am
Jessi
I tried this pattern, but I added a bit of fairisle and a blanket stitch edging. also, i kitchenered the top to avoid the previously mentioned “nipple.” I really liked this pattern! I made the hat for a friend, I’m sure she will also enjoy it.
(pictures here)
December 18, 2006 at 10:43 pm
kanan
julie,
once you are done with knitting on the flaps, which side should the yarn be on the left needle or the right needle and how do we know if we should pearl or knit.
hope u can help.
December 21, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Julie
kanan, it doens’t really matter, but I usually end with a knit row, so the long tail is hanging off the left side of the earflap. Have you watched the video? I think it’s really helpful 🙂
December 28, 2006 at 1:04 am
kanan
julie, thanks,
one more question, since i am a beginner….:)i started decreasing the rows. so for the first row after decreasing i ended up with 63 stiches from initial 70 stiches.. then i knitted it around and then decreased again and ended up with 57 stiches. do i keep doing this.. it seems like its going to be while before i get to 35 stiches and if i did the math correctly or incorrectly i end up with 36 stiches. i counted and it would be 70, 63, 57, 52, 47, 43, 39, 36. can you please guide me??? i am going to look at the video again..
December 28, 2006 at 1:32 am
Julie
kanan, on each decrease row you decrease 7 stitches — that number never changes — so it goes like this: at the end of the 1st dec row: 63; 2nd dec: 56; 3rd dec: 49; 4th dec: 42; 5th dec: 35.
December 28, 2006 at 1:34 am
Julie
HOLY COW, you think that by now I would have found all of the errors in my notation, but I guess not!!!
The decrease rows should be graduated…i.e. the first decrease row is *K8, K2tog* then the next one *K7, K2tog* and so on.
GAH!!
December 28, 2006 at 3:28 am
Anonymous
Hey Julie! Just wanted to stop by and say hi! I am your KH Sockentine Swap Spoiler! I have finally chosen yarn and a pattern. I look forward to knitting these socks for you!
Sockentine Pal 🙂
December 28, 2006 at 3:30 am
kanan
thanks julie..
can’t wait to finish it..
January 15, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Angela
CO 7 stitches.
Row 1: K1, P to last stitch, K1.
Row 2: K1, Kfb, Kto last 2 stitches, Kfb, K1.
Repeat these two rows until there are 15 stitches on the needles.
I am confused about the earflaps…
on row 2, you knit one stitch, then increase with the kfb, and then knit the previous stitches together? or the final two stitches together?
Thank you.
January 15, 2007 at 8:09 pm
julie
Row 2: K1, Kfb, Kto last 2 stitches, Kfb, K1.
Sorry about that Angela, those abbreviations can get a little tricky, huh?
In longhand:
Knit one, Kfb (knit in the front and back of the stitch, increasing one), Knit all the way across the row until you get to the last two stitches, Kfb, Knit one.
So, in effect:
R2: *K1, Kfb, K3, Kfb, K1*
R4: *K1, Kfb, K5, Kfb, K1*
R6: *K1, Kfb, K7, Kfb, K1*
R8: *K1, Kfb, K9, Kfb, K1*
January 18, 2007 at 10:07 pm
DotMom (a.k.a. Julie)
Julie!!! I was just doing a search for a hat pattern for DS, and LOOK … I found YOU!! :ha ha ha: It just cracks me up when I find someone I know whilst doing a random search … unfortunately, DS won’t wear an earflap hat. 😐 {sigh}
I hope you all are doing well! :muah:
March 20, 2007 at 11:04 am
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March 24, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Poo
It… well… i have already done it but thanks though!
April 22, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Jilisa
ok so I found this one first and then your hat for little kids. It turned out great, everyone comments on it. So now I’m going to try this one and I wanted to say thanks for the patterns. They’re the first ones I’ve followed. Keep up the great work.
May 31, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Heather
Hi Julie
I knitted this in Patons 8 ply & found it was a bit too tight for my 8 1/2 month old granddaughter. Maybe she has a big head. I will make again & cast on extra sts in the hat section., maybe 13 instead of 10 & 27 instead of 24. Otherwise it looks georgeous. I will donate my first one to a charity .
August 15, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Marylee
I’m looking forward to diving into some knitting for christmas gifts. Googled some knitting sites and found your earflap hat. I watched your video about the earflap and was inspired. hats are fun and quick – I live in New England and basically hiberate during the cold months = need projects to keep me busy. Thanks so much for the great ideas – and your blog is full of fun people.
August 15, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Julie
Thanks Marylee! 😀
August 29, 2007 at 10:46 am
Marylee
I knew I should have added this to my ‘favorites’ – I don’t know where my head is. I found a hat that my 12 year old, very hippy chic daughter ‘had to have’. The Fauxstess, to the Extreme – Hostess cupcake hat. Well, she took it from me before I could put on the ‘icing’. That site had hundreds of hats to check out and I lost it forever. Any chance you know how to find it?
August 29, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Julie
Fauxstess! One very cool hat!!
http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/22/fauxstess-to-the-extreme/
😀
September 13, 2007 at 1:34 pm
kelli ann
excellent, prize-winning pattern! (the prize because: it’s so easy, and the pattern is so well-laid-out.) cheers!
September 13, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Emily
i love your hat! i asked my grandma if she could make it for me, and she said she would try. the only thing we were confused on was the ‘kfb’ but we found it in the abbreviation’s section of a knitting book. i wanted to know if there was anything i should tell her before she starts. how do you avoid the ‘nipple’ everyone has been talking about? if its avoidable, i would like to tell her what she can do, because i dont think that would make a very cute addition to the hat, if you know what i mean. lol. i hope you can help!
Em
October 9, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Sarah
I’ve come across your pattern a few times but never had the confidence to knit it. I finally decided to and thought it came out great. Thanks so much for the pattern! All I did was add a stripe to it so it would be our school colors. Go Tigers!
Here’s my boyfriend modeling it:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sxl0190/KnittedGoods/photo#5119469627835901218
October 9, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Julie
Awesome! It looks great!
October 9, 2007 at 9:57 pm
mary
How do I convert for toddlers……size 19-1/2″, I can’t wait to try this pattern!!
October 9, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Julie
There is a kids’ version of the pattern here:
December 6, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Alyssa
I’m a very new knitter to hats (I make lots ‘o pants though) and I have a 22″ head. Can you tell me the adjustments needed to acomodate my large noggin?
I’m sure I could figure it out, I’ve just got mush for brain right now due to lack of sleep (dog just had surgery).
Thanks and I really appreciate your patterns, making the toddler ear flap hat for a friend next!
December 11, 2007 at 7:58 am
Una
Thank-you for your pattern! Looks amazing. Its perfect as my brother has asked me for an earflap hat for christmas. Iv never knitted on round needles before – whats the advantage? Does it just mean that theres no seam? Thanks,
Una. Ireland.
December 11, 2007 at 8:56 am
Julie
Hi Una, that’s correct — there is no seam, and no need to purl once you have joined into the round. You just knit and knit and knit until you’re done 🙂
December 15, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Bree
Hi, just a question about the decreasing from a beginner. The part where it says:
“Decrease in this manner until there are 35 sts on the needles.
Then decrease in the same manner, omitting the “k all sts” rows, until there are 7 sts remaining.”
Do I start the decreases again from *K8,K2tog*, *K7,K2tog*… or do I just continue from where it got me to 35 stitches (ie. K4,K2tog)?
Thanks.
December 15, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Julie
You just keep going…*K8, k2tog,* *K7, k2tog,* *K6, k2tog*…all the way to the end. 🙂
December 17, 2007 at 9:40 am
Louise
I have to ask the same q as Bree because I don’t understand your answer I’m afraid. After (Decrease) Row 1: *K8, K2tog*
Row 2: K all sts
(Decrease) row 3: *K7, K2tog*
Row 4: K all sts
(Decrease) row 5: *K6, K2tog*
Row 6: K all sts
would you then K5, K2tog, or go back to K8, K2tog and repeat those 6 rows exactly as they are?
December 17, 2007 at 9:49 am
Julie
Decrease in this manner until there are 35 sts on the needles.
Then decrease in the same manner, omitting the “k all sts” rows, until there are 7 sts remaining.
So, in longhand:
(Decrease) Row 1: *K8, K2tog*
Row 2: K all sts
(Decrease) row 3: *K7, K2tog*
Row 4: K all sts
(Decrease) row 5: *K6, K2tog*
Row 6: K all sts
(Decrease) Row 7: *K5, K2tog*
(Decrease) Row 8: *K4, K2tog*
(Decrease) Row 9: *K3, K2tog*
(Decrease) Row 10: *K2, K2tog*
(Decrease) Row 11: *K1, K2tog*
(Decrease) Row 12: *K2tog*
December 17, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Dan
Thank goodness you just answered this! I was just wondering about it myself! You answered it on the day I had the question.
December 25, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Andrea
Well, I’m making this hat now (and I’m really excited, I’m in Ukraine and it’s COOOOLD!!!), but I’m wondering if anyone else is having a problem with it rolling up to the outside??? Please help – my ears are cold! 🙂
January 2, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Maria
For a larger head size you suggested adding 7 stitches and start decrease w/ *K 9; K2tog*. How should i distribute the added stitches when casting on? Thanks!
January 8, 2008 at 9:22 pm
deb
Julie,
I dont knit much, I found your pattern through Google, and it was so easy to knit . My first hat is finished in just 5 days, my second son now loves it and I am starting to knit one for him. Do you have any more hat patterns?
THANKS!
January 8, 2008 at 9:23 pm
deb
And many people in Vermont, USA have told us that they love it!
January 8, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Julie
Maria, sorry I am late in responding to your question! I would add three stitches to the back of th hat, and four to the front. They’re distributed so that the opening in the front (between the flaps) is larger than in the back.
Thanks Deb — glad you found the pattern useful! I do have several other patterns — if you look at the top of the page, on the left hand side, there are links to all of them. 🙂
January 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Carol Armstrong
Your included video was helpful throughout the pattern. I’m a first-time knitter at 65 and I was trying to finish this hat for my daughter who likes to snowboard (in her 20’s), but when I went to transfer to DPNs at the top with the small size stitches, the yarn seemed to become “fused” to the DPN and I couldn’t budge them. Should I use a tapestry needle to gather up the multiple stitches (more than 9) and pull them to the inside or make some braids on top or how can I get these stitches off of the DPN and finish this hat?
Carol Armstrong
January 16, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Julie
Carol, am I understanding this right — are your stitches just too tight on the DPNs, so you can’t knit them? Perhaps your tension is different (tighter) on DPNs than on circular needles? There is an excellent article on loosening up your knitting here: Loosen Up!
For now, though, I would probably move the knitting to DPNs that are a few sizes smaller, and be careful to knit loosely, just so you can finish the hat at hand. 😉
March 8, 2008 at 11:21 am
Cecilia
My hubby has requested a hat with ear flaps- can you write this up with adjustments for head sizes? Sounds like there is a lot of demand for babies and boys/men. I’m a beginner and I’m not sure about putting all the hints together cohesively. And do you switch to the DPNs near the top of the hat? But it really looks fun and a good challenge!
April 29, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Angie
Silly question about when I knit the earflap – the first of the two rows that are knit in the start of the earflap have K, purl to 1 left, K. I assume this is to give the nice edge and to help prevent curling.
When you get to the point where you have 15 stitches on the needles and then need to knit straight – should I still knit the first and last stitch on the purl rows?
Also, does anyone have any cool patterns for color work on this awesome pattern?
July 7, 2008 at 3:49 am
andrea
What a great, satisfying knit – I think I’ll make more! Thanks for the clear, easy to follow pattern!
July 19, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Emma
Quick question about blocking, since I’ve never done it before but don’t want the edges to roll. How do you do it for a hat?
August 5, 2008 at 11:06 am
Yia
I’m trying to make the hat and I got to the part where you begin making it. I’ve casted the 24 stitches and the last earflap. The part I’m stuck on is right below the link you give for youtube. Could you explain it a little more? I’m very confused. Thanks!
August 6, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Yia
Oh nevermind. I figured it out. I’m in the process of making it. I love how simple it is. That way, I could add swirls or other designs to it!
August 6, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Yia
wait…okay, new problem. how do i switch to dpn?? i tried the video but i couldn’t find it…
September 28, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Rae4332432
Hey Julie, I am kind of a beginner at knitting, and I was just wondering if there is any way I could use just normal knitting needles instead of Double sided? Sorry if this is A stupid question
September 28, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Julie
Hi Rae, not a stupid question! You can use normal needles to knit the earflaps, but when you begin the body of the hat, you’ll have to switch to a circular needle as the pattern is written for knitting in the round (which eliminates the need for sewing up at the end — I’m not a fan of that!).
I did a little nosing around and was not able to find an earflap hat pattern that is knit flat (straight needles the whole time) instead of in the round. If you haven’t learned how, I do recommend learning! Amy Finlay has wonderful videos at http://www.knittinghelp.com which will walk you through the process. She’s a great teacher 🙂
September 29, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Rae4332432
Thanks so much! 🙂 I just bought some double sided needles, because I thought I would try to not make things harder then they need to be. Your an Ah-mazing knitter! thanks again!!!
October 2, 2008 at 6:37 pm
danielle
thanks for the great pattern! will this fit a baby 12-18mo?
October 13, 2008 at 6:48 am
Anna Bukhin
Hi,
Thank you. This was my first time doing something completely on my own and it seems to have worked. However the hat is too small for me, or too short I guess I should say. I would like to do something like this for my brother. His head circumference is 23″ I am not sure how to make it apply to this in terms of height. Width would probably be 3.5 x 23 = 80.5 so what would be the 80.5 pattern in terms of everything else, including the height. Also if I want to do an iCord at the top, how do I pick up stitches? No clue. Is it on youtube.com someplace? Again, thank you for posting this.
October 22, 2008 at 7:40 pm
PBnJ
Awesome pattern, thanks for sharing! =D
October 23, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Carol Bowen
thank you for the great pattern and the videos. I am left-handed and I have had a hard time with an ear flap hat and your videos cleared it up for me very well. Just turn the needle around and then back again. I am knitting them for my grandkids for Christmas. They are great!
November 4, 2008 at 10:39 am
Judi Felten
can you to tell me the babys earflap hat What DPNs and Kfb Means?
November 6, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Student
Thanks so much! A friend of mine from school wants a hat for Christmas. He saw someone making one with earflaps and decided that he wanted them on his hat. This is the only pattern I could understand. =) Thank you!
November 13, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Slightly confused
Hi, Julie. Two questions: my earflaps curl inward, and the cast on edge curls outward. Did you observe this, and fix it with blocking? Second question, I have 72 stitches instead of 70…how would I adjust the decreases?
Thank you for sharing this lovely pattern!
November 13, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Julie
As far as the curling goes, yes, blocking should make a difference, depending on the fiber content of your yarn. If you have 72 stitches, you can do decreases in sets of 6…so, start with *K10, K2tog* six times…..then *K9, K2tog* 6 times, and so on. Hope that helps!
November 19, 2008 at 7:34 pm
a bit confused
Hi Julie. I’m a beginner knitter but so far, it’s been great. One question: when you say “Knit straight until piece measures 3.5″ do you mean just do k15 row after row until it’s 3.5 inches? because i started doing that and it looked different than your hat in the picture.
November 19, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Julie
By “knit straight” I mean no increases or decreases…just continue in stockinette stitch, knitting the right-side rows and purling the wrong-side rows. You’ll also want to knit the first stitch of every row (both the knit and purl rows) so the flaps won’t curl.
November 25, 2008 at 5:09 pm
slightly confused
Hi, Julie! The hat was a great success! I added pompoms on top and at the ends of the earflap i-cords, and gave the hat to my sister for her birthday. Thank you for making this great pattern available, and for being so generous with your time in answering questions!
November 30, 2008 at 12:35 pm
allie
I’m confused as to how to join the hat at the back using the circulars.
Maybe you could post a video? cause I did it and it looks all sorts of wrong!
Thanks. this pattern is too cute!
November 30, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Julie
Allie, there is a video on joining to work in the round here:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques
December 1, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Kate
Hi Julie
I have recenlty started knitting again after many years absence ( though I was only ever a very basic knitter!). My first project was a hat but I am not happy with the finished shape. I very much want to knit your hat but am struggling with the guage. Do you know what the british equivalent of ” heavy worsted ” is? I think that what you call worsted is what we call aran weight. I have some aran wool but in order to get your guage I need to use 6.5 mm needles which I think is a US 10.5! I am not an unusually slack or tight knitter and my tension is usually as per the pattern. Do I need thinker wool or do you think it will work with such large needles?
Thanks
December 2, 2008 at 5:27 am
Kate
Sorry I meant to say thicker wool – though the idea of thinking wool is somehwhat appealing! I don’t think I can use such large needles. I’ve just looked at the website of our only good wool store and double pointers don;t go up that big. (I have never knitted in the round before so this will be a first).
December 2, 2008 at 11:38 am
Stacy Marie
Hello Julie!
Thank you so much for this pattern! I’d been looking everywhere for a “ski hat” with flaps like this one, and your pattern is easy to understand (plus I got to learn kfb and cable cast on for it too, so woohoo!). I even tried my hand at intarsia for the earflaps, but attaching them to the hat to start it has proven to be difficult. Because cable cast on makes the stitches so rigid (they don’t really seem to want to stretch), is there any way to make joining the hat a little easier? I feel a little bit nervous pulling the stitches so much.
December 3, 2008 at 12:14 am
Allie
Hi Julie,
Okay so my hat is coming along great and I did all the decreases, but I don’t know how to switch from the circular to the DPNs.
I tried clicking on that link, but I couldn’t find the video.
Help?
Thanks!
December 3, 2008 at 12:22 am
Allie
oh, nevermind! I got it 🙂
December 5, 2008 at 11:03 am
brandi
Is it possible to translate this pattern for a rectangular 28″ knitting board, or does anyone know where I can find instructions for it, i’ve been looking everywhere (and cannot knit with needles to save my life) so that I can make one with the ear flaps & dangling pom-poms for my 13 yr old for Christmas. I can worry about adding the cat ears once i figure out the hat!
Any help would be very much appreciated!
December 30, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Jan
HELP!!! I cannot keep this from getting twisted on the round needles. Tonight will be the 3rd (or is it 4th), time I’ve ripped it out and restarted.\
I’ve worked on the circular needles many times before, is it the flaps that are messng me up? Could I just knit the hat and sew the flaps on?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
January 4, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Helen
I love this pattern! It’s really simple yet cute… and I can knit it! Which is saying something. 🙂
Was wondering if it is ok to post this on my [new] knitting blog. It’s already there, just checking.
January 4, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Julie
Hi Helen, glad you like the pattern! I don’t mind if you post a link to the pattern on your blog, but I’d rather that you didn’t post the pattern in its entirety. Thanks 🙂
January 8, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Jan
Julie, the 4th time was the charm, I kept the circular needles straight and it didn’t twist. One thing I did the last time was remake an earflap and then add on the stitches from there.
Hat turned out beautifully, my daughter loves it!
January 17, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Elaina
I am using a lightweight alpaca yarn. I am wondering if I should increase the ear flaps for a few rows past the 15 stitches. Maybe 19-21? Also, should I add more stitches then you recommended to the other knitter with lighter weight yarn? The gauge on the package is 18 stitches for 4″. I love your pattern, and you are so very helpful!
January 19, 2009 at 1:55 am
Elaina
Nevermind on all that, I decided to figure it out myself. I just finished it, and it looks great! I am going to make like ten more of these! Thank you so much for your easy to understand and manipulate directions, and the hat is SO adorable!
January 20, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Elaina
Oh, one more thing! Can I sell hats that I make with your pattern on Etsy (a site to by and sell handmade items)? Part of the proceeds will probably be donated, and the rest will go to more yarn!
March 16, 2009 at 7:59 pm
marilyn
i live in labrador .i knit these hat all the time.as its really cold climate here. i also add a liner of fleece to it and a braided edge to make it really fancy .
March 17, 2009 at 7:08 am
Dorothy Parsons
Thanks for the easy hat pattern, I have made three already. Everyone that sees them wants one. They are beautiful when a pattern is put on. I used softe chunky size 5mm needles knitted the basic size of the hat 6 inches before decrease and it worked out good for an adult hat. then baby jaguards yarn for an infant hat with no 5mm needles with the tree inch length before the decrease and this yarn made a nice pattern on its own. just love this new pattern…
March 17, 2009 at 7:11 am
Dorothy Parsons
Sorry the infant size hat I knitted was with size 4mm needles..
April 4, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Sophie
Would it be possible to instead of using a circular needle to stick with some DPNs? I have size 8 DPNs but not circulars in that size…
April 5, 2009 at 9:52 am
Julie
Sophie, feel free to use DPNs if that is how you roll…I just don’t unless I absolutely have to 😉
April 9, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Carol Bowen
I am left handed and haven’t been able to find a pattern that I could use till i tried yours Thanks alot. I made about 35 for last Christmas. As I watched kids walking around in them I used that for inspiration and added stuff so my grandkids would like them. One of the things they liked were the long, long, longest straps. I also embroidered with yarn around the base of the hat. Love this pattern. When you are left-handed it is hard to get someone to help you knit Thanks again. Carol
June 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm
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October 14, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Annie Ament
Hi julie great pattern. i am so glad people still have heart to put up free patterns for beginners knitters. i am going to be knitting this hat for my mom and i am a beginner…. i know by now you are probably tired of receiving questions but i just had to clarify so when you say switch to circs this hat can be done without using the dpns as i have never used them before. i am too overwhelmed at the thought to try right now lol thanks for the pattern
November 7, 2009 at 12:53 am
Sarah
Just wanted to say thank you SO much for the pattern! I’m using it right now to make a winter hat, and it’s exactly what I’ve been searching for. Thanks again!!!! =)
November 7, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Nicole
Fantastic post I’m working on this pattern with an experiment of recycled silk fiber I spun up with a lime green wool I picked up in AK. It should be fun I’ll post a link of a picture when I’m done! Thanks for your creativity
November 23, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Darlene
Hi Julie, Thank you for sharing your pattern. I have been searching the internet and yarn stores for two days looking for one that is in ribbed pattern including the ear flaps. I have only been knitting for 1 1/2 years and do not know how to convert patterns. Would you happen to have this same hat in a ribbed pattern or know how to convert it.
Thank you
November 25, 2009 at 11:08 am
Jennifer
Hi Julie, I am starting to decrease and I am confused at how to move from circular to dpn’s. I am a beginner so any adice would help. Do you possibly have a video on youtube to demonstrate this part of the pattern? Thank you in advance. Jennifer
December 3, 2009 at 7:56 am
rose
Hi Julie! Thanks so much for this pattern! I’ve been wanting to make an ear flap hat for some time. Pattern was very newbie friendly. Want to try the cable hat next…….Thank you for the pattern!!!!
January 8, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Trudy Pisciotti
I am making this hat for my grand-daughter who is 10 and has a lot of hair.
Will this hat fit.
Should the earflaps be 4inches instead of 3-1/2.
Please advise.
Thank you.
January 30, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Karen
I thought I sent an email this a.m. but it doesn’t show. I want to knit this hat for my great grand son – Pattern????? Size needles etc????
Thanks
Karen
April 19, 2010 at 12:42 pm
samantha
aw!there cute(:
July 29, 2010 at 4:20 pm
knitter22
hey julie!!
what is an I-cord??? i never understood it…
thanks
January 2, 2011 at 9:05 am
Robin
Check out this website for making an i-cord. You probably already figured it out, though.
September 11, 2010 at 10:32 am
Bizzy
Hey Julie.
This might be a stupid question but, when you’re knitting the hat it’s 4.5 inches (gotten past the part where you have to connect the earflaps) do you have to switch from knitting and purling every time you get the the marker? If not, what’s the marker for? I’m still kind of new at knitting so I’m so fluent in the knitting lingo, so you might have said it earlier up there and I just didn’t understand and if that’s the case, sorry!
thanks a lot, love the pattern
October 10, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Kendra
you don’t have to go back and forth with knitting and purling. When you knit in a circle, you keep going around and around, so you never get to “the end of the row.” hope that helps 🙂
October 24, 2010 at 9:11 am
beth h
Thanks for the easy pattern & checking back to answer questions – been a huge help in my finishing my first knitting project! But I am confused about the ear flaps – do you only alternate knit/purl for the first few rows of the ear flaps when increasing or should it be used for the whole ear flap? From the instructions I thought once there were 15 stitches on the needle it was straight knitting, but the response the question from “a bit confused” indicated stockinette.
October 24, 2010 at 9:20 am
Julie
The whole hat is stockinette….so when you’re knitting flat (the earflaps) you need to knit the right side rows and purl the wrong side rows. When you join and start working in the round, then it’s all knitting, all the time. 🙂
November 2, 2010 at 8:05 am
Maria B.
This is a great pattern & is surprisingly easy! Unfortunately I just noticed that I put one of the ear flaps on backwards but I have about 3″ done on the actual hat – do I have to go back & undo all of this, or is it possible to remove the ear flap, turn it around, and knit it back on?
Thanks!
November 2, 2010 at 8:09 am
Julie
Oh dear, I can’t think of a way to fix it without going back & undoing it all…sorry! At least it’s a bunch of stockinette, right? 😉
November 6, 2010 at 11:35 am
Judy
I would like to make two of these for my twin grandchildren in an 18 mos size. Has anyone converted the pattern to this size? Thanks!!
November 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Stasia
Great pattern! I’ve been going crazy trying all sorts of versions of this, even felting it. The first try at felting the hat actually turned into a trivet- flat pancake with “ears”. On the next try I doubled the number of sts for the flaps using 10.5 cir needles, kept the headband sts the same, and knitted like mad until it hung over my husband’s face halfway, then dec the crown, added the tassels. I’ll let you know the results when I can gather a load of clothes to wash in hot water.
November 11, 2010 at 11:50 am
Amanda
I’ve never knitted a hat like this before and I’ve got everything on the circular needles. So far it’s been super easy and I’ve been able to follow but I’m really confused with what you mean by “join.” Could you possibly put up pictures or a video? Thanks! (:
November 11, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Julie
Amanda, joining is what you need to do to start knitting in the round — there’s a great video here:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques
it’s the first one: “large diameter circular knitting”
Hope that helps!
November 18, 2010 at 9:08 am
carly m
I made one of these hats for myself and it turned out great, except that i prefer to have the ‘knit’ side as the right side and the ‘purl’ side as the wrong side, but if i wear it inside out, then the little bumps from the decrease are facing out (hope all that made sense 🙂 So, rather than knitting in the round, can i purl stitch in the round, and this way the knit side won’t have the bumps from the decreases?
Thanks!
November 18, 2010 at 9:10 am
carly m
I made one of these hats for myself and it turned out great, except that i prefer to have the ‘knit’ side as the right side and the ‘purl’ side as the wrong side, but if i wear it inside out, then the little bumps from the decrease are facing out (hope all that made sense :-)) So, rather than knitting in the round, can i purl stitch in the round, and this way the knit side won’t have the bumps from the decreases?
Thanks!
November 18, 2010 at 9:13 am
Julie
You can certainly make it in reverse stockinette (purling all rows in the round) and then use a right-leaning purl decrease instead of the k2tog (which I think would be a SSP…but I am not 100% sure!).
November 20, 2010 at 9:42 pm
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November 30, 2010 at 9:06 am
Kami M
I have never done an earflap hat before, it looks super easy. Thanks!
December 8, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Katie
I just started making this and it’s going really well! But I’m going to add a small design on the front, so I just have to ask…which side will be the front? The side with 24 CO stitches, or the side with 20? Or do you think it will even make a difference?
Thanks for your help!
December 12, 2010 at 1:21 am
Sarah
Super cute! I love all of your hats!
January 1, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Robin
Hi Julie,
You are super to take so much time to keep answering questions about this pattern. I want to make the pattern 90 stitches to make it a fair Isle. Plus my nephew has a big head, I am using worsted yarn, and I am a tight knitter. I am using the same size needle.
How can I increase the stitches and keep the proportions of the hat.? In other words where should I add the extra 16 stitches? I can figure out how to decrease.
January 1, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Julie
Robin, I’d probably just distribute them evenly — 8 in the front section and 8 in the back section.
January 2, 2011 at 9:14 am
Robin
Now, why didn’t I think of that? Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Have a wonderful new year, and I’ll keep you up-dated on the results. You have created quite a phenomenon with this hat pattern!
January 5, 2011 at 9:02 am
Sunny
Hi Julie,
I have 86 stitches on my needle and I am wondering how many to knit before the decrease. Would I knit 10 then K2T or do you think 11 then K2t? Or am I totally off all the way around..lol I thought I added 7 stitches but apparently not..haha
January 5, 2011 at 9:24 am
Julie
haha, haven’t we all done that? 😉 I’d do a round where you decrease two stitches to get you to a multiple of 12, then start the K10, K2tog, etc.
January 5, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Sunny
Awesome! Thanks Julie!
January 6, 2011 at 4:24 pm
kay
WOW thanks for the pattern I’m new at kitting and I think I can make this one Ill give it a try
January 7, 2011 at 9:30 am
Sunny
Ok, done except weaving in the ends. Such a cool hat. My hubby loves it!! Thanks for the help and pattern Julie. you ROCK!
January 8, 2011 at 11:36 pm
Angela
I’m so confused haha. I’ve tried this about three times, but every time I get to the second set of decreases (like after the first 8, knit a row, 7, knit a row, 6, knit a row) there’s an uneven number of stitches at the end of the row when I’m decreasing. So I end up with a weird bump thing sticking out of the top How do I fix this? Thanks!
January 20, 2011 at 10:01 am
Vera
I used the basic earflap hat pattern FO #93 & loved it! Do you have a child size pattern that is knit the same way or can you suggest a way for me to size it down to fit a child?
January 20, 2011 at 10:46 am
Julie
Look in the left sidebar, at the top….there are two different baby/child sized earflap hat patterns to choose from 🙂
January 20, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Alice Sorensen
Hi Julie,
What do you do with the leftover tail on the earflap, from that earflap’s original working yarn?
January 21, 2011 at 8:25 am
Julie
Just weave it in, with all of the other ends.
January 24, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Nancy
Hi Julie: Glad to see the comments are still open to this post, as I am knitting along and I think I made a mistake…for a hat that has a total of 70 stiches cast on, which size is this? I found it under your description for the adult hat, but I think it may be too small, even for my 10 yr old….?
Great instructions for the earflaps, btw.
January 24, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Julie
Hi Nancy, if you’re using heavy worsted yarn and getting gauge (3.5 sts/inch), 70 sts should yield an adult sized hat (20″ unstretched). If your gauge is different, you can always add stitches — for instance if you were getting 4 sts/inch, you’d want to have 80 sts, or if you were getting 5 sts/inch, you’d want 100 sts, If you add sts in multiples of ten, you can use the decreases pretty much as written. In that case you may also want to add another increase to the earflaps so they stay in proportion to the rest of the hat.
Hope that wasn’t too confusing! 🙂
January 28, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Sarah
Julie: I made the baby version last summer and now will try the adult hat for my sister! Thanks so much for the great pattern. I thought the decrease swirl on the top of the hat was just beautiful. You can see the baby hat on my blog under Knitting Projects somewhere in Summer 2010. The only trouble I had was with the cable cast on. I never got comfortable with it but I still felt very proud of my end result!
February 22, 2011 at 8:57 pm
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February 26, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Rachel
Thank you for sharing this pattern! I was looking for a cute hat to make for my friend’s baby and decided to give this one a try. This was my first attempt with my new circular knitting needles and I used dpns and i have to say was quite pleased with the hat! Can’t wait to make one for my daughter and my niece saw it and she wants one as well!
March 2, 2011 at 10:21 pm
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April 26, 2011 at 10:42 pm
T. Lange
Startd printing basic hat, but print started from page 41. how can I print just the cap please
April 26, 2011 at 10:44 pm
T. Lange
started print for earflap hat and pint started on page 41, How can I just print the cap and not all 41 pages, please help
September 27, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Snowy
use the preview, just delete any pages you don’t need then print. I also saved as a PDF so that I would have the questions people already asked and the answers. I’m new at this.
October 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm
GLG
I’v’e been trying to print out the pattern for the ear flap hat, and my printer prints all the comments,(waste of paper) and so I stop printing, the result is that I can’t get just the pattern page…..any advice would help. I would love to make a couple of these for Christmas.
Thank you,
GLG
November 16, 2011 at 8:36 am
a mid-summers nightmare
Try copying and pasting the main text to a word document or something of the sort, And if you feel the need for the picture, just copy all of it (or just the picture) into Microsoft paint, or a similar program.
November 16, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Britni
What do you mean by “knit straight”? Is that the same as a stockinette stitch?
November 19, 2011 at 7:22 pm
me
Im 13 years old and have started to knit this hat ans its easy enough for me!! Im deff. gonna post picture (links) when im done!!
December 9, 2011 at 8:29 am
Jo Ellen
wish that I could print this pattern without printing all 43 pages!!!!
December 19, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Jenna
I used this pattern to make my first hat and it came out pretty cool! I incorporated stripes and even added a pom-pom at the top. If I had a camera I would show pictures. The only thing was I was silly and didn’t read what size it would fit. I made it for my boyfriend and it was a little small, so if you’re making it for a guy definitely add some stitches and rows. Overall, this is an awesome pattern, and everyone wanted a hat after they saw the one I made.
December 20, 2011 at 12:54 am
Jenna
Here’s a picture of the hat: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwhpt9e0da1qhudbwo1_500.jpg
January 3, 2012 at 10:09 am
Laurissa
Love this hat…. and I am trying to make this hat for a 25″ head, what would I start off with…
February 3, 2012 at 12:45 pm
linda morris
Hello
I am looking for just this pattern for a hat for myself. I have only basic knitting ability and abbreviations Kfb completely throw me. I have never knitted following a pattern before and I do not know what Kfb means and so would have difficulty in trying to knit this hat. where can I find an explanation and visual examples to complete this project please?
Thank you
L M Morris (Mrs)
February 17, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Alyse
Thanks so much for the pattern! I would like to knit this hat for my husband, who has a very large head (wide). I’m wondering if anyone could help me figure out where I should increase, and by how many stitches, for the pattern to suit him. Thanks so much for any help!
March 5, 2012 at 12:58 am
Andrew P.
I tried this pattern and I absolutely love the hat that I made it looks amazing. I used this multicolored blue, green, and yellow yarn and it turned out with a really cool striped pattern. Unfortunately it is a little small for me but since it is basically the first thing I ever knitted I will probably keep it anyway (the only other thing I have ever knitted was a practice square). But I loved the way this pattern turned out so much that I think I’m going to make a couple more of these to give as gifts and make another one slightly bigger to keep for myself.
September 30, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Chris Marrangoni
This is my first hat. looked good until I reached the decrease every row part . My decrease stitches don’t line up perfect there. I don’t know why I needed the 12 in tail on the ear flap. 3 inches would have been plenty.
October 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Jilisa
I made a couple hats with this pattern in high school and EVERYONE loved it, I just have to say this was the first pattern I ever followed and still today it is my favorite pattern ever. So thank you soooo much for sharing this. I’m about to mass produce this hat as Christmas presents. 🙂
November 14, 2012 at 6:05 am
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September 8, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Esther
Did you do a worsted weight verson of this hat? I want to do some for a 9 mo old but have Vanna’s Choice (worsted).
Thanks!
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October 6, 2014 at 11:13 am
dianelouw
Reblogged this on Diane's Thoughts and Things and commented:
nice easy pattern to make..
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August 27, 2016 at 12:52 pm
Knitting Jenn
Help! I am tying really hard to make this hat and am having so many problems! I have 74 stitches on my needles just from just the cast on. And I cannot figure out how to close my round because I would have to turn my work around to get the working yarn on the right making the purls face out instead of the knit on the ear flaps! Any help would be much appreciated!!!
September 3, 2016 at 3:04 pm
Waneta Godfrey
Love the basics knitted hat, would be able to make them faster, for I give them away to the homeless and needy in different communities.
November 16, 2018 at 7:13 pm
Mariellen Rose
I want to make this for a guy. i read a post here about adding 7 rows and a few more on the ear flaps, but now I can’t find it. Can you help?
December 9, 2019 at 11:34 am
Janice
The pattern you said it was basic pattern. Will it fit girls ,one is two years old and other one is five years old. Just got done with another pattern and it said it was kids size. But it was to small. That’s why I’m asking.
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