{"id":1591,"date":"2017-02-22T17:57:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2017-02-22T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:57:19","slug":"hobbit-hat-free-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=1591","title":{"rendered":"Hobbit Hat (free pattern)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I find myself here, on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Wide, sandy beaches, and sunshine that has taken us by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>But&#8230; you know&#8230; it&#8217;s February.<\/p>\n<p>How in the <em>world<\/em> did someone who knits hats not bring enough?!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1596\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/15.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"1327\" height=\"885\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My new moniker is, apparently, &#8220;The Wool Psycho&#8221;, so it goes without saying that needles and yarn had found their way into my essential packing list.<\/p>\n<p>Quick &#8211; cast on!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1597\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/27.jpg\" alt=\"27\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This hat fits us all, from Teddy (aged 6, above) to me. Though it might be a bit of a stretch (no pun intended) for beloved husband, since his bonce is quite spectacularly large. Probably the brains \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>For this hat, you will need a ball of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/rico-creative-melange-chunky?a_aid=7d8ae305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rico Creative Melange Chunky<\/a> (in this case in <em>CurryGreen<\/em>), a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveknitting.com\/knit-pro-symfonie-fixed-circular-needles-60cm?a_aid=7d8ae305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7mm circular needle <\/a>and depending on your speed, a couple of movies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1592\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/hobbit-hat1.jpg\" alt=\"hobbit-hat1\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So without further ado:<\/p>\n<p>Cast on 64 stitches and join in the round without twisting.<br \/>\nKnit 1 round, purl 1 round and knit the 3rd round.<br \/>\nThen begin the Knit2 Purl2 rib for 10 rounds. This gives a hat that is super slouchy without folding up the rim, or nice and snug if you do.<\/p>\n<p>Knit for 34 rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Then K2tog all the way around.<\/p>\n<p>Then knit around.<\/p>\n<p>Then K2tog all the way around again.<\/p>\n<p>Cut the yarn leaving a long tail, then sew the tail through the live stitches and pull tight. Tie off securely and weave in the tail. Sew in the ends, and wear to your heart&#8217;s content.<\/p>\n<p>Happy knitting! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1594\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/hobbit-hat3.jpg\" alt=\"hobbit-hat3\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find myself here, on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Wide, sandy beaches, and sunshine that has taken us by surprise. But&#8230; you know&#8230; it&#8217;s February. How in the world did someone who knits hats not bring enough?! My new moniker is, apparently, &#8220;The Wool Psycho&#8221;, so it goes without saying that needles and yarn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[29,30,32],"tags":[136,148,192,225,241,247,259,269,277,278,290,297,373,418,419,424,461,471],"class_list":["post-1591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-free-patterns","category-general","category-news","tag-crafts","tag-design","tag-free-pattern","tag-hat","tag-inspiration","tag-journal","tag-knitpro-symfonie-needles","tag-knitting","tag-knitting-in-the-round","tag-knitting-inspiration","tag-lifestyle","tag-love-knitting","tag-rico-creative-melange-chunky","tag-spread-the-love","tag-spring","tag-stripes","tag-variegated-yarn","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hobbit Hat (free pattern) - Alice in Knittingland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=1591\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hobbit Hat (free pattern) - Alice in Knittingland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I find myself here, on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. 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