Holiday Knits and my first Free pattern!! :D

OK, first I'll show you my new hat that I knit... I'm sure there are other hat patterns like this out there, but I was wanting to use a super bulky weight yarn and didn't see a pattern that I liked for it.

Using the Super bulky yarn made this a very quick knit, so perfect for the last minute holiday gifts, and very warm as well! :)

I knit these for 2 of my nieces because I wanted them to have matching hats(big sis little sis thing ^_^)

So here's the hat, I made it in an infant size

and in a child size

I'm sure just increasing the needle to a US size 13, and adding a few extra rows will adjust the infant to a toddler size and the child to an adult size.

OK, so Items needed

1 skein of Super Bulky yarn( I used just over half of the skein, so probably about 50-60 yards)

maybe 10 yards of 2 contrasting colors for the pompom, any weight yarn is fine, I used worsted(optional, but so cute!)

US size 11 circular needles, I use the magic loop method , so I used a 32 in cable.

1 large tapestry needle to weave in ends

(Just a quick note, I wrote out the pattern the way I like to print patterns out for personal use, I hope it's easy to follow and use...)

Abbreviations:

K -knit P- purl

CO - cast on k2tog - knit two together

CO 35 for infant and 42 for Toddler size

1. k around

2. p around

3. k around

4. k around

5. k around

6. k around

7. p around

8. p around

9. k around

10. k around

11. k around

12. p around

13. p(for infant size skip to round 19 after this round)

14. k around

15. k around

16. k around

17. p around

18. p(for extra length rep rows 14-18 here)

19. k around

20. (begin decrease)*k 5, k2tog, rep from *

21k around

22k around

23 *k 4, k2tog, rep from *

24 k around

25 k around

26 *k 3, k2tog, rep from *

27 k around

28 *k 2, k2tog, rep from *

29 k around

30 *k1,k2tog, rep from *

31 *k2tog, rep from *

Cut the yarn leaving a tail of about 6 inches, using the tapestry needle pull the tail through the last 6 stitches, pull tight and weave in ends

Make and attach pom pom to the top and you're finished :D

(this tutorial at techknitting is probably the best explanation for making a pompom, but I used a different method, just because of the materials I had at hand, it doesn't matter how it's make really)

There, quick and easy :D

Next year I think I'm going to make these in a dark green and put a bright yellow pom pom on top and call them Christmas tree hats! :)

(ok, this was longer than I thought, so the rest of my holiday knits will have to come in a different post! So stay tuned for holiday knits part two!!)