Adult's Striped Scarf and Hat

Here is a basic knitting pattern for a scarf and bobble hat.  The hat and scarf is made using chunky yarn, but double knitting yarn can be used by knitting it double (ie knitting from both ends of the ball at the same time).  This free knitting pattern produces a thick but supple scarf bobble hat, providing extra warmth on a winters day.  This free knitting pattern for a scarf & bobble hat is perfect for anyone new to knitting as it has very simple shaping and knits up very quickly.

Requirements:

Total yarn requirement approximately 400g, this can be made up from scarps of wool from other projects, in as many colours as possible.
      1g or more of chunky knitting yarn
      1g or more of double knitting knitting yarn (used double)
1 x 5.5mm Knitting Needles

Abbreviations:

Abbreviation			Meaning
sts			Stitches
K			Knit (number after it refers to how many stitches to knit)
K2tog			Knit next two stitches together as one stitch (decreases the number of stitches by 1)
[ ]			Repeat instructions within [ ] as specified by the instruction directly following the bracket

Pattern:
To make scarf (make 1):
Using 5.5mm needles and first colour cast on 25 stitches.
Starting with a knit row, work in stocking stocking stitch changing colours every 5 rows until scarf is the desired length.  This scarf has 84 bands of colour making it a length of 2.2m. 

To make up

Secure the ends of the wool.  Using a 6mm crochet hook and a single strand of yarn, create a slip knot and attach it to the bottom of the scarf with a single crochet stitch, create 5 chains and again secure to the work approximately 3cm from previous attachment.  Continue to end of work.  (5 loops along bottom of scarf). Repeat on opposite side of scarf.
Make 5 tassels for each end of the scarf of approximately 10cm in length and attach onto the loops.  For this scarf I used the short side of a DVD box to prepare the tassels and wrapped the wool around the box 12 times for each tassel.  Secure firmly to the crocheted loops.  For the tassels on this scarf I used 5 different colours.

To make hat (make 1):
Using 5.5mm needles and colour A cast on 74 stitches.
Work 4 rows in K1, P1 rib
Change to colour B and work 2 rows in stocking stitch starting with a knit row
Change to colour C and work 3 rows in stocking stitch starting with a knit row
Change to colour D and work 2 rows in stocking stitch starting with a purl row
Change to colour E and work 3 rows in stocking stitch starting with a purl row
Change to colour F and work 2 rows in stocking stitch starting with a knit row
Change to colour G and work 3 rows in stocking stitch starting with a knit row
Change to colour A and work 4 rows in stocking stitch starting with a purl row
Change to colour H and work 2 rows in stocking stitch starting with a purl row
Change to colour I and work 3 rows in stocking stitch starting with a purl row

Shape Crown:
Change to colour J
Row 1: K2, [K2tog, K6 ] repeat to end (65 sts)
Row 2:  Purl to end
Change to colour K
Row 3:  K2, [K2tog, K5] repeat to end (56 sts)
Row 4: Purl to end
Row 5:  K5 [K2tog, K4] repeat to last 3 stitches, K2 tog, K1 (47 sts)
Change to colour L
Row 6:  Purl to end

Row 7: [K2tog, K3] repeat to last 2 sts, K2tog (37 sts)
Change to colour M
Row 8: Purl to end
Row 9: K1, [K2tog, K2] (28 sts)
Row 10: Purl to end

Row 11: K1, [K2tog, K1] (19 sts)
Row 12: Purl to end

Row13:  K1, [K2tog] repeat to end (10 sts)
Break off yarn, thread yarn through remaining stitches and secure.

 

To make up

Carefully sew down back of hat ensuring that the seam cannot be seen on the outside of the hat.  Make a Pompom using all the colours of the hat and attach securely to the top of the hat.  The Pompom shown here was prepared by wrapping wool around my hand, tying in the centre and trimming to shape.

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