The way to Knit an Ear Flap Hat

A knit ear-flap hat is warm, cozy and stylish. It functions well for individuals of all ages and can be knit inside a number of yarn weights. A bulky-knit hat in wool is excellent for cold climates specifically, but a soft, lighter yarn could make a very good child hat within a warmer location. This really is a top-down knit hat pattern and may simply be resized by adding improve rounds or choosing a various yarn weight and needle size.
Cast four stitches onto your double-point needles to begin your knit ear flap hat, a single stitch per needle if making use of five double point needles. Join and knit in to the front and back (kfb) of each and every stitch for two rounds (16 stitches).2
Knit front and back, knit one particular on round three, taking your stitch count to 24 stitches. Add an added knit stitch among each and every increase to get a kfb, knit two pattern on round 4 for any total of 32 stitches in your ear flap hat. Knit row five and all following odd rows even till increases are completed.
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Knit row five and all odd-numbered rows through row 11 even. Function row 4 in a kfb, knit three pattern, repeating to the finish from the row. You can expect to spread your increases out with a single extra knit stitch on every single row, so row six will be a kfb, k4 pattern and row eight will repeat kfb, knit 5. Continue improve rows until your hat is definitely the desired size. Your total stitch count should really be 64, 72 or 80 stitches in bulky weight for a modest, medium or massive adult hat. When you want to perform an adult hat in worsted weight, continue growing to 88 or 96 stitches.
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Transfer your work from double points to circular needles, basically knitting from the double points onto the circulars once you have sufficient stitches in spot. Knit all rows till the hat is 6 to 7 inches in total length for an adult hat and somewhat less for an infant or child's hat.
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Work eight to ten rows of garter stitch, knit two purl two ribbing or seed stitch as you prefer. Subtract 26 stitches (13 stitches per ear flap) out of your total stitch count and divide this quantity by two. Cast off that quantity of stitches as you start the next round of knitting. Knit 13, then cast off the remaining stitches, minus 13 in the end on the round.
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Join one more ball of yarn or operate the ear flaps one particular at a time. Function 10 to 12 rows in garter or seed stitch on each ear flap. Decrease the ear flaps to points by operating in a knit one particular, slip-slip-knit, knit in pattern towards the final three stitches, knit two with each other pattern on alternate rows until seven stitches stay. Bind off and attach ties if desired.