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designed by Cheryl DeWolfeA free knitting pattern to make a hat with beanie styling and ear flaps.
Use 6.5 mm needles with bulky/chunky yarn
Original hat uses dark orange and dark yellow for the body, and a burnt red-orange for the ear flaps.
I suspect Ma Cobb was the frugal type and merely chose colours from leftover yarn in her stash but if you really care about accuracy to the original (a hat worn by Jayne, a character in the short-lived Firefly series), check out the other patterns online for colour suggestions specific to yarn brands.
Gauge: 12 st x 24 rows = 4" square
Free Knitted Hat Pattern
Beanie portion:Cast on 60 stitches (for a slightly tighter hat, cast on 56 stitches and adjust following counts accordingly; a child's size should start with 52 stitches).
Next 4 rows *K2, P2* repeat to end
Next 10 rows stst; change to yellow yarn and continue in stst for another 6 rows
to decrease:
*K2, K2tog* repeat to end (45 stitches on needle); purl row, knit row, purl row
*K1, K2tog* repeat to end (30 stitches on needle); purl next row
*K2tog* repeat to end (leaving 15 stitches on needle)
Purl row then cut yarn and draw end back through remaining stitches. This will leave a little hole at the top which will make it easier to attach the pompom later.
Sew the seam together on the inside of the beanie.
Earflaps:
Right side: from the seam, count forward about 8 to 10 stitches then pick up 12 stitches using the red-orange yarn.
Starting with a purl row, work in stst for about 3 inches then start to reduce as follows:
K2tog, K8, K2tog.
P4, P2tog, P4
K2tog, K5, K2tog
P7
K2tog, K3, K2tog
P2tog, P, P2tog
K1, K2tog, slip first stitch through second to cast off. Cut yarn and pull through, leaving the tail hanging. Cut another length of yarn, roughly double the length of the tail and attach to bottom of earflap, making a small tassel effect.
Left side: from the seam, count forward about 8 to 10 stitches then pick up 12 stitches using the red-orange yarn. Slip all stitches on to opposite needle and work as for right ear flap.
Pompom:
Make a large pompom from all three shades of yarn used and attach to top of hat. In the spirit of the one worn by Jayne, the pompom should not be too full and should be roughly trimmed .
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Canada License
by Cheryl DeWolfe. Cheryl writes the engaging Flotsam and Jetsam blog.
many thanks for sharing your efforts and being free is greatly appreciated. I'm making this for my 6yr old great neice. Again, heart felt thanks.
Hi There! Thanks for including my pattern on your site. To Kate, the abbreviation K is knit and P is perl so K2 P2 is knit two stitches then perl two stitches. K2tog is Knit two together. Please let me know if you need more help! I'd love to see any of the hats made with this pattern. Thanks!
You spelt Purl wrong. It is not Perl it is Purl.
What the heck does k2 and p2 mean... i would be a little helpful if you put that at the bottom or something....
but love the hat :) just trying to figure out how this all works
Refreshing and going to printer friendly does not work. It goes to a copyright page. Help I really like this pattern.
Cathy,
What browser are you using? Do you allow the page to load completely before trying the printer friendly link? I can't recreate the problem, so it's hard to fix it.
I wait and I am using Microsoft Internet Explorer. Thanks, I will copy long hand.
My family are huge Firefly fans, so I will definitely make this for my husband and sons!
After your reply to Diane, I still could not print out
your directions. page 2 had the ads and half of the instructions all over the page. Page 1 was blank in the middle and ads all round the edges. Please help. Thank you.
