From The Artesanitarium

LIAM Was MY FIRST NEPHEW AND HE WAS BORN AROUND THE TIME THIS PATTERN WAS FIRST RELEASED umphteen YEARS AGO. THIS HAT IS MUCH EASIER TO KNIT THAN IT LOOKS LIKE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SIZES AND VARIATIONS. YOU CAN REPEAT THE BODY PATTERN INFINITELY TO MAKE ANYTHING FROM A BEANIE TO A SOCK HEAD TO AN ELF HAT IF THAT IS YOUR DESIRE! THERE IS ALSO A SET OF MITTENS TO GO WITH THE HAT. YARN 1 skein of Aran weight, 130 m (142 yards)/100 g Sample uses Novita Isoveli, 75% wool, 25% nylon, color green. NEEDLES 1 set of 5 double-point needles or circular needles for magic loop in size: 4 mm (US 6) or to obtain gauge. GAUGE 18 sts over 26 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stockinette stitch SIZING Baby [Child] Adult FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 44 [55, 67] cm (17 [21.75, 26.25] inches) in circumference ABBREVIATIONS CO = Cast on K = Knit K2tog = Knit 2 sts together P1 = Purl P3tog = Purl 3 sts together Psso = Pass slipped stitch over Rep = Repeat Rnd(S) = Round(s) Sl = Slip St(s) = Stitch(es) Tbl = through the back loop...

It's adventure time!  Yarn 200 g of Super Bulky, 100 m (109 yd’s) / 100 g (109 yards) Needles One set of dpn’s and short circular needle or circular needle for magic loop 7 mm or to obtain gauge Gauge  15 sts and 22 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) Notions 1 stitch marker Taspestry needle 8 mm crochet hook Sizes Finished head circumference 54 [56, 58, 60] cm (21.5 [22, 22.75, 23.5] inch)   Abbreviations BO = Bind off CO = Cast on K = Knit Kbf = Knit into front and back of a stitch P = Purl Rnd(s) = Round(s) RS = Right side (of the work facing) st(s) = Stitches WS = Wrong (back) side of the work facing     Pattern starts!     Ears, make 2   CO 4 st and divide them evenly on the needles, join to work in rounds, place marker to mark the beginning of the round.   Rnd 1: Kbf 4 times. 8 sts Rnd 2: K to end. Rnd 3: [Kbf, k1] 4 times. 12 sts Rnd 4: Rep rnd 2. Rnd 5: [Kbf, k2] 4 times. 16 sts Rnd ...

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