WoW Witch hat (aka Webkinz hat)
I knit this cute witch hat up for the Whisker’s on Wednesday Halloween edition… Sparky balked at ‘wearing’ it for a photo… but I finally managed after a full day to GET one 😉
Kitty (Toy) Hat Pattern
Materials
Scrap Black worsted weight wool
Scrap alternate color worsted weight wool
US 5 Needles (knit on 2 circs, or DPNs)
Tapestry needle
Stitch Marker
Abbreviations
CO- Cast on
BO- Bind Off
k2tog- Knit two stitches together
sts- stitches
Gauge 5sts per inch
Loosely CO 61 sts (on 2 circs or DPNs)
Join in the round, being careful not to twist your sts.
Slip the first stitch of your round onto the last needle of your 2-circs round, or DPNs round.
Knit around until the last two stitches, k2tog (this prevents the ‘jog’ typically seen when knitting stripes of colors)
Place a stitch marker, or small loop of scrap yarn, to mark the beginning of your round.
Brim*
*Note, the brim of my hat was knit in garter stitch, this could certainly be knit in stocking stitch, but changing all the purl rounds to knit rounds. I wanted to be sure my brim would not curl. If you choose to knit the brim in Stocking stitch, knit a purl round just before beginning the hat point.
Purl 1 round
*K8, k2tog, repeat from * around (54 sts)
Purl 1 round
*K7, k2tog, repeat from * around (48 sts)
Purl 1 round
*K6, k2tog, repeat from * around (42 sts)
Purl 1 round
*K5, k2tog, repeat from * around (36 sts)
Purl 1 round
*K4, k2tog, repeat from * around (30 sts)
Purl 1 round
*K3, k2tog, repeat from * around (24 sts)
Purl 1 round
Hat Point
Feel free to switch from 2-circs to dpns as you feel necessary.
Add your contrast color if you choose to knit the hat with stripes.
Knit 5 rounds (carry your main color up with each round by wrapping around your working strand when you reach the beginning of each new round)
*K2, k2tog, repeat from * around (18 sts)
Switch to main color
Knit 5 rounds
*K1, k2tog, repeat from * around (12 sts)
Switch to contrast color
Knit 5 rounds
K2tog around (6 sts)
cut the contrast color and switch to your main color
Knit 3 rounds
*K2tog, K1, repeat from * around (4 sts)
Knit 1 round
Cut yarn and weave through remaining live sts. Pull tight, weave in loose ends.
Happy Halloween Knitting!
Very cute picture and I love the pattern!
I love it!! I wanna knit it for Henry to wear… maybe attach a little elastic. He’s quite tolerant of my insanity sometimes 😀
If any of those cats on Whiskers have access to a voodoo doll, you will all be in big trouble! Of course, they do know where the yarn is……
Sparky looks adorable with the Witch Hat! Thanks for sharing the pattern 🙂