Child's Knitted Hat with Ear Flaps Pattern

Child's Knitted Hat with Ear Flaps

Size 6 DPN and 16” circulars

Worsted Weight Yarn; Color A and Color B

(In my hat I used navy blue for color A

and a self patterning blue-green yarn

for color B)

Gauge:  20 stitches in st. stitch = 4”

Using DPN and Color A, cast on 8 stitches and divide between 3 needles.

(Work in the round, and place marker at beginning of round)

Row 1:  K1-f/b (Increase every stitch by knitting in the front and back of each stitch.) (16)

Row 2 and every even number row:  Knit.

Row 3:  (K1, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (24)

Row 5:  (K2, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (32)

Row 7: (K3, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (40)

Row 9:  (K4, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (48)

Row 11:  (K4, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (56)

Row 13:  (K5, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (64)

Row 15:  (K6, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (72)

Row 17:  (K7, K1-f/b) repeat 7X. (80)

Switch to circular needles and Knit one round.

Pick up Color B, and knit 4 rounds, continuing to carry Color A down each row at marker.

Pick up Color A, and knit 7 rounds, continuing to carry Color B.

Pick up Color B, and knit 2 rounds, continuing to carry Color A.

Pick up Color A, and knit 7 rounds, continuing to carry Color B.

Pick up Color B, and knit 4 rounds, continuing to carry Color A.

Pick up Color A, cutting a tail for color B to be woven in later.

Continue to knit each row, until hat measures 7-1/2” from beg.

Remove marker, BO 10 st loosely.  K18, place those stitches on a holder, BO 24 st loosely, K18, BO 10 st, cut yarn.  Join yarn and knit 18 st that remain on needles as follows:  (Knit back and forth)

Row 1:  Sl1, K2Tog, K to rem 3 st, SSK, K1. (16)

Row 2:  Purl

Rows 3 – 8:  (Repeat Rows 1 and 2) 3X.  (10)

Row 9:  Knit

Row 10:  Purl

Rows 11-16:  (Repeat Rows 1 and 2) 3X (4)

Row 17:  BO rem 4 st, leaving a 6” tail to help attach braided ties below.

Slip 18 stitches from holder onto circular needles and follow instructions for Rows 1 -17 above for rem. ear flap. 

Create braided ties to attach to ends of ear flaps by cutting 18-8” pieces of yarn, dividing into 2 sections of 9 pieces each, then braid 3 strands.  Using yarn tails on ends of ear flaps, sew each tie inside end of ear flap.

Pick up color B with size I crochet hook and sc in each stitch around entire cap, including ear flaps.

Using color B, make a 3” pom pom and using tail at top of hat, attach to top as you weave in yarn tail from beginning.