Garter Ear Flap Hat by Purl Soho

Garter Ear Flap Hat

Knitting
January 2014
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
80 - 260 yards (73 - 238 m)
Baby, Toddler, Kid, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large
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MATERIALS

  • 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 3) skein(s) of Purl Soho’s Plenty, 100% extra fine merino. Each skein is 139 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 80 (100, 135, 165, 215, 260) total yards required. We used Mint Blue, Reed Gray, and Fresh Fig.
  • US 8 (5 mm), 12-inch (for Baby size) or 16-inch circular needles
  • US 7 (4.5 mm), 12-inch (for Baby size) or 16-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 7 double pointed needles
  • Removable stitch markers, including one unique

(NOTE: An earlier version of this pattern was knit using 1–2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Alpaca Pure (no longer available) in the colors Heirloom White (Artemisia, Storm Gray) for the Baby (Kid, Adult Medium) hats. Click here for more on this version.)

GAUGE
17 stitches and 32 rows/rounds = 4 inches in garter stitch with smaller needles

SIZES
Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

  • Finished Circumference: 14 (16, 17¾, 19¾, 21¾, 23½) inches, comfortably stretching 1–2 inches
  • Finished Height: 7¼ (8, 9, 10, 11½, 12¾) inches, from bottom of ear flap to top of hat (not including tassel)

SAMPLES: The Mint Blue hat is the Baby size; the Reed Gray hat is the Kid size; and the Fresh Fig hat is the Adult Medium size.

Designed for Purl Soho by Laura Ferguson.

garngladje has translated this pattern into SWEDISH: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/garngladje

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