Scarfy the Snowman Hat by Susan Rainey

Scarfy the Snowman Hat

Knitting
October 2022
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
100 - 120 yards (91 - 110 m)
Child, Teen/Small Adult, Medium Adult, Large Adult, Extra Large Adult
English
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Scarfy is a cute snowman who is bundled up in his warm, cozy scarf! He is also wearing his holiday finest: holly and a jingle bell. Scarfy comes in 5 sizes from child through adult. It was knit in worsted.

Sizes
Sizes are approximate and determined by gauge, yarn chosen, and the knitter.

Child (16 in), Teen/Small Adult (17 ½ in), Medium Adult (19 ¼ in), Large Adult (21 in), Extra Large (22 ½ in)

Materials
Worsted weight yarn in two colors, red and cream or white. Hat shown in sizes Medium and Child in these yarns:

MC: Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian wool, 220 yds/100 gms), Natural 8010, ~55 grams

CC: Malabrigo Rios (100% Superwash Merino, 210 yds/100 gms), color Cereza, ~50 grams

Small amounts of orange yarn, black yarn, and green yarn for carrot nose, eyebrows, and holly leaves. Buttons (2, black, 5/8 inch), jingle bell. Very small amount of stuffing, or cotton ball, for nose.

Needles
US Size 6 (4mm) circular needles or size needed to achieve gauge; length depends on your preferred knitting technique (i.e., magic loop, etc.) for ~20 inches in the round;
US Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles (one size smaller than above, for ribbing), see note about length
Size 6 DPNs (for shaping at crown); Size 5 DPNs (for carrot nose and holly leaves)

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rounds on larger needle in stockinette in the round after blocking

Yarnover Reverse Purl
I use an abbreviation in the pattern (in the holly leaves instruction) that I made up. It might be confusing, so I created a very short video to walk you through the method used. It is called Scarfy YRP Demonstration. The updated pattern also includes this link.