The idea behind “Sleyes” came from a drawing by my seven year old son Ivan who drew a sketch of an Alien Monster with six eyes and two very long tongues. The teeth and tongue pieces are knitted directly into the hat so that there is no loss of stretch to the knitted fabric around the rim. The entire hat is knitted in garter stitch which gives a lovely texture that somehow suits the Alien Monster theme. I really enjoyed designing and knitting this novelty childs’ hat and I hope you enjoy making one as well.
All my love as always
Helen x

36 peg 3/4 inch gauge round loom (green knifty knitter was used in this example)
loom hook
tapestry needle

Minimal sewing required, only one small seam for the top of the hat and the eyeball pieces on to the hat. Everything else is knitted straight on to the hat on the loom itself.