Om Nom Hat at Crafting a Mind

It was very important to the recipient that the colour be perfect, so since this yarn is only available in DK I knit with it held double. (I used about 70 grams, but the length would be obviously only about 130 yds if you don’t hold double.)

The reason for choosing Hannah as the base was two-fold. Firstly, I made a lovely, pink Hannah from Manos del Uruguay a few years ago and the Girl envies it! Secondly, because of the deep brim and the purl ridge that marks the beginning of the crown, I knew it would be very easy to place Om Nom’s teeth.

When I made this in the past, the back around the pony tail curled inwards, so I did 2 stitches on each end in garter stitch to prevent that.

For the antenna, you need a small amount of stuffing (scraps of yarn work pretty well if you don’t have toy stuffing, but make sure to stuff it very firmly).

Om Nom’s antenna:
starting on the final round of Hannah as written:

Rnd 40: (K2tog) 6 times—8 sts.

Rnd 41 - 48: knit around

Divide sts so that the four at the front of the hat are on one needle, and hold the back four on a separate needle. You will work the four front stitches flat for the next few rows.

Row 1: slip 1, p to end
Row 2: slip 1, k to end

Work these two rows until you’ve worked 5 rows (i.e. ending on row 1).

Knit across these 4 sts. Using a new needle, pick up 5 sts from the slipped sts on the end of the rows, and knit 2 of the held sts. Using a third needle, knit 2 of the held sts and pick up 5 along the other slipped edge.

You should now have 18 stitches on three needles.

Work around these 18 stitches for about 2cm.

At this point, stuff the top of the antenna firmly.

Next round: knit 2 together around (9 sts)
Next round: knit 1, knit 2 together around (6 sts)

To finish: cut the yarn leaving a tail. Thread the end of the tail onto a sewing needle and pull the yarn through the last 6 sts.

The face
I used white felt and black marker pen.

Draw around a jam-jar twice on the back of the white felt (with a pencil!) to create two overlapping circles.

Trace these circles with a black marker to the point where they bisect so that you have a goggle shape. Add pupils.

Make 4 triangles of white felt with a black outline for the teeth and place them along the purl ridge above the ribs.

Sew the features in place and wear with pride.