Flotta Santa Hats with Beards by Elizabeth Lovick

Flotta Santa Hats with Beards

Knitting
October 2019
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch with DK
US 6 - 4.0 mm
400 - 800 yards (366 - 732 m)
9 sizes from 6 to 24" circumference
English
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Originally made for yarn bombing on the Orkney island of Flotta, these hats and beards are suitable for all the family, including the pets and toys!

Materials
red DK: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) 50g balls
white eyelash DK: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2) 50g balls
* a second ball will be required for a tassel or pompom
pair 4 mm needles
5 stitch markers

Sizes
to fit: egg cosy (small baby or cat, baby or dog, toddler, child, teen, woman, man, large man)
circumference: 15 (33, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57) cm / 6 (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24)“

Note - the smallest 4 sizes do not have a moustache.

Worked from the tip of the hat down, the red is worked, then the moustache and beard. Finally the hat brim is worked and a bell, tassel or pompom is attached.