• size up or down in multiples of four, i.e. 32 or 40, etc

• piece is designed to be oversized

For bead placement, there are two methods that I use: the slip stitch method, also sometimes called the stringing method (beads only show on one side), or the crochet hook method (beads show on both sides).

• Charts for flat knitting are read in the same direction you knit your work, starting from the bottom working up. For this chart, read wrong side rows from right to left (←) (odd-numbered rows) and right side rows from left to right (→) (even-numbered rows).

This is a super-quick and very easy knit that my son likes. He’s picky about hats!

• piece is worked in the round from the bum up

Some notes about sizing .. the pattern works in multiples of four. So if 40 stitches may be too large or small, you can size up or down in multiples of four.