Seventeen Hats

Seventeen Hats is an idea that came to me while fiddling around with cable patterns. I suddenly ‘saw’ the cable as a hat, and all I could see was hats! And all hats need a fun pompom topper, don’t they? So why settle for one hat when you can knit seventeen?

The hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up with a twisted rib brim, and the small cabled hats are knitted on a reverse stocking stitch background. The mini hats are topped with a knit-in pompom, using a technique similar to adding beads (with a crochet hook), finishing with a larger pompom. For fun effects, use scrap yarn in different colours for the pompoms!

Instructions for making the small pompoms without a pompom maker is included, as well as a photo tutorial for attaching the pompoms.

Sizing:  One size differentiated with length of rib section. A roomier fit for children, beanie fit for the adult head.  Child (adult small, adult medium) 44 cm around (relaxed, flat), to fit head: 53 (56, 58) cm.