JESSE DOLL BEAR HAT (FREE KNITTING PATTERN)
Make an adorable knit hat with bear ears for a little girl and a matching hat for her doll with this free knitting pattern, excerpted with permission from Just Like Me Knits: Matching Patterns for Kids and Their Favorite Dolls
by Brandy Fortune.
Skill Level Easy
Finished Measurement Circumference 15" (38cm)
Materials
- Nobori by Noro; 42% cotton, 31% nylon, 14% wool, 13% silk, 3 1/2 oz (100g), 182 yd (166.4m); 1 skein in #5 Blues, Pinks, Greens
- Size U.S. 9 (5.5mm) double-pointed needles or size to obtain gauge
- 2 stitch markers
- Darning needle
Gauge 3 stitches and 5 rows = 1" (2.5cm) in seed stitch
Step 1
Hat Cast on 45 stitches. Place a marker and join for working in the round.
Round 1: *K1, p1; repeat from * around.
Round 2: *P1, k1; repeat from * around.
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 for seed stitch until hat measures 3 1/2" (9cm) from the cast-on edge.
Step 2
Crown Decreases
Round 1: *K2tog, p1; repeat from * around—30 stitches.
Round 2: *P1, k1; repeat from * around.
Round 3: *P2tog, k1; repeat from * around—20 stitches.
Round 4: *K1, p1; repeat from * around.
Round 5: *K2tog, p2tog; repeat from * around—10 stitches.
Cut yarn, leaving an 8" (20.5cm) tail. Thread yarn through remaining stitches, pull tight to close opening, and weave in the end.
Step 3
Ears (Make 2)
Note: Create m1 increases by picking up the bar between the stitches to be knit and then knitting into the back loop.
Starting at the tip of the ear, cast on 5 stitches.
Row 1 (RS): K1, *p1, k1; repeat from * to end.
Row 2: P1, m1, p1, k1, p1, m1, p1—7 stitches.
Row 3: P1, *k1, p1; repeat from * to end.
Row 4: K1, m1, k1, [p1, k1] twice, m1, k1—9 stitches.
Row 5: K1, *p1, k1; repeat from * to end.
Rows 6–9: Continue in seed stitch as established.
Bind off in pattern.
Step 4
Finishing With the cast-on tail indicating the center back of hat, position the ears 3 1/2" (9cm) apart at the top of the hat (as pictured) and whipstitch them into place. Weave in the ends. Block, if desired.
Step 5
Excerpted with permission from Just Like Me Knits: Matching Patterns for Kids and Their Favorite Dolls
by Brandy Fortune and published by Potter Craft.