Up a creek? The With a Paddle hat features a ribbed brim of paddles to get you through the rocks and rapids above. Choose fingering, sport, or DK yarn to showcase an original stitch pattern you won’t see anywhere else. Sizes range from teeny to big, so your whole family can be in on the adventure.

Note
The pattern is available as an ebook so that you will receive instructions for all three weights (fingering held doubled, sport, and DK) in all sizes for just $6. Please see the individual pattern pages for the three weights have individual pattern pages. Please also see:

• With a Paddle Fingering pattern page
• With a Paddle DK pattern page

Sizes

• Size - to fit head circumference - hat height (crown to base of ear)
• Preemie - 12”/31 cm - 4.25”/11 cm
• Newborn - 14”/36 cm - 5”/13 cm
• 6 months - 16”/41 cm - 5.75”/15 cm
• 12 months - 18”/46 cm - 6.5”/17 cm
• Child/teen - 20”/51 cm - 7.25”/18 cm
• Adult - 22”/56 cm - 8.25”/21 cm
• Large Adult - 24”/61 cm - 9.25”/24 cm

Sport Yarn (includes 15% buffer):

• Preemie - 55 yds/ 50 m
• Newborn - 65 yds/ 60 m
• 6 months - 125 yds/ 115 m
• 12 months - 160 yds/ 150 m
• Child/teen - 180 yds/ 165 m
• Adult - 200 yds/ 200 m
• Large Adult - 245 yds/ 225 m

Needles
US 2 (2.75-mm) needles for knitting in the round (small circumference), or size needed to obtain gauge.

Tools
1 stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Blocked Gauge
28 stitches and 44 rounds = 4”/10 cm in rapids pattern

Difficulty
Intermediate. Skills include knitting in the round, increases, decreases. The rapids pattern stitch is also explained in a video tutorial.

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