I am about to embark on my third term of teaching knitting at Copthill School. At the end of last term, the group requested that I design a beanie pattern especially for them. They were all very keen to knit their very first hat, it seemed. I promised to do so, but in my usual fashion of leaving things a tad late (not last minute exactly, but fairly close to the wire) I only sat down to start designing and knitting the hat earlier this week, with the first session being today. I completed the pattern in one sitting - which was immensely satisfying! There’s nothing like a bit of pressure from a group of under 11s to keep you focussed! ……read more

Materials
1 x 100g ball King Cole Magnum Chunky yarn or 2 (2, 3) x 50g balls Libby Summers Chunky Yarn
Pair 8mm needles
Pom pom maker

To fit
Age 7 - 8 (9 - 10, 11+ or adult).

Finished measurements
42 (45, 48) cm circumference

Abbreviations
k knit
p purl
k1 knit one stitch
p1 purl one stitch
skpo slip one stitch onto right hand needle, knit the next stitch, then pass the slipped stitch over the top of the knitted stitch (to the left)

Tension (in Magnum Chunky or Libby Summers Chunky)
15 rows and 12 stitches to 10cm square