A fast, easy beginner project. I wrote the hat pattern for the middle schoolers I teach. This was their very first knitting project.

This hat will fit a 21” head at a gauge of 4 sts to the inch. Pom poms are made with the galway, and sewn in place for the ears. The face is cut out from black felt and sewn on. A chart is included in the pattern.

MATERIALS

• Lion Brand’s Vanna’s Choice Solid,White (1 skein)
• Plymouth Yarn GalwayWorsted, Black (1/2 skein)
• Small amount of black fingering yarn
• Tapestry needle for sewing face
• Pom pom maker or cardboard cutout for making 2 pom poms
• Black felt for eyes and nose
• US 8 16” Circular Needles
• US 8 DPN’s

There are many tutorials online for making pom poms. We used the following:

http://www.tricksyknitter.com/how-to-make-a-pom-pom/

I love that you can download a printable version to pass out to the kids. Thanks, Megan!