Quick & Easy Hats for the Whole Family by Aimee Alexander

Quick & Easy Hats for the Whole Family

Knitting
August 2010
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
100 - 200 yards (91 - 183 m)
Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Junior, Adult)
English
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This hat is super quick & easy to knit like its name suggests. It’s the perfect baby shower gift, as it goes up in an hour or so. Sizes include Newborn - Adult and uses worsted yarn. The striped hat has a hemmed brim that makes a smooth finish for anyones forehead. The Zig Zag hat pattern includes clear charts for the fair isle patterning, and both patterns feature measurements in US and metric.

GAUGE
18 sts & 32 rows to 4 in / 10 cm over stockinette st using US 7 / 4.5 mm needles OR needles to gauge.

SIZES
Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Junior, Adult)

ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
13½ (15½, 17½, 20, 22) in / 34.5 (39.5, 44.5, 51, 56) cm

MATERIALS

Yarn for Striped Hat: 45 (55, 65, 75, 85) yards / 41 (50, 60, 68, 78) meters of worsted weight in each color.

Yarn for Zig Zag Hat: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) yards / 64 (73, 82, 92, 100) meters of worsted weight in Main Color, and 20 (25, 30, 35, 40) yards / 18 (23, 28, 32, 37) meters of worsted weight in Contrast Color.

Needles for Striped Hat: 16 in circular US 7 & US 7 dpn’s / 40 cm circular 4.5 mm & 4.5 mm dpn’s OR needles to gauge.

Needles for Zig Zag Hat: 16 in circular US 5 & US 7, and US 7 dpn’s / 40 cm circular 3.75 mm & 4.5 mm & 4.5 mm dpn’s OR needles to gauge.