This year I started making holiday presents quite early, and managed to get them off from my to-do list in November! I still can’t believe I did it, it’s so not me. Last year my partner was standing next to me fully dressed, shaved and perfumed, ready to go to the celebration, while I was finishing the last hat. Now, that’s more like me 🙂 For you I have prepared three simple little patterns, a hat and two lace headbands. All of them can be made in very short time.
The Janus hat is a beginner friendly, easy to knit two faced (hence the name) winter hat. It makes a very good last minute gift, as it takes only few hours to knit. Since it has two right sides, the chances that the reciever will like it are doubled. For the best outcome, use a yarn without knots.
To knit this hat you have to know or learn the following technics: cast on, knit, purl, purl two together, knit two together, slip a stitch purlwise with yarn in back, knit through the back loop.
Sizes: XS – S – M – L – XL – XXL (head circumference 53 – 55- 57 – 59 – 61 – 63 cm/ 21 – 22 – 22.8 – 23.6 – 24.4 – 25.2 inc)
To execute this pattern you need to know (or be ready to learn 🙂 ) the following technics: chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch (joining ends), picot (chain+slip stitch).
The pattern includes a scheme with a little list of symbols, and the full instructions written out.
You will need a small amount of cotton lace yarn (any kind) and a 1.3 mm crochet hook, a small piece of rubber band (circa 10 cm).
Since you will be adapting the pattern to the size needed, gauge is irrelevant.
Cheers,
Mimi
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