CLOVER POM-POM MAKER TUTORIAL INCLUDED!

Here’s a wonderfully speedy bulky hat pattern for all sizes, with handy sizing chart columns that you read vertically and a pom-pom tutorial on page 6 for your convenience. This pattern is wonderful for those last-minute gifts that need to be knit up, whether it’s for a baby shower, a Christmas present, or just needing a quick knit when the weather gets chilly!

HAT MEASUREMENTS:
0-6 months: 5.5’’/14 cm long; 6.5’’/16.5cm wide
6-12 months: 6.25’’/15cm long; 7’’/18cm wide
12-24 months: 6.75’’/17cm long; 7.75’’/20cm wide
2-5 years: 7.25’’/18cm long; 8.5’’/21.5cm wide
6-12 years: 8.25’’/21 cm long; 9.25’’/23.5cm wide
Teen/Adult XS: 9’’/23cm long; 9.75’’/25cm wide
Adult S/M: 9.25’’/23.5cm long; 10.25’’/26cm wide
Adult L/XL: 9.5’’/24cm long; 10.75’’/27cm wide

MATERIALS:
YARN: Super Bulky (6WPI) yarn
0-6 months: 38yds/67g (plus 10-12g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
6-12 months: 45yds/75g (plus 10-12g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
12-24 months 50yds/80g (plus 10-12g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
2-5 years: 52yds/85g (plus 10-12g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
6-12 years: 68yds/110g (plus 15g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
Teen/Adult XS: 85yds/140g (plus 15g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)
Adult S/M: 90yds/145 (plus 15g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom
Adult L/XL: 100yds/165g, plus 15g of worsted weight yarn for pom-pom)

NEEDLES: Set of 5 dpns, or 1 long circular needles in sizes US 10 (6mm) and US 11 (8mm) needles

NOTIONS: Beginning of rd st marker, darning needle, sharp scissors, and (optional) Clover Pom-Pom maker (Size 46mm /Yellow=medium; Size 65mm/green=large)

GUAGE:
13 sts and 20 rows=4’’ on US 10 Stockinette Stitch
12 sts and 17 rows = 4’’ on US 11 Stockinette Stitch

ABBREVIATIONS:
DPNS= double pointed needles WPI=wraps per inch K= knit Rd(s)= round(s) St(s)=stitch(es) K2tog=knit 2 sts together MC=main color CC=contrast color