Un Chapeau

No, I never took French.

But my father always called 

his hat, his chapeau.

I have been in hat knitting mode.

Jenn (# 2 daughter) determined

that she needed a chapeau.

So, I found Judith Gibson's 

ribbed knit pattern online.

Used a size 8 needle and

old faithful worsted weight yarn:

"Simply Soft."

 

With a guess and a by- gosh

I generated a prototype and

knitted J her hat.

Choose the number of

stitches needed for head

circumference and subtract

ten stitches.

CO required # of stitches, join circle.

K2, P2 for 6 rows.

Increase: add ten stitches.

Row 1: k2, p2.

Row 2: k

Repeat pattern for 7.5 inches.

Decrease: k1, p2 together/repeat.

Knit 5 rows of pattern.

Decrease: k2 together, p1/repeat.

Knit 3 rows of pattern.

Decrease: k2 together, p2, together/repeat.

K around.

K2 together.

Cut 10 inch length of yarn.

draw yarn through the remaining stitches.

Finis! A chapeau.

Last winter I knitted a

a Sassy Stripes hat

for a friend.

Penny attributes magical power

to her chapeau.

It not only keeps her head

warm but changes her

mood, inspires her muse.

Produces "brain hugs."

I think I'll shorten the process.

Today I will knit hair bands 

Perhaps, they will create

mini hugs.

Hugs to ye all.