WEE OWL HAT

Hi everyone

Today I have a guest on my blog.  It's my mum.

(This is mum walking me down the aisle at my wedding just over a year ago).

Mum is the one who taught me how to knit, and is one of the best people I know and I love her loads.

Ok enough slush.  Over to you mum.

I saw this wee hat and loved it.  I looked for a pattern and tried to knit it, but it was absolute rubbish.  So I studied the picture and worked it out myself.  I am wondering if lots of these free patterns have deliberate mistakes, to make you buy them???

This is my attempt.

Here is the pattern for the hat that worked for me. 

Wee owl baby hat pattern

You'll need 

•Baby DK yarn or ordinary DK yarn if you want your hat a bit bigger

•Size 3.25mm straight knitting needles or a size bigger if you want your hat a bit bigger 

Cast on 60 stitches 

K1, P1 for 3 rows

Row4 - P22, cable 2sts to back, K2, moss stitch 10sts, cable 2sts to front, moss stitch 2 sts, K2, p22

Row5 - K22, P2, moss stitch 12sts, P2, K22

Row6 - P22, K2, moss stitch 12sts, K2, P22

Work last 2 rows 6 times.

Row19 - K22, P2, moss stitch 12sts, P2, K22

Row20 - P22, cable 2sts to back, K14, cable 2 to front, K4

Row21 - K22, P16, K22

Row22 - P22, K16, P22

Work last 2 rows 3 times. 

Row29 - K22, P16, K22

Row30 - P22, cable 4sts to back, K8, cable 4sts to front, K8, P22

Row31 - k22, P16, K22

Row32 - P22, K16, K22

Work last 2 rows 3 times. 

Next cast off all stitches. 

Now sew up the wee hat by folding it so that your seem is at the back directly opposite the owl on the front using mattress stitch.  Then sew allong the top with the hat inside out.

All that is left to do is turn your hat right way out and sew a couple of small buttons on as eyes and add tassels at each corner.  

Here's a wee video to help you make tassles (they have attached their tassles to a scarf but just copy but in the corners of your wee hat). 

http://youtu.be/qsG_4LbnAng