You will need:

  • Size 10 ½ knitting needles
  • About 4oz of yarn scraps

Brim

Using 2 strands of yarn together cast on 60 stitches

Knit every row for 1in (about 8 rows)

 

Body

Row 1: purl

Row 2: knit

Repeat row 1 and 2 until you are 7in from the cast on edge, end with a purl row.

 

Crown

Row 1: *knit 8, knit 2 together* repeat across (5 more times)

Row 2:  purl

Row 3: *knit 7, knit 2 together* repeat across (5 more times)

Row 4:  purl

Row 5: *knit 6, knit 2 together* repeat across (5 more times)

Row 6:  purl

Row 7: *knit 2 together* repeat across

Row 8:  purl

Row 7: *knit 2 together* repeat across

 

Finishing

Cut yarn 18in from needles, place on yarn needle and thread

through remaining stitches, pull to draw shut and form the top, use

remaining yarn to sew the side seam, weave in all ends (no knots

are needed because the second strand will keep the stitches stable)


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