Looking for a quick knit project? Felted hats are easy and fun to make and are one of the most popular projects with our customers. The hats pictured require 100% wool(not superwash) and are felted with hot water and agitation. This creates a thick, shrunken fabric that is incredibly warm. From right to left: Turquoise helmet - Fritidsgarn wool. Multi-coloured Bucket Hats - Noro Kureyon wool. Both the red and the brown Bucket Hats - Manos del Uruguay. The Rolled Brim hat - Galway wool. All yarns are available in a wide variety of colours, and the patterns are free with the yarn. Noro Kureyon Felted Bucket Hat
Medium Size Materials: Yarn - 2 balls of Noro Kureyon, or 200m of another worsted weight yarn (the red and the brown hats are made from Manos del Uruguay). Needles - 5.5mm and 6mm 40cm circular and 6mm dp needles. Cast on 110 stitches. Using double strand of yarn, knit 5 rounds in garter stitch (knit 1 round, purl 1 round) Next round - *Knit 9, k2tog; repeat from * around (100sts) [Purl 1 round, knit 1 round] twice, then purl 1 round. Break off 1 strand of yarn and continue with one strand Knit 5 rounds, purl 1 round. Change to 6mm needles and knit every round until piece measures 5 1/2" from purl round. Purl 1 round. Knit 2 rounds. Crown Shaping - *Knit 8, k2tog; repeat from * around. (90sts) Knit 2 rounds Next round - Knit 4 * k2tog, knit 7; repeat from * around; knit remaining stitches. (80sts) Knit 2 rounds Next round - *Knit 6, k2tog; repeat from * around. Knit 2 rounds. Next round - Knit 3; *k2tog, knit 5; repeat from * around; knit remaining stitches. Knit 1 round. Next round - *Knit 4, k2tog; repeat from * around; knit remaining stitches. Knit 1 round. Next round - Knit 2, *k2tog, knit 3; repeat from * around; knit remaining stitches (40sts) Knit 1 round. Next round - *Knit 2, k2tog; repeat from * around (30sts). Knit 1 round. Next round - Knit 1, *k2tog, knit 1; repeat from * around; knit remaining stitches. Knit 1 round. Next round *k2tog; repeat from * around (10sts) Cut yarn and weave through stitches. Felting: Felt in machine on hottest cycle with a pair of jeans (to add extra agitation), adding a small amount of mild detergent. Check after one wash to see if the hat fits - it may be necessary to do it a second time (or even a third). Shape over a coffee can or some other suitable container and leave it dry. Optional Felted Flower: Using 1 strand of worsted weight yarn and 5mm needle, cast on 2 stitches. Increase at the beginning of every row until there are 11 stitches. Cut yarn. Make 3 more points, casting on 2 stitches for each point onto an empty needle and breaking yarn on all but the last point. Knit across all 4 points (44 sts). Next row - k2tog across, k1. Next row - k2tog across. Next row - k2tog across. Pass the last 4 sts over the 1st stitch. Fasten off and sew seam. Felt with hat. Sew to hat with single strand of yarn.
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Lynn Overman
1/2/2020 05:26:50 am
Where can I find the pattern for the felted helmet hat?
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Janice
1/5/2021 09:43:11 am
I felted one that was perfect.
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Janice
1/5/2021 10:50:20 am
I sorry did not reply the felted one, except my iPad since not.
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