Saturday 9 May 2020

The Yoda Hat For Baby It Is

I meant to post this on Monday [aka Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you and all that]  Steph sent a request for a baby yoda hat in green, and a link to the free pattern. But I did not have any 'bulky' wool, or the necessary circular needles. So I rewrote the original pattern for dk, and did it on 2 needles, with a seam up the back. The original pattern is here, my variation is below the photograph
Baby Yoda Knit Hat [double knit]
Materials: Approx. 25 grams of double knit yarn ,pair each of size 4mm and 3mm needles.
Tension – 24sts x 30rows to 10cm² [approx] for hat
Abbreviations: K – knit, K2tog - knit two together, P – purl, P 2tog – purl 2 together
Kfb - knit through front and back of loop, stst – stocking stitch.
Finished measurements: 15” around the brim; 5”tall [with the bottom edge slightly curled, which it will do naturally]
  Pattern for the HatCast on 80 stitches using 4mm needles.
Work in stocking stitch until the hat measures 4”, then start decreasing as follows:
K2tog, K14, rep. until end of row [75sts]
P13, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K12, rep. until end of row
P11, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K10, rep. until end of row
P9, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K8, rep. until end of row
P7, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K6, rep. until end of row
P5, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K4, rep. until end of row
P3, P2 tog, rep. until end of row
K2tog, K2, rep. until end of row
P1, P2 tog, rep. until end of row [10 sts]
Cut off your trailing yarn, leaving a 4 inch tail. Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches, pull tight, then secure the tail by knotting on the inside of the hat.
  Pattern for the ears [make 2]: switch to 3mm needles [this will produce a tighter weave so the ears are less likely to droop] Work in garter stitch [ie all rows knit]
Cast on 16 stitches [leave a 12” long tail which you can use later to stitch the ears onto the hat]
Rows 1-4: K
Row 5: K7, Kfb, Kfb, K7 [18 stitches]
Row 6: K8, Kfb, Kfb, K8 [20 stitches]
Rows 7-18 knit
Odd numbered rows, 19-51 K1, K2tog, K to end
Even numbered rows, 20 -50 K all stitches [ending with just 3 sts]
Row 51: K1, K2tog [2 sts]
Cut off your trailing yarn, leaving a 4” tail. Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches, secure with a knot, and weave in. 
  Making up Sew centre back seam of hat. Stitch the ears onto the sides of the hat. If you fold down the curved portion of the ears as you stitch them onto the hat, they will be less floppy and have a more authentic Yoda look [see photo]

3 comments:

  1. Simply must knit one of these for our little 'Yoda', who I still haven't 'met' properly yet and who, technically, isn't even aware of my existence. Have a good weekend, Angela and Bob.x

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  2. Thanx for sharing your pattern Ang. I have been shocked this week at the number of people who are so quick to go the copyright route - seems pure selfishness to me.

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  3. How cute!!! Could also double up as Shrek if you twist the ears a bit!

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