This hat was made as a gift for the daughter of my dear friend, Jon. Jon posted a picture of a pink hat on Facebook and mentioned that Elaina would look adorable in it. I happened to agree, so I thought I would make one for her. It took me a while to decide how to do the earflaps and bottom stripe. I like those to be doubled for warmth. I finally decided to start with the cord at the bottom of the earflaps, and make both of them in the round. Then I made the first stripe, and added the ear flaps. Both the ear flaps and the bottom stripe are 2 layers thick, so Elaina’s adorable little head will be nice and warm. I decided this hat is so cute that her mom needed one in her favorite colors, so I wrote the pattern for kiddos and adults. PLUS: They glow in the dark!! Check out the notes section to see how.

Size:
Child Small (Child Med, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Med/Large)
Fits head size: 18, (20, 22, 24) inches

Yarn:
Red Heart Super Saver in two colors of your choice.
Kreinik carry~along filaments, one for each color (see notes)

Needles:
US 8/5.00mm ~ 16″ circulars
US 8/5.00mm ~ set of 4 or 5 double points for i~cord, ear flaps, and top of hat
optional ~ only 2 of the double point needle for the i~cord AND long circulars (magic loop method) for ear flaps and top of hat

Gauge:
18 sts = 4″ in stockinette

Other supplies:
2 stitch holders
1 stitch marker
yarn needle

Stitches and Skills used:
K ~ knit
P ~ purl
KFB ~ Knit in Front and Back (increase)
K2tog ~ Knit 2 together
MC ~ Main Color
CC ~ Contrast Color
st(s) ~ stitch(es)