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1. 

   Virginia GravesFebruary 3, 2016 at 8:38 am

   thank you for this pattern I am a beginner so I hope I can do this. I like to give to the local shelter so I want to start making hats.
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   s.watsonFebruary 6, 2016 at 11:02 am

   i have made 30 chemo hats that i have donated.i like to do larger and smaller ones. many thanks.
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   Judy B.March 1, 2016 at 5:34 am

   When completing the crown, in the second line under each size you say “Repeat across the round.” If we are knitting with straight needles, how would it be in the round?

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     MamaMarch 3, 2016 at 12:23 pm

     Thanks for catching that. You are correct. That was left over from the in-the-round version of the pattern and doesn’t apply to the straight needle version. You would just repeat the directions between asterisks across each row.
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   SueMarch 14, 2016 at 8:40 am

   Hi, I am a beginner as far as knitting goes and am not very good at reading patterns. Is the first row of the crown for the medium hat:

   Knit 1 purl 1 eleven times.
   K 1
   Slip 2 knit wise, knit one, slip stitches over.
   Knit 1 purl 1 four times.
   Then start again with knit one purl one eleven times.

   Many thanks, Sue

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     MamaMarch 16, 2016 at 10:25 am

     Correct!

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       Betty ColemanOctober 15, 2018 at 4:44 pm

       Hello, This is what I did but at the end after doing k1p1 4 times then k1 I had 4 stitches left to work. I worked them as before p1k1p1k1. I ended up with 97 stitches. What did I do wrong? I don’t want to begin row 2 if row 1 isn’t right. Thank you!

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         MamaOctober 16, 2018 at 10:13 am

         Having four stitches left over would make me suspect the s2kp2 stitches. Make sure that you used 3 stitches that result in 1 when you make those stitches.

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           Betty ColemanOctober 18, 2018 at 7:31 pm

           Thank you, if I didn’t do the stitches correctly I’m confused about why the number of stitches, 97, was right. Can you help me understand how that happened? I watched tutorials and slip 2 stitches knitwise then knit a stitch, then pass the two stitches I skipped back onto my left needle
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           MamaOctober 19, 2018 at 1:21 pm

           Good point. You ended up with the correct number of stitches so you did the decreases correctly. So the problem is where the decreases are if you had 4 stitches left over after the repeats. Each repeat has 7 stitches, then the decrease and then 8 stitches. So looking across the row you should have 7 stitches, decrease, 15 stitches, decrease, 15 stitches, decrease, 15 stitches, decrease, 15 stitches, decrease, 15 stitches, decrease, 8 stitches, last knit stitch. This totals the 97 resulting stitches of the row.
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           Betty ColemanOctober 18, 2018 at 7:33 pm

           Sorry I meant to say the two stitches I slipped not skipped.
5. 

   CarolJuly 7, 2016 at 10:53 pm

   Do I bind off after last row or thread the yarn thru the stitches while they are still on the needle? Then pulling the yarn so those remaining stitches of the piece get gathered together? Sorry, I have never made a hat before… Also how do you seam the side? Any special technique you recommend?

   Thank you so much for this pattern. I have been wanting to make hats to donate and your pattern is making me brave enough to try it.

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     MamaJuly 13, 2016 at 11:57 am

     Sorry for the delay getting back to you on this. On the top stitches you do not bind them off but rather use a needle to pass the cut end of the yarn through all the loops and pull them together and secure them well. Here is a tutorial I found on side seaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04v5N8kUGgo
6. 

   Jean TaylorSeptember 27, 2016 at 3:55 pm

   Do you have a man’s beanie pattern using sport yarn?

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     MamaSeptember 28, 2016 at 2:05 pm

     I don’t but found this one: http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/kpatt27.htm
7. 

   Emma FranklinOctober 17, 2016 at 8:32 pm

   thank you for the pattern mama
8. 

   Betty EassonNovember 7, 2016 at 1:44 pm

   The XL hat for men. I have a grandson with a large head, what will it stretch to in inches? Thanks for this help. I can’t wait to start this hat.

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     MamaNovember 14, 2016 at 11:49 am

     It will comfortably stretch to 24″ and more.

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       Betty ColemanOctober 18, 2018 at 7:35 pm

       Will you tell me what the medium adult hat will stretch to in inches?

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         MamaOctober 19, 2018 at 1:22 pm

         About 22 inches.
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   Alex RyanNovember 29, 2016 at 10:44 am

   I am going to use the XL pattern for my husband, but I am looking to work in 4k/4p rib is this still ok to follow the pattern as written with this change in rib size?

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     MamaDecember 3, 2016 at 8:32 pm

     The crown is definitely written for the k1-p1 rib, but if you feel comfortable making the necessary adjustments (swapping k/p as needed) then it would work otherwise.
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    sherry hambyDecember 26, 2016 at 8:00 am

    concerning the 12 month – row 5 does not make sense to me – the row calls for 37 stitches -but 8 times in 37 comes to 32 and then you do not have enough to finish the row- you have 5 stitches left over and it seems to me you need 9 more stitches to finish the row. please help “) (I am using straight needles)

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      MamaDecember 26, 2016 at 3:01 pm

      On the twelve month size the instructions between the * are repeated 6 times. You begin Row 5 with 49 stitches on the needle. The s2kp2 stitch uses 3 stitches and produces 1 stitch. So the stitches between the * will use 8 stitches. These repeated 6 times and the extra stitch at the end will use 49 stitches which is what you should begin with. The s2kp2 will reduce the repeated section by 2, so the row will produce 6 stitches in the repeated section. This when repeated 6 times plus the extra stitch will result in 37 stitches after the row.
11. 

    TizzyJanuary 18, 2017 at 12:13 am

    Thanks so much. I’ve been looking for a simple pattern like this (for straight needles) so I can use up some of my wool stash knitting for charity. 🙂 It’s also nice and easy to knit during quiet times at work (night duty) when distractions can easily ruin a pattern.
12. 

    DesJanuary 27, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    Thank you so much for this pattern. I have been working on some charity knitting and I only had a couple women’s hat patterns I made. This is great, because it covers all the bases and is easy to follow.
13. 

    FrancesFebruary 13, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Thank you so much for this pattern! I made such a cute little hat for my nephew- I customised it with a pom pom. Fingers crossed it fits him!
14. 

    Rita BatemanApril 18, 2017 at 1:56 am

    I must be missing something, please could you explain. Med adult crown Row 1 adds up to a lot more stiches than the 103 I started with

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      MamaApril 22, 2017 at 4:36 pm

      Row 1: * (k1, p1) 11 times, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 4 times *, k1 (97 stitches)
      The (k1, p1) 11 times = 22 stitches
      The k1 = 1 stitch
      The s2kp2 uses 3 stitches
      The (k1, p1) 4 times = 8 stitches
      The total of this repeat is 22 + 1 + 3 + 8 = 34
      For this row it is only repeated 3 times (subsequent rows are repeated 6 times). So 34 x 3 = 102 then an extra k1 at the end for the 103 stitches used. The s2kp2 reduces two stitches in each of the three repeats, so this results in 103 – 6 = 97 remaining stitches.

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        Frederick SouzaJanuary 14, 2018 at 9:23 am

        This is still very unclear because in one place you say you repeat it 4 times, but you can’t because you don’t have enough stitches left. I would edit the pattern and put the whole thing in parenthesis that says it only repeats 3 times, because the “4 times” piece of this tells a whole different story since nowhere do you explain that you are only repeating this all 3 times. I am not making the hat because I think knitting in the round is so much easier than doing seams, but I did like the basic stitch counts for all those sizes, so thank you for that–it will be very helpful.
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        DebbieMarch 9, 2018 at 7:37 pm

        # 3 times the whole line is missing in the pattern rows 1 and 2:

        Medium Adult Crown:
        Begin crown when body is 8″ high.
        Row 1: * (k1, p1) 11 times, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 4 times 3 times *, k1 (97 stitches)
        Row 2: p1, * (k1, p1) 4 times, p2, (k1, p1) 11 times 3 times * (97 stitches)

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          DebbieMarch 9, 2018 at 8:34 pm

          I completed looking at the medium crown pattern.
          As I see it there were multipliers omitted from all reduction rows. as below:

          Medium Adult Crown:
          Begin crown when body is 8″ high.
          Row 1: * (k1, p1) 11 times, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 4 times 3 times *, k1 (97 stitches)
          Row 2: p1, * (k1, p1) 4 times, p2, (k1, p1) 11 times 3 times * (97 stitches)
          Row 3: * (k1, p1) 3 times, k3tog, p1, (k1, p1) 6 times, s2kp2, p1, (k1, p1) 3 times 3 times *, k1 (85 stitches)
          Row 4: p1, * k1, p1 * (85 stitches)
          Row 5: * (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 3 times 6 times*, k1 (73 stitches)
          Row 6: p1, * (k1, p1) 3 times, p2, (k1, p1) 2 times 6 times * (73 stitches)
          Row 7: * (k1,p1) 2 times, s2kp2, p1, (k1, p1) 2 times 5 times*, k1 (61 stitches)
          Row 8: p1, * k1, p1 * (61 stitches)
          Row 9: * k1, p1, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 2 times 6 times*, k1 (49 stitches)
          Row 10: p1, * k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1 * (49 stitches)
          Row 11: * k1, p1, s2kp2, p1, k1, p1 6 times *, k1 (37 stitches)
          Row 12: p1, * k1, p1 * (37 stitches)
          Row 13: * k1, s2kp2, k1, p1 6 times*, k1 (25 stitches)
          Row 14: p1, * k1, p3 6 times * (25 stitches)
          Row 15: * s2kp2, p1 4 times *, k1 (13 stitches)

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            MamaMarch 10, 2018 at 10:23 am

            Instead of repeating that language over and over, at the beginning of the pattern I state “Repeat instructions between * across the row:” so that the * designated areas have the same meaning throughout.
15. 

    Margaret AgnewOctober 28, 2017 at 8:51 am

    Hi found your pattern online as I was looking for a quick and easy knit for a child. Just knitted the 12 month size and can’t believe how quick it was and so easy to follow your pattern. I love it, thank you.
16. 

    LindaNovember 9, 2017 at 6:30 am

    do you have instructions for knitting this hat in the round>

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      MamaNovember 11, 2017 at 11:35 am

      http://stitcheryprojects.com/2016/01/29/my-favorite-ribbed-hat/
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    HelenNovember 28, 2017 at 5:30 pm

    Hi there, I’m making a hat for a toddler and I’m a little confused – for Row 1: is it k1 p1 8 times, k1 1 time, s2kp2 k1,p1 3 times, then k1 1 time – then start all over? or is it k1 p1 8 times, k1 1 time, s2kp2 3 k1, p1 3 times, k1 til the end? Thank you!

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      MamaDecember 3, 2017 at 6:27 pm

      Complete all the directions between the *. Then repeat them all again and again until you come to the last stitch which is a k1.
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    HelenNovember 30, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    Row 5: * k1, p1, k1, s2kp2, (k1, p1) 2 times *, k1 (49 stitches)

    For this row I was wondering,

    Is it k1,p1,k1,s2kp2,k1,p1 then repeat k1,p1,k1,s2kp2,k1,p1 then k1 or is it k1,p1,k1,s2kp2,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p1 then k1?

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      MamaDecember 3, 2017 at 6:40 pm

      Complete these stitches – k1, p1, k1, s2kp2, k1, p1, k1, p1. Repeat the set again and again until the last stitch then k1.
19. 

    EleanorDecember 18, 2017 at 5:42 pm

    I am making a todder size. Do I rib for 8 inches before shaping the crown?
20. 

    EleanorDecember 19, 2017 at 2:33 pm

    I figured it out. The length is orinted on the top of shaping the crown in each size.
    I enjoyed making this hat. Thank you
21. 

    JennyJanuary 12, 2018 at 4:30 am

    Hi,
    When folding up the bottom of the hat, won’t the bottom appear the wrong way round? In the photo somehow your stitches on the bottom are the right way round…

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      MamaJanuary 22, 2018 at 9:41 am

      I assume you are talking about the cast on row since the ribbing is reversible. I use a long tail cast on with ribbing and it never seems to have a clear front back look to it.
22. 

    SusanJanuary 14, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Looking for textured baby hat for straight needles

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      MamaJanuary 22, 2018 at 9:52 am

      http://stitcheryprojects.com/2013/11/08/textured-baby-hats-for-straight-needles/
23. 

    Joyce AbbeyMay 24, 2018 at 3:19 am

    Thank you for the pattern. I am knitting for charity again so this is very helpful.
24. 

    KatyJune 16, 2018 at 1:45 am

    Hi there, I’m hoping to knit this with DK (8ply) wool (for 6 month size) – I am a beginner – would this require any adjustments?

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      MamaJuly 5, 2018 at 4:31 pm

      If you have more stitches per the gauge you might need to make a larger size to get the 6 month size equivalent.
25. 

    LynleyJune 16, 2018 at 3:41 am

    Sorry to ask but what does * mean in the pattern ?
    Thanks Lynley

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      MamaJuly 5, 2018 at 4:27 pm

      The stitches between the * are repeated across the row.
26. 

    SharrojJune 16, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    I haven’t started knitting this pattern as yet but it is great to have the pattern in so many sizes. Thank you so much….
27. 

    Jenny ApiataJune 30, 2018 at 7:30 pm

    Love this pattern. Have knitted 4 different sizes …new born, 6 months, small adult and large adult. I’m quite a loose knitter and used 4 ply wool. Just love how easy it was to make. I’ve never knitted a beanie before. Now I have 2 family members wanting one .
    Thanks Mama x
28. 

    Betty ColemanAugust 30, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Hello,

    I would like to knit this hat for my adult daughter. She just sent me her head measurements. Will you please tell me what size hat I need to make for her?

    24 inches around her head and from the crown to the ear is 8 inches
    I appreciate your help!

    Betty

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      MamaAugust 30, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      I would recommend the largest size.

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        Betty ColemanOctober 28, 2018 at 10:01 am

        Hello, Thanks to all of your patience and help, I have finally been able to complete the hat. It turned out very nicely and I found lifelines true life savers when knitting the crown part. I decided to do the medium size because I knit loosely and the yarn I used has a good bit of stretch. I understand how to close the top of the hat with the darning needle, but I don’t understand how to seam up the back so that when the cuff is turned up the seam won’t show. Can you explain how to do that? When seaming the back do I begin at the edge or at the crown of the hat? Thank you again for helping me!

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          MamaOctober 28, 2018 at 9:35 pm

          What I do with a hat with a turned up edge is stitch with the seam to the inside until I’m getting to close to what will be the edge once turned up, then switch and sew the seam on the outside. Then when it’s flipped up you won’t see the seam.
29. 

    Jill MckennaNovember 26, 2018 at 3:18 am

    Can this be knitted in dk? What would be the differences I’d need to make?

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      MamaNovember 26, 2018 at 7:04 pm

      Just making the next size larger should be adjustment enough.
30. 

    SaffieMay 15, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    I have really bulky wool I’m using 10mm needles and I’m wondering if there’s any way to modify this pattern to suit a medium sized hat ?

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      MamaMay 17, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      I think if you cast on for a newborn size it will work out to a medium with that yarn and needles.
31. 

    DanielSeptember 16, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Hi,
    I decided to knit this pattern but I have a question, can you slip the end stitches or do you have to knit/purl all the way to the end?
    Thank you!

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      MamaSeptember 29, 2019 at 10:22 am

      I’m sorry it took me so long to reply. You can slip the end stitches.
32. 

    Ayla GarciaNovember 27, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Hello, I am working based on the XL dimensions you gave. However I believe I must be missing something as I am uncertain how to finish working the first row of the crown. I followed the instructions as given and ended up with an extra 3 stitches after the final k1.

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      MamaNovember 28, 2019 at 9:11 pm

      While working that round make sure your s2kp2 stitches use three stitches from the prior row. Also make sure your knits are being made into knits and the purls into purls.

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        Ayla GarciaDecember 4, 2019 at 9:28 am

        My s2kp2 is using three stitches, my knits are knits and the purls are purls.
        Maybe my math is wrong, but how many times were we supposed to repeat the pattern between asterisks, because I don’t understand how I am supposed to go from 109 stitches to 97.

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          MamaDecember 29, 2019 at 8:05 pm

          I’m so sorry I’ve taken so long to respond. I think the best way to stay on track with repeats like these is to use stitch markers between repeats. The hat has six repeats and an extra stitch. For the cast on of 109 this is a repeat of 18 six times and the extra stitch. On Row 1, each repeat is reducing 2 stitches with the s2kp2, so each repeat will go from 18 to 16 stitches, finishing with 16×6+1=97 stitches.
33. 

    CallieDecember 28, 2019 at 10:57 pm

    Used your pattern to knit my first hat ever! Gifted it to my dad for Christmas and he loved it! Thank you so much 🙂

    Can’t wait to figure out how to knit in the round next!
34. 

    DavidJanuary 25, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    This is one of the best & useful patterns I’ve found..
    > If it’s being worn as a beanie & no rolled edge,
    can we start with about 5 to 6 inches of ribbed knit
    instead of 8-1/2, then begin the reduction rounds?

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      MamaFebruary 6, 2020 at 7:29 pm

      Yes, that’s right, because the extra length was to allow for the flipped up brim.
35. 

    LindaFebruary 6, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    So far, so good on the small adult hat. Now I am to the crown part and cannot come up with the required 85 stitches from the 97 I began with.

    Do I do the *(k1, p1) 3 times, k3tog, p1, (k1, p1). 3 times* all the way across the row…I’m a little confused.

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      MamaFebruary 7, 2020 at 8:39 pm

      Yes, repeat those stitches between the * across the row. You will work those sections between * 6 times across. You should then have one stitch left for that last knit.
36. 

    kanakaJuly 19, 2020 at 5:05 am

    I was searching for a hat for my husband with straight needle. I tried this and came out well.
    Many thanks

    Kanaka
37. 

    PatriciaAugust 8, 2020 at 3:42 am

    Mama

    Can this beanie be knitted on 4 mm needles in 8 ply wool?

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      MamaAugust 17, 2020 at 11:24 am

      Yes, just follow the directions for the size next up from the one you want.
38. 

    MiekéAugust 12, 2020 at 6:29 am

    Hi, I’m a beginner knitter. I’ve just finished the body of this beanie and am ready to start decreasing the crown, but I’ve just realised I’ve dropped a stitch somewhere along the way and now have ended up with an even number of stitches (108) on the XL size. I cannot find my mistake? It seems to have blended in with the work well, but now I’m not sure how this will affect my decreasing? Do I need to add a stitch now before I start decreasing? What do you recommend?

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      MamaAugust 17, 2020 at 10:21 am

      It depends on if your row has any knits or purls that are together (two knits together or two purls together) or if all your stitches still alternate. If there are two stitches together I would suggesting adding a stitch between them. If they are all still alternating then you can just skip one of the stitches at the beginning or end of the decrease rows, which ever keeps you on the correct knit/purl alternate pattern.

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        Connie McMahenOctober 24, 2021 at 2:36 pm

        If I do a 3 inch cuff then would I need to make the hat longer then what it says before I do the crown part?

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          samOctober 24, 2021 at 7:41 pm

          absolutely
39. 

    SarahDecember 8, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    Hi, I wanted to thank you for this pattern. I have made a few hats and hadn’t found one that I really like. So far, I have made one of these for my son, and one for myself. This hat is perfect. It will be my go to for hats from now on. I had been holding on to some pink sparkly yarn, waiting for the perfect hat pattern. And this is it. Thank you again!
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42. 

    Lynne MacDApril 23, 2022 at 10:02 am

    The child’s hat starts with 85 stitches and the toddler starts at 79. The problem being that the crown instructions appear to be the same for both hats. Both say you should have 73 stitches after the first crown decrease row. Is there a row missing? Or possibly a different set of instructions for the child’s hat. can you please send me the crown Instructions for the child’s hat . I love having a complete set of patterns
43. 

    CaroleJune 1, 2023 at 5:12 pm

    Hi I’m trying to decrease on the medium 103 stitch hat. But my knitted stitches are turning into purl is this right please
44. 

    shopnaMarch 23, 2024 at 7:05 am

    Hello! Thank you for the pattern! If I didn’t want to make a fold over section but more of a beanie type hat, at how many inches of body should I start the crown? I want to make a teen size hat. Thank you!

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