Easy Hat and Booties
An easy beginner fair isle hat project with matching booties.
Skills to know ↓
Worsted weight yarn.
Project shown in Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in ocean (green) and soft blue.
Needles
Size 6 Circular Needles for the booties and size 8 circular needles for the hat.
The needles I am using for this project are my absolute favorite for hat knitting. They are the Knitpicks Caspian Options Short Interchangeable Circular Set. With small tips and 16″ cords I can knit baby hats in the round.
Easy Double Pom Hat Pattern
Gauge: 4 stitches per inch.
Cast on 48 stitches.
Knit for 6 rows then join in the round.
Rows 1-4: Knit green
Row 5: k1 blue, k1 green, repeat
Row 6: knit green
Row 7: k1 green, k1 blue, repeat
Row 8 and 9: knit
Row 10 and 11: Knit 3 blue, knit 1 green, repeat
Rows 12 and 13: knit green
Rows 14 and 15: k2 green, then[knit 3 blue, knit 1 green]*, repeat from* to end
Rows 16 and 17: knit green
Row 18: K1 blue, k1 green, repeat
Row 19: knit green
Row 20: k1 green, k1 blue, repeat
Rows: 21-24: knit green
Use the Kitchener stitch to close the gap.
Time to make a pompom! I use the clover pompom maker.
Here is how to use this nifty little gadget.
Easy as Pie Booties
Size 6 needles
Rows 1 through 10: Knit
Row 11: K12, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K12.
Row 12: P11, P2tog, P1, P2tog, P11.
Row 13: K10, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K10
Row 14: P9, P2tog, Purl 1, P2tog, P9.
Row 15: K8, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K8.
Row 16: P7, P2tog, P1, P2tog, P7.
Rows 17 through 24: Knit.
Bind off using the stretchy bind off, leaving 10′′ of yarn to sew up back seam. Turn booties inside out to sew seam. Make 2.
