While it doesn't have a chin strap, my Nane used to make this for the local hospitals for preemies or cancer patients, even as she was fighting her own cancer. There are sizes mentioned, but she would also alter it depending on the size of the person she expected to give the hat to. I have it written in her own hand, but it doesn't travel well over email--visually it is a little light, written in pencil on school paper. I am sure she got the pattern from somewhere, but so far, no one has tracked it down. Please feel free to use and pass along--Nane would be happy "her" pattern was continuing on. Trish ========================================================= NANE'S KNIT CAP Small Cap: Cast on 25 Stitches Size 6 Needles Medium Cap: Cast on 30 Stitches Size 7 Needles Large Cap: Cast on 35 Stitches Size 8 Needles PATTERN: 1st Row: (K2 in First Sts) K1 across to last 2 Sts K last 2 Sts together) turn. 2nd Row: (Purl across) turn 3rd Row: repeat first row, K2 K1 across, K2 Tog 4th Row: repeat second row (purl across) 5th Row: repeat first row 6th Row: repeat 2nd row (purl across) 7th Row: Purl 2 stitches in first st and purl across purl 2 stitches together in last 2 Sts TURN 8th Row: Knit across 9th Row: Repeat 7th row & turn 10th Row: Repeat 8th row & turn 11th Row: Repeat 7th row & turn 12th Row: : Repeat 8th row & turn Repeat these 12 rows alternately 8 times For hat brim, pick up stitches along one side with next smallest needles and knit in ribbing for 12 or more rows, break off yarn. To finish hat, gather opposite side of hat and sew a seam down the hat, bring it together. Form a pompom for the top, and secure to gathered end, turn up brim. You're Done! ====================================================================== On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 3:29 PM, P Dyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Any knitters in our group?t I'm looking for a hat pattern that has ear > flaps that extend into a chin strap and is form fitted to ones head. It is > almost like a helmet This is another one of those things that hasn't been > found since our move. I have found some of my kneedles...certainly not > all...but I keep looking. I know they will turn up. They just gotta turn > up as I went to buy a circular needle yesterday and it we $13.95!Yikes. Pat > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks, Trish! Once I get my yarn, I'll try this one first and let you know! There's a purpose to everything, although at times we don't understand why. God gives us all talents, some really awesome and some just ordinary, but we're really good at it. He must be guiding me to use my "ordinary" talent to help these tiny babies keep their bodies warm (plus have them wear something more "fashionable") - and not just my granddaughters. -Linnea On Jan 25, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Trish wrote: > While it doesn't have a chin strap, my Nane used to make this for > the local > hospitals for preemies or cancer patients, even as she was fighting > her own > cancer. There are sizes mentioned, but she would also alter it > depending on > the size of the person she expected to give the hat to. I have it > written in > her own hand, but it doesn't travel well over email--visually it is > a little > light, written in pencil on school paper. I am sure she got the > pattern from > somewhere, but so far, no one has tracked it down. Please feel free > to use > and pass along--Nane would be happy "her" pattern was continuing on. > > Trish > > ========================================================= > NANE'S KNIT CAP > > Small Cap: Cast on 25 Stitches Size 6 Needles > Medium Cap: Cast on 30 Stitches Size 7 Needles > Large Cap: Cast on 35 Stitches Size 8 Needles > > PATTERN: > > 1st Row: (K2 in First Sts) K1 across to last 2 Sts > K last 2 Sts together) turn. > 2nd Row: (Purl across) turn > 3rd Row: repeat first row, K2 K1 across, K2 Tog > 4th Row: repeat second row (purl across) > 5th Row: repeat first row > 6th Row: repeat 2nd row (purl across) > > 7th Row: Purl 2 stitches in first st and purl across > purl 2 stitches together in last 2 Sts > TURN > 8th Row: Knit across > 9th Row: Repeat 7th row & turn > 10th Row: Repeat 8th row & turn > 11th Row: Repeat 7th row & turn > 12th Row: : Repeat 8th row & turn > > Repeat these 12 rows alternately 8 times > > For hat brim, pick up stitches along one side with next smallest > needles and > knit in ribbing for 12 or more rows, break off yarn. > > > To finish hat, gather opposite side of hat and sew a seam down the > hat, > bring it together. Form a pompom for the top, and secure to > gathered end, > turn up brim. > > You're Done! > > ====================================================================== > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 3:29 PM, P Dyer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> Any knitters in our group?t I'm looking for a hat pattern that >>> has ear >> flaps that extend into a chin strap and is form fitted to ones >> head. It is >> almost like a helmet This is another one of those things that >> hasn't been >> found since our move. I have found some of my >> kneedles...certainly not >> all...but I keep looking. I know they will turn up. They just >> gotta turn >> up as I went to buy a circular needle yesterday and it we $13.95! >> Yikes. Pat >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message