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Pattern: Knit Santa Hat

  • December 12, 2020January 4, 2021

The holidays are here! Get festive with this free knit Santa Hat pattern.

Knit Santa Hat Free Pattern

Materials

  • 2 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (1 red and one white). In this pattern, I used the colors Cranberry and Starlight.
  • US size 11 circular needles (8mm).

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Gauge

9 its – 12 rows = 4” (10cm) 

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in standard US terms.

  • CO – cast on
  • K – knit
  • P – purl
  • K2tog – knit two together
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Pattern

Brim:

CO 40 stitches in the round with your white yarn.

Rows 1-8: *K1, P1, * repeat to the end of the round.

Body:

Switch to red yarn.

Rows 8-28:Knit all stitches.

Decrease:

Row 29: *K8, K2tog, * repeat to the end of the round.

Row 30: Knit all stitches.

Row 31: *K7, K2tog, * repeat to the end of the round.

Row 32: Knit all stitches.

Row 33: *Knit 6, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 34: Knit all stitches.

Row 35: *Knit 5, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 36: Knit all stitches.

Row 37: *Knit 4, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 38: Knit all stitches.

Row 39: *Knit 3, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 40: Knit all stitches.

Row 41: *Knit 2, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 42: Knit all stitches.

Row 43: *Knit 1, K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Row 44: Knit all stitches.

Row 45: *K2tog, *repeat to the end of the round.

Cut the yarn and weave the end through the remaining stitches. Pull tight to close and tie a knot. Weave in any loose ends.

Using your white yarn, create a pompom. If you need help creating a yarn pompom, check out this tutorial. Sew to the end of the hat.

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