Character/Specialty Hats & cowl sets












I think my passion is really turning into hats and ear warmers. And character hats are so much fun! They are almost like a costume and the combinations are endless! I've turned my kids, nieces and nephews into dinosaurs, bears, foxes, Ninja Turtles, and unicorns. I've combined patterns to make whatever features I need. The unicorn hair actually came from an Octopus Pattern. You can embroider on faces or just use felt to decorate. Kids go crazy over these hats and they are just a blast!

Matching hats and cowls 

For these, I used "Wool-Ease" "Thick and Quick" Yarn

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I started to use this same hat pattern, but with bigger needles, thicker yarn, less stitches and sharper decreases

CO 40 stitches on 13 circular needles 
Ribbing can be done to prevent rolling
knit total of 6” and then start decreases

knit 2 K2tog 6,8,8,8
Knit row
knit 1 k2tog 4,6,4,6
Knit row
k2tog 2,3,2,3
Pick up stitches with yarn and finish 

Cowls size 15 CO 12-15 knit to desired length and sew ends

Or 
Cast on 50 and knit in the round 

 When knitting stripes in the round, make sure to knit colors A&B together for a row before dropping color A.
Change color after even number of rows 
(If color changes, knit stripes no more than 2-3”)

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Dinosaur hat Spikes

https://theninjaherself.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/dino-spikes-knitting-pattern/

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