Zig and Zag Hat Free Knitting Pattern
Zig and zag hat free knitting pattern is an easy pattern to follow. Knit a warm hat for your head with a cool zig-zag design.
Materials needed:
- 3 oz. Worsted weight yarn
- size 8 16″ circular needles or whatever you need to get gauge matching sized double points and a yarn needle for weaving ends.
Gauge: 4st to 1″
Cast on 78 stitches, place marker,and being careful not to twist stitches
Row 1-6: K1, P1 around
Row 7 & 8: Knit
Row 9 & 10 : Purl
Row 11: Knit 3, P 2, *K4, P 2* repeat from *s around, ending K1
Row 12: Knit 2, P2, “K4, P2* , repeat from *’s around ending, K 2
Row 13: Knit 1, P2, *K4, P2* repeat from *’s around, ending K3
Row 14: P2, *K4, P2*repeat from *’s around, ending K4
Row 15: repeat row 13
Row 16: repeat row 12
Row 17: Repeat row 11
Row 18: *K4, P2* , repeat around
12-26: repeat rows 11-18
27-34: repeat rows 11-18
Row 35, 36: Purl
Just knit the rest of the rows until hat measures 7 1/2”. decrease 6 stitches in last row. (72 stitches)
Decrease for top:
Row 1: Knit 6, K 2 tog
Row 2 and all even : Knit
Row 3: K 5, K 2 tog
Row 5: K4, K 2 tog
Row 7: K 3, K 2 tog,
Row 9: K2, K2 tog
Row 10: K1, K 2 tog
Row 11: K 2 tog.
Break off yarn, leaving a 12″ tail. Run yarn through remaining stitches pulling tightly. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
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