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Knit a Pokemon Go Hat for Your Collector

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pokemon go knit hat patternI know some people are still into Pokemon Go (though I have to admit I never played it) and with cool weather coming around again so (oh so soon!), it might be time to stitch a Pokemon Go hat to protect the ears of your favorite creature hunter.

This is a free pattern available from designer Mrs Leudeke. When I tried to access her site it wasn’t working, but I did find the pattern on the Internet Archive if you want to check it out and was able to successfully download the PDF from there.

I really love the multicolored pompom on this one, too, though of course you could leave it off. The pattern offers two sizes and five design variations, and is worked in sport weight yarn.

Are you or someone you know playing Pokemon Go? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo: Mrs Leudeke via Ravelry.]   Looking for more Pokemon patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

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  1. I can’t find the pattern through Ravelry or her site either, and now the Internet Archive link doesn’t work! Any other ideas how I can get the pattern? My friend would LOVE this…

  2. I was able to access the pattern page but the PDF didn’t download correctly. I’m not sure where else to find it but there are other Pokemon inspired hats out there!

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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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