Stitch a Simple Pom Pom Hat for Kids

December 29, 2015 by Sarah White 1 Comment

Winter seems to be slow in coming a lot of places this year (as I write this we’re coming off near-record warmth and experiencing widespread flooding after days of rain), so you still have plenty of time to knit your kids some things to keep them warm when the cold weather finally gets here. Which makes me feel better about the not-even-half-completed kid-sized glove in my to-be-knit pile.

Evelyne from Nemcsok Farms has a great little kid’s hat pattern that’s great for newer knitters or anyone who wants to get a project on and off their needles quickly.

It uses two strands of medium/worsted weight yarn held together, but you could easily use a bulky weight yarn from your stash instead. The hat is mostly Stockinette, and it’s worked flat on straight needles, so it’s super easy for a new knitter. Someone with more experience or less tolerance for knitting things flat could just work the Garter Stitch section flat, then join in the round for the Stockinette part and only have a tiny seam to sew at the end.

Either way this is a great little stash buster to keep a kid in your live cozy.

Have a favorite hat pattern? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Nemcsok Farms.]

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Shelley says
December 29, 2015 at 10:23 am
I am really a novice at this but just finished up a hat using the pattern found here:
http://www.makeithandmade.com/2013/03/the-everything-hat-free-pattern.html
It is made using DPN but I was able to do it. I used a fuzzy yarn so it was more forgiving of my “uneven” stitches but the hat turned out really cute. An easy and fun pattern.

Have you read?

A Beautiful Way to Keep Your Head Warm

I haven’t knit a lot of hats, because I don’t wear hats that often, and because I don’t wear hats that often, the ones I have knit tend to be pretty basic and utilitarian. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s also nothing wrong with treating yourself to a lovely hat that takes a little more time to knit but will also be a joy to wear whenever you need to.

I think the Two Grey Hills hat from Tressa Weidenaar is an example of that second kind of hat. With its allover colorwork design and use of DK weight yarn, this is going to take you longer to knit than, say, a ribbed hat in bulky yarn. But you’ll also get that time to enjoy the process and reflect on the meaning behind the colorwork, which is inspired by Navajo weavings.

The pattern calls for two colors of DK yarn and is available in two sizes, adult medium and large. Two colors with a nice contrast will be helpful for seeing the design, which is somewhat intricate in places.

Despite that, this isn’t a difficult pattern if you’ve done stranded knitting before. You need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, work in the round, do colorwork from a chart and decrease stitches to make this hat.

Make this hat with a soft yarn and you’ll want to wear it all day, every day when the weather is cold. You can grab the pattern on Ravelry, and also check out the Rug Weaver’s Headband, which has a different look but is also inspired by Navajo weaving. The headband might be a better choice to knit if you don’t live somewhere where you need a winter hat that often.

Looking for more hats? Check out these hat knitting patterns that use worsted weight yarn leftovers.

[Photo: Tressa Weidenaar]

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