Australian Knitting — July 2016

50 Australian Knitting

The Biggan Design yarn is perfect
for this purpose, as the yarn is so
soft you can wear it next to the
skin without feeling it at all. Many
customers have bought my yarn for
this reason to knit chemo beanies for
friends, but now I can myself verify
that it is absolutely true. I had a lot
of fun and many positive comments
wearing my HAPPY HARE HAT while
going through the treatment and it
seemed to cheer up not only me, but
my surroundings as well!

YARN
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CBMM
#JHHBO
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Wool in any colour – Main Colour
(MC)
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4UBTI
CBH
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#JHHBO
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yarn OR your own BD leftover yarn

NEEDLES AND TOOLS
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DJSDVMBS
OFFEMF
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PG


MEASUREMENTS
To fit a medium sized adults head

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
circ = circular needle
EFD

EFDSFBTF

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UPH

JOD

JODSFBTF

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JO
TBNF
TU

TENSION

TUT
BOE

SPXT
4UPDLJOH
4UJUDI
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DN

Tension is very important to follow to

get the Right Size!

Design note: Before starting to knit,

please read carefully through the

whole pattern.

GETTING STARTED

The hat is made with BD leftover yarn

tied together with 2,5 cm/1” length of

yarn sticking out of the knot, once it’s

tied, to give the effect

of hair.

If you want a lot of knots make the

yarn ends you tie together no more

than 20 cm (8”) – 50 cm (20”) long.

If you want fewer knots, make the yarn

ends 1 metre (40”) – 2 metres (80”)

long.

As you tie the yarn ends together, roll

them up into a ball. It’s a lot of fun to

do this part of tying together, adding

colour after colour into a ball. This is

where you add the Mc yarn wherever

you feel like it.

It’s useful to have one ball of MC,

which you keep adding in all through

the yarn ends being tied together to

give it a feeling of coherency. This is

not necessary, though, as you can just

use leftover yarn all the way through.

In the latter case you would only need

a longer piece of yarn for the first 15

rows, at the beginning of beanie, as

the edge will curl up. You would not

want any knots in this first bit!

WORKING PATTERN

With Mc cast on 120 sts with size

3mm circ needle (40cm). Close the

loop to start knitting in the round,

which means that beg and end of row

is where first and last sts meet. Make

sure all sts are hanging down in the

same direction, so edge is

not twisted!

Work st.st. On rows 4, 8 &12 work 1

row contrasting colour to make a thin

stripe, otherwise work in Mc. After 15

rows change to size 4mm circ needle

(40cm).

Inc1 in every 4th st over row (150 sts

on needle). Start to work with ball of

leftover yarn.

Every time you come to a new colour,

make sure that the tie is fully visible,

sticking out on RS of work, so you’ll

get the hairy effect!

(Please NOTE! St.st is only KNIT on

circ needle).

When hat measures 9 cm (3¾“) dec1

every 4th st over row (120 sts on

needle). When work measures12 cm

(4¾”) dec1 every 10th st over row.

Rep this row of dec every 2nd row,

but with 1 st less in between the dec,

i.e every 9th, 8th, 7th, 6th st etc, until

there are 10 sts remaining.

Note: When sts get hard to work on

circ needle, knit them over on DPNS.

Work 1 row. On next row work sts

tog 2 and 2 (5 sts left on needles).

Happy Hare Hat – Biggan Design

Happ Hare H t -

ulti oloured eanie

This hat is designed with Biggan Design leftover yarns for chemo patients, who have lost

their hair during the course of chemotherapy treatment and need a beanie to keep their bald

head warm and also be so soft that they can sleep in it.