Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- Pink Elfkin

I've got a goal to have knitted at least fifty doll hats within the next fifty days to sell at a huge neighborhood yard sale in the fall.  To my surprise, I found there were very few doll hat patterns available for free on the internet.  This is a pity since a doll hat is a very good project for a beginning loomer and it isn't always obvious how a full-sized hat pattern should be changed to be appropriate for a doll.  Therefore, I've decided to share my notes on creating and converting hat patterns to fit 18" dolls (such as the American Girl, Journey Girl, Our Generation, or My Life dolls).

Well, I'm cheating a little today.  Like yesterday's toboggan, this hat is an adaptation of a free pattern called the "Scrappy Ski Hat" by Justyna Lorkowska. I just added a different brim and made it a little smaller.

The Pink Elfkin Hat

 The full size version can be found here:  Scrappy Ski Hat

Once more -- As the name indicates, it is designed to be made with many different colors of scrap yarn.  If you are creating this hat with full skeins of yarn, for the doll sized version, I strongly suggest you pull off a few yards and wind them into a ball as if it was scrap.  The pattern switches color frequently and asks you to drop the yarn you are not using through the loom to wait its turn.  Pulling a skein of yarn back and forth through a "preemie" sized loom is no fun, let me tell you!


Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Red Heart "Light Raspberry" #4 size yarn
     Color B:  Red Heart "White" #4 size yarn
     Color C:  Red Heart "Olive" #4 size yarn
     Color D:  Red Heart "Pink" #4 size yarn 

Skill Level: Beginner

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap
     skip = let the yarn go behind the peg without knitting or purling it

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

BRIM  

Row 1:  knit to the end

Rows 2-20:  Repeat Row 1


When you've completed Row 20, find the first stitch (the end of your yarn should still be dangling from it). Loop the first stitch back up over Peg #1.  Continue around the loom until the entire first row is looped back up onto the loom. Knit the last row of stitches over the first row of stitches.

BODY  
Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Rows 21 and 22: knit to the end
Row 23a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C

Row 23b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 24 - 26: knit to the end
Row 27a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Drop Yarn Color C inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A

Row 27b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 28 - 30: knit to the end
Row 31a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color D

Row 31b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 32 - 34: knit to the end
Row 35a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Drop Yarn Color D inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C

Row 25b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 36 - 38: knit to the end
Row 39a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Drop Yarn Color C inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color D

Row 39b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 40 - 42: knit to the end
Row 43a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Tie off and cut Yarn Color D and Switch to Yarn Color A

Row 43b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 44 - 46: knit to the end
Row 47a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B

Row 47b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 48 - 50: knit to the end
Row 51a:  *k1, skip 1* to the end 

Tie off and cut Yarn Color B  and Switch to Yarn Color A

Row 51b:  *skip 1, k1* to the end
Row 52 - 54: knit to the end

Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create a tousle, wind Yarn A around three fingers around 20 times.  Tie a short piece of yarn tightly around the middle of this bundle of yarn.  Cut the looped ends of the yarn and trim to the desired shape.  Sew to the top of your toboggan using your yarn and a tapestry needle.