Loom Knit Doll Hat Project - The Pinkie Pie

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).

The Pinkie Pie Hat

Although I'm starting out, as I always do, by saying that I'm making these hats to sell at a yard sale, this one will not be on the table.  My niece has been a My Little Pony fan since she was a baby (which just seems like a few weeks ago to me.)  Although we've already been through several incarnations of the toys and cartoons, old Pinkie Pie is still her favorite.  I hope she and her dolly will enjoy this creation!

I used Swiss darning again to create Pinkie Pie's eyes.  I think it turned out pretty well... except the hat is too tall.  I failed to allow for the fact that this hat does not have a broad doubled brim.  You may wish to make the  body of your hat ten rows or so shorter.


Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom


Yarn:  
     Color A:  Red Heart "White" #4 size yarn
     Color B:  Red Heart "Pale Pink" #4 size yarn 
     Color C:  Red Heart "Raspberry" #4 size yarn
     Color D:  Red Heart "Delft Blue" #4 size yarn 
     Color E:  Red Heart "Black" #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

BRIM  
Rows 1-6:  knit to the end

BODY  
Switch to Yarn Color B

Rows 7-40: knit to the end

Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create the pony's "eyes":  Thread about 16" of Yarn Color A onto your plastic tapestry needle.  Follow these instructions for Swiss Darning:

Swiss Darning

Locate the center of the hat.  Move two rows over and follow this chart to create the pony's right eye:

Flip the chart to create the pony's left eye.



To make the pony's "ears":  Using Yarn Color B, cast on seven pegs.

Rows 1- 5: knit to the end of the row

Decrease size of ear by moving the loop on peg 1 to peg 2 and the loop on peg 7 to peg 6.

Rows 6-9: knit to the end of the row (on pegs 2 and 6, you will be knitting over 2 loops)

Decrease ear again by moving loop on peg 2 to peg 3 and the loop on peg 6 to peg 5

Rows 10 -13: knit to the end of the row (on pegs 3 and 5, you will be knitting over 2 loops)

Decrease by moving peg 3 to peg 4; knit over; then move peg 5 to peg 4; knit over. 

• Knit again.  
• Cut yarn, leaving around an 8" tail. 
• Remove from peg. Pull tail through loop and pull tight.
• Using a crochet hook, pull tail through the body of the ear.
• Thread tail into plastic tapestry needle. Use to sew ear to hat.

Repeat process to make and attach other ear.

Place hat back on the loom to add earflaps

To create the hat's earflaps:  Find the first row of stitches and place the loops of the first row back on the loom.  Be sure that the right side of the hat is facing out as in this photo.

Locate the spot that you wish to be the right side of the hat. Using Yarn Color A, cast on seven pegs over the the original first row of the hat.

Rows 1- 5: knit to the end of the row (The row in this case is the seven pegs you cast on over the original loops)

Decrease size of earflap by moving the loop on peg 1 to peg 2 and the loop on peg 7 to peg 6.

Earflap

Rows 6-9: knit to the end of the row (on pegs 2 and 6, you will be knitting over 2 loops)

Decrease earflap again by moving loop on peg 2 to peg 3 and the loop on peg 6 to peg 5

Rows 10 -13: knit to the end of the row (on pegs 3 and 5, you will be knitting over 2 loops)

Adding Ties to the Earflaps

Decrease by moving peg 3 to peg 4; knit over; then move peg 5 to peg 4; knit over. 

• Knit again.  
• Cut yarn, leaving around an 8" tail. 
• Remove from peg. Pull tail through loop and pull tight.

To make the ties for the earflap, cut a 16" strand of Yarn Color A. Thread through end of earflap.  Cut two 16" strands of Yarn Colors B and C. Thread through the end of the earflap.  Braid strands. Tie securely.


Repeat process on the other side of the loom for the other earflap.

To create pony's "mane":  I am using Renita Harvey's modified I-cord method of creating corkscrew tousles.  I recommend you watch her video, which can be found here:

 Renita Harvey's Corkscrew Tousle Video

The method is actually pretty simple, but is difficult to convey using conventional knitting notation.  In short, you use two pegs on your loom and wind your yarn in a figure 8 pattern.  You knit four stitches into the first peg and then anchor them by knitting a stitch into the second peg.  Be sure to pull the stitches into the second peg tight to aid the curling of the stitches.  When you are done, it also helps to twirl the spiral with your fingers to give it the shape you desire.  Here's a try at conveying this stitch using knitting notation:

Tie a slip knot in the yarn and place around peg 1
Wrap yarn in a counterclockwise direction around peg 2
Wrap yarn in a clockwise direction around peg 1

Row 1: k1, WYIF k1
Row 2:  ew3tog, k1

Rows 3- 24:  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

Rows 25:  k1, WYIF k1

Take loop off peg 1 and move to peg 2. Knit together.  Pull yarn off peg. Put tail of working yarn through the loop and tie off.

I made eight corkscrews for Pinkie Pie's mane.  You may wish to make even more.  Starting about an inch up from the bottom of the back of the hat, thread tails of corkscrew tousles through. Knot tails securely inside toboggan.


 

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Strawberry-Lime

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).

This little hat is composed of a pattern that will (I hope!) give the loomer an easy introduction to "Fair Isle" style knitting.

The Strawberry-Lime

Fair Isle knitting gets its name from a tiny island in the northern part of Scotland.  It uses multiple colors.  For this introductory project, we're going to be very unambitious and use only three colors.

As you can see from the picture, this hat was what made be decide that I was making my spiral tousles much too long! 

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

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

Skill Level: Intermediate

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

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

BRIM  
Row 1:  Knit to 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 
Rows 21 - 28: knit to the end

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 29:  *k1, skip1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 30:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 31:  *k1, skip1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 32:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 33:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 34:  *k1, skip 1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 35:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 36:  *k1, skip 1* Repeat to the end

Tie off and cut Yarn Color A and Switch to Yarn Color B
Rows 37 - 44: knit to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C
Row 45:  *k1, skip1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color C inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 46:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C
Row 47:  *k1, skip1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color C inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 48:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color A inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 49:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 50:  *k1, skip 1* Repeat to the end 

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C
Row 51:  *skip 1, k1* Repeat to the end

Drop Yarn Color C inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 52:  *k1, skip 1* Repeat to the end 

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

Rows 53 - 62: knit to the end

Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create a corkscrew tousle:  I am using Renita Harvey's modified I-cord method of creating corkscrew tousles.  I recommend you watch her video, which can be found here:

 Renita Harvey's Corkscrew Tousle Video

The method is actually pretty simple, but is difficult to convey using conventional knitting notation.  In short, you use two pegs on your loom and wind your yarn in a figure 8 pattern.  You knit four stitches into the first peg and then anchor them by knitting a stitch into the second peg.  Be sure to pull the stitches into the second peg tight to aid the curling of the stitches.  When you are done, it also helps to twirl the spiral with your fingers to give it the shape you desire.  Okay, here's a try at conveying this stitch using knitting notation:

Tie a slip knot in the yarn and place around peg 1
Wrap yarn in a counterclockwise direction around peg 2
Wrap yarn in a clockwise direction around peg 1

Row 1: k1, WYIF k1
Row 2:  ew3tog, k1

Rows 3- 24:  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

Rows 25:  k1, WYIF k1

Take loop off peg 1 and move to peg 2. Knit together.  Pull yarn off peg. Put tail of working yarn through the loop and tie off.

Thread tails of corkscrew tousles through top of toboggan. Knot tails securely inside toboggan.




TIP
This pattern was designed to be made with many different colors of scrap yarn. I strongly suggest that for the doll-sized version of this hat you pull off a few yards of yarn 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!

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Great Pumpkin

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).

The Great Pumpkin Hat

Looking forward to cooler Autumn days when I'll actually be selling these little hats (hopefully!), I created this pumpkin hat. It features a couple of interesting add-ons.  The spiral "vine" you'll recognize as one of the spiral tousles we've been using.  The "stem" is a pretty simple little roll.  The "leaves" are integrated into the body of the hat and then top-stitched using a method I found here:




How to Make the Chain Stitch

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Red Heart "Burnt Orange" #4 size yarn 
     Color B:  Red Heart "Olive" #4 size yarn
     Color C:  Brown Flecked #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap
     skip = pass working yarn behind peg without knitting or purling

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

BRIM  
Row 1: knit to the end
Row 2:  e-wrap to the end

Rows 2-20:  Repeat Rows 1and 2

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  
Row 21: knit to the end
Row 22: *p3, k1* to the end

Rows 23-40:  Repeat Rows 21 and 22

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 41: *skip 3, p1* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 42: *k3, skip 1* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 43: *skip 2, p2* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 44: *p2, skip 2* Repeat to the end

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 45: *skip 2, p2* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 46: *k2, skip 2* Repeat to the end

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 47: *skip 1, p3* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 48: *p1, skip 3* Repeat to the end

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 49: *skip1, p3* Repeat to the end 

Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 50: *k1, skip 3* Repeat to the end

Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 51-54: knit to the end 
 
Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create a corkscrew tousle "vine":  I am using Renita Harvey's modified I-cord method of creating corkscrew tousles.  I recommend you watch her video, which can be found here:

 Renita Harvey's Corkscrew Tousle Video

The method is actually pretty simple, but is difficult to convey using conventional knitting notation.  In short, you use two pegs on your loom and wind your yarn in a figure 8 pattern.  You knit four stitches into the first peg and then anchor them by knitting a stitch into the second peg.  Be sure to pull the stitches into the second peg tight to aid the curling of the stitches.  When you are done, it also helps to twirl the spiral with your fingers to give it the shape you desire.  Okay, here's a try at conveying this stitch using knitting notation:

Tie a slip knot in the yarn and place around peg 1
Wrap yarn in a counterclockwise direction around peg 2
Wrap yarn in a clockwise direction around peg 1

Row 1: k1, WYIF k1
Row 2:  ew3tog, k1

Rows 3- 24:  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

Rows 25:  k1, WYIF k1

Take loop off peg 1 and move to peg 2. Knit together.  Pull yarn off peg. Put tail of working yarn through the loop and tie off.

Thread tails of corkscrew tousles through top of toboggan. Knot tails securely inside toboggan.

To create the pumpkin's "stem:

Cast on six pegs using Yarn Color C
Row 1: knit to the end
Row 2: purl to the end

Rows 3-6: repeat Rows 1 and 2

After you have knitted Row 6, roll what you have knitted into a log shape. Find the loops from row 3 and put them back onto the loom.  Knit Row 6 over Row 3.  Cut your yarn leaving around a 6" tail.  Thread this tail through your plastic tapestry needle and sew through all the loops.  Use the tail to sew "stem" into the top of the toboggan.

24 peg loom marked with tape

TIP:  To make keeping track of where you are in the pattern easier, I suggest you employ some method of marking your loom.  In the past, I have used colored "Rainbow Loom" sized rubber bands, but found that I frequently get the bands caught up into my stitches.  I recommend you use duct tape to mark off every fourth stitch as I have done here.

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Trenton

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).

The Trenton -- A Granite Stitch Hat

I gave this hat the name of a city from the Granite State, because I used a modified version of the granite stitch to create it.

I'm using spiral tousles again here.  I decided the spirals I made for a previous hat were too long and have modified my instructions to create a shorter spiral.  I also used two threads of yarn held together to make these spirals. 

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Brown Flecked #4 size yarn
     Color B:  Red Heart "Delft Blue" #4 size yarn
     Color C:  Caron "Creme" #4 size yarn
     Color D:  Red Heart "Olive" #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Beginner

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

BRIM  
Row 1:  Knit to 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 - 24: knit to the end

Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color C
Row 25:  *k1, p1* Repeat to the end
Row 26: purl to the end
Row 27:  *p1,k1* Repeat to the end 


Tie off and cut Yarn Color C and Switch to Yarn Color D
Rows 28 - 32: knit to the end

Drop Yarn Color D inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 33:  *k1, p1* Repeat to the end
Row 34:  purl to the end
Row 35:  *p1,k1* Repeat to the end


Drop Yarn Color B inside the loom and Switch to Yarn Color A
Rows 36 - 40: knit to the end

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

Row 41:  *k1, p1* Repeat to the end
Row 42:  purl to the end
Row 43:  *p1,k1* Repeat to the end


Tie off and cut Yarn Color A  and Switch to Yarn Color B
Rows 44 - 48: knit to the end


Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create a corkscrew tousle:  I am using Renita Harvey's modified I-cord method of creating corkscrew tousles.  I recommend you watch her video, which can be found here:

 Renita Harvey's Corkscrew Tousle Video

The method is actually pretty simple, but is difficult to convey using conventional knitting notation.  In short, you use two pegs on your loom and wind your yarn in a figure 8 pattern.  You knit four stitches into the first peg and then anchor them by knitting a stitch into the second peg.  Be sure to pull the stitches into the second peg tight to aid the curling of the stitches.  When you are done, it also helps to twirl the spiral with your fingers to give it the shape you desire.  Okay, here's a try at conveying this stitch using knitting notation:

Tie a slip knot in the yarn and place around peg 1
Wrap yarn in a counterclockwise direction around peg 2
Wrap yarn in a clockwise direction around peg 1

Row 1: k1, WYIF k1
Row 2:  ew3tog, k1

Rows 3- 24:  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

Rows 25:  k1, WYIF k1

Take loop off peg 1 and move to peg 2. Knit together.  Pull yarn off peg. Put tail of working yarn through the loop and tie off.

Thread tails of corkscrew tousles through top of toboggan. Knot tails securely inside toboggan.




TIP
This pattern was designed to be made with many different colors of scrap yarn. I strongly suggest that for the doll-sized version of this hat you pull off a few yards of yarn 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!

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Pumpkin Spice

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).

The Pumpkin Spice -- A Moss Rib Stitch Hat

As you might have already noticed, it is my philosophy that a loom knitter should be equipped with an expansive repertoire of rib stitches.  This pattern -- the Moss Stitch Rib -- is a good deal more simple than the name might make it sound.  It works well on a small scale for dolly and is another example of one of this many, many patterns available to a beginning knitter who has only mastered the purl and knit stitches. 

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Red Heart "Burnt Orange" #4 size yarn
     Color B:  Red Heart "Autumn" #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Beginner

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap

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.

Switch to Yarn Color B

BODY Row 21: *k3,p1* Repeat to the end
Row 22: *k2,p1,k1* Repeat to the end

Rows 25-48:  Repeat Rows 21 and 22

Row 49: knit to the end 
Row 50: knit to the end 

Bind off using gathered removal method.

24 peg loom marked with tape

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.


TIP:  To make keeping track of where you are in the pattern easier, I suggest you employ some method of marking your loom.  In the past, I have used colored "Rainbow Loom" sized rubber bands, but found that I frequently get the bands caught up into my stitches.  I recommend you use duct tape to mark off every fourth stitch as I have done here.

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project - The Big Fluffy Twist

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.  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).

The Big Fluffy Twist -- A Mock Cable Stitch Hat

This hat is an object lesson in choosing the right yarn for the right project.  If you are a beginner just learning to do cable stitches on the loom, I do recommend that you use a big chunky yarn like the Bernat Blanket style #6 size yarn I used for the brim of this little hat --even though it creates a stitch that is out of proportion for the doll's dimension.  However, as you can see from this picture, the Lion Suede #5 sized yarn I used for the body was just too stretchy and fluffy for the stitch to show up.  And a cable stitch --even a mock cable like this one -- is just too much work to do to end up not being seen!



Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A: Bernat "Little Royals" #6 size yarn
     Color B:  Lion Brand, Lion Suede "White" #5 size yarn



Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap
     cr2 = cross stitch right (Take the next two loops off their pegs. While you hold the second loop in your fingers, move the first loop to the second peg.  Now place the second loop on the first peg.  Knit over each loop.)

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.

Switch to Yarn Color B

BODY
Row 21: *p2, ew2, p2, k2* Repeat to the end
Row 22: *p2, cr2, p2, k2* Repeat to the end

Rows 23-24:  Repeat Rows 21-22

Row 25: *p2, k2, p2, ew2* Repeat to the end
Row 26: *p2, k2, p2, cr2* Repeat to the end

Rows 27-28:  Repeat Rows 25-26

Rows 29-48:  Repeat Rows 21-28

Rows 49-50: knit to 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.

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Classic Twist

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.  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).

The Classic Twist -- A Mock Cable Stitch Hat

I love cable stitches of all descriptions but was afraid that all the patterns I knew were too bulky for a doll-sized hat.  Also, I am not crazy about dealing with a cable needle. I was therefore pleased to find this neat little mock cable pattern that suits our dolly just fine!


Of course it did take me a couple tries to get this one the way I wanted it. First, I'll give you the pattern I thought worked best.  In the next few days, you'll also get to see my near misses...

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A: Red Heart "Aran Fleck" #4 size yarn



Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap
     cr2 = cross stitch right (Take the next two loops off their pegs. While you hold the second loop in your fingers, move the first loop to the second peg.  Now place the second loop on the first peg.  Knit over each loop.)

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 Row 21: *p2, ew2, p2, k2* Repeat to the end
Row 22: *p2, cr2, p2, k2* Repeat to the end

Rows 23-24:  Repeat Rows 21-22

Row 25: *p2, k2, p2, ew2* Repeat to the end
Row 26: *p2, k2, p2, cr2* Repeat to the end

Rows 27-28:  Repeat Rows 25-26

Rows 29-48:  Repeat Rows 21-28

Rows 49-50: knit to 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.

Loom Knit Doll Hat Project - In the Nick

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).

One of my grandfathers was very fond of telling us, "Do like I say, not what I do!" In that

In the Nick -- A Christmas-themed hat

spirit, I am going to provide you with directions for what I meant to do with this little hat, not what I actually ended up doing.  Trust me, there is no need for you to have to go down that path...

If you look at the picture closely, you may notice that it looks like I used two different stitches for the red section below the "belt" and the red section above. Not so.  Actually, I started making the brim with the red yarn. About ten rows in, I began to notice that I was going to run out of yarn. "No problem," I said.  "I'll just make a fuzzy white brim out of my fuzzy white yarn instead and use what I've knitted so far as the body of this hat."  And it worked pretty well -- except for the fact that I fastened the piece in upside down and inside out.. Sigh!  

Well, as I said, this is a rocky side road I am not going to guide you down, dear reader.

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Lion Brand Suede "White" #5 size yarn     

     Color B:  Red Heart "Red" #4 size yarn
     Color C:  Red Heart "Black" #4 size yarn
     Color D:  Red Heart "Yellow" #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap

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  
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 21: knit to the end
Row 22: e-wrap to the end

Rows 23-28:  Repeat Rows 21-22

Switch to Yarn Color C
Row 29: knit to the end 
Row 30: purl to the end

Rows 31- 38: Repeat Rows 29-32

Switch to Yarn Color B
Rows 39- 50: Repeat Rows 21-22
 
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.

To create the belt "buckle":  With Yarn Color D, follow the instructions described on this video for chain stitching  

How to make the chain stitch

My "buckle" is seven stitches wide by five stitches tall.