My husband and I returned last evening from a few days in New York City visiting our third son and his girl friend. While there, we enjoyed seeing some of the iconic holiday sights and events.
The time spent with these two was great!
Central Park. With the temperature near 60 on our first day, we took a really long walk through Central Park.
5th Avenue
Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Gardens. Model trains move through displays of New York landmarks that are made out of natural materials like wood bark, pine cones, leaves, etc. It was truly amazing.
The Russian Tea Room – a great place for dinner.
A Sherlock Carol – an off Broadway play that incorporates the characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens.
The Nutcracker by the New York Ballet
Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall
We were very fortunate that none of our plans were impacted by the Covid-related cancellations sweeping through New York City.
In a Minnesota winter, a hat is a necessary piece of clothing. But that doesn’t mean that it needs to be dull and boring. A hat can be a fashion accessory that helps define your personality. Adding a scarf also helps for warmth and is another way to accessorize your outerwear.
Over the past couple months, I have been busy making several hat and scarf sets. Some of these are listed for sale on this site. But, most have been donated to Minnesota Hats & Mittens organization. I use my own ideas for most of these projects. If you would like to duplicate them, I have included my patterns below each item.
Gradation Hat and Scarf Sets
Hat Pattern: Fingering weight yarn, E crochet hook. R1 – MR, ch2, HDC x9 in ring, join with SS (10 st). R2 – work 2 HDC in each stitch around (20). R3 – DC in first stitch, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (30). R4 – DC in first 2 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (40). R5 – DC in first 3 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (50). R6 – DC in first 4 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (60). R7 – DC in first 5 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (70). R8 – DC in first 6 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (80). R9 – DC in first 7 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (90). R10 – DC in first 8 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (100). R11 – DC in first 9 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (110). R12 – DC in first 10 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (120). R13 – c1, *SC in first stitch, skip 2 stitches, work 5 shell in next stitch, skip 2 stitches*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (20 shells). R14 – SS over 3 stitches to top of shell, *SC, skip 2 DC (of shell), work 5 shell in next SC, skip 2 DC (of shell)*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (20 shells). R15-32 – Repeat rows 13 and 14 nine more times. R33 – SS over 3 stitches to top of shell, *SC, skip 2 DC (of shell), work 7 shell in next SC, skip 2 DC (of shell)*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (20 shells). Finish off.
Hat Pattern: Fingering weight yarn, Size 8 circular knitting needle (20″ length). Using one strand Hygge yarn and one strand white cotton yarn together, Cast on 80 stitches. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the first row. Work in K1 P1 rib stitch for ten rows. Cut Hygge yarn and join with apricot cotton yarn. Knit around until hat measures 6″. Decrease row 1: K8, K2tog, around. Decrease row 2: K7, K2tog, around. Decrease row 3: K6, K2tog, around. Decrease row 4: K5, K2tog, around. Decrease row 5: K4, K2tog, around. Decrease row 6: K3, K2tog, around. Decrease row 7: K2, K2tog, around. Decrease row 8: K1, K2tog, around. Decrease row 9: K2tog, around. Finish off and draw end through last stitches, tighten to close ring. Bury threads.
Hat Pattern: Worsted weight yarn, G crochet hook. R1 – MR, ch2, HDC x7 in ring, join with SS (8 st). R2 – work 2 HDC in each stitch around (16). R3 – DC in first stitch, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (24). R4 – DC in first 2 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (32). R5 – DC in first 3 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (40). R6 – DC in first 4 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (48). R7 – DC in first 5 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (56). R8 – DC in first 6 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (64). R9 – DC in first 7 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (72). R10 – DC in first 8 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (80). R11 – DC in first 9 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (88). R12 – DC in first 10 stitches, 2 HDC in next stitch, repeat around (96). R13 – c1, *SC in first stitch, skip 2 stitches, work 5 shell in next stitch, skip 2 stitches*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (16 shells). R14 – SS over 3 stitches to top of shell, *SC, skip 2 DC (of shell), work 5 shell in next SC, skip 2 DC (of shell)*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (16 shells). R15-22 – Repeat rows 13 and 14 four more times. R23 – SC in each stitch (96 SC). R24 – HDC in each stitch. R25 – *SC, skip 2 stitches, work 7 shell in next HDC, skip 2 DC*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (16 shells). R26 – SS over 4 stitches to top of shell, *SC, skip 3 DC (of shell), work 7 shell in next SC, skip 3 DC (of shell)*, repeat * around, SS to first stitch (16 shells). R27 – Repeat row 26 one time. Finish off. R28 – attach eyelash yarn, SC in each stitch. Finish off.
Hat Pattern: Worsted weight yarn, Size 6 and 8 circular knitting needles (20″ length). Cast on 100 stitches. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the first row. Work in K1 P1 rib stitch for 2″. Change to size 8 needles and knit around until hat measures 9″. Transfer half of stitches to a separate needle. Seam by knitting one stitch from each needle together with cast off stitch. Tack down the tips of the hat to create the box pleat. Bury threads.
Varied Stitch Knit Hat and Scarf Set
Hat Pattern: Worsted weight yarn, Size 8 circular knitting needles (20″ length). Cast on 80 stitches. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the first row. Work in K2 P2 rib stitch for 16 rows. *Knit 2 rows. Purl 8 rows. Knit 2 rows. K2 P2 for 8 rows.* Repeat * * once. Decrease row 1: K8, K2tog, around. Decrease row 2: K7, K2tog, around. Decrease row 3: K6, K2tog, around. Decrease row 4: K5, K2tog, around. Decrease row 5: K4, K2tog, around. Decrease row 6: K3, K2tog, around. Decrease row 7: K2, K2tog, around. Decrease row 8: K1, K2tog, around. Decrease row 9: K2tog, around. Finish off and draw end through last stitches, tighten to close ring. Bury threads.
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