The Knit Guru

Seriously, I am the girl who waited… waited for more Doctor Who, gah! And still, not enough who! With the Christmas special rolling around, I’m keen to see Capaldi’s Doctor one last time, I’m ready for the feels… but it’s time for a hat pattern. This one has been around a while, but I’ve been waiting for the right time to post it. That time needs to be now. Maybe make this hat for all the people waiting for the Christmas special? It’s a teen-adult size

Amelia Pond – Hat

You will need:
– 4mm circular knitting needles
– red, blue and white DK (8 ply) yarn
– darning needle
– pom pom maker (or cardboard circles for pom poms)

Cast on 96 stitches in red and join in the round. You can use a stitch marker to denote the start of each rotation if you like.

(Knit 2, Purl 2) – repeat over the whole rotation.
Continue for a further 13 rows to create a 2×2 ribbed pattern.

Knit 14 rotations in red.

Starting the striped section.

(Knit 1 red, knit 1 white) – repeat over the whole row.
Knit the whole row white.
(Knit 1 white, knit 1 red) – repeat over the whole row.
Knit the whole row red.
(Knit 1 red, knit 1 white) – repeat over the whole row.
Knit the whole row white.
(Knit 1 white, knit 1 red) – repeat over the whole row.
Knit the whole row red.
(Knit 1 red, knit 1 white) – repeat over the whole row.

Knit 6 rotations in white.

Insert the chart here. This is blue on the white background. The pattern actually repeats over 4 stitches, but it is easier to see over the 16. Complete the 7 rows of the chart.

Knit 4 rotations in white.

(Knit 1 red, knit 3 white) – repeat over whole row.
Knit the whole row white.

(Knit 2 white, knit 1 red, knit 1 white) – repeat over the whole row

Knit the whole row white.
(Knit 1 red, knit 1 white) – repeat over the whole row.
Knit the whole row red.

K3, k2 together over the whole rotation

Knit 1 rotation.

K2, k2 together over the whole rotation

Knit 1 rotation.

K1, k2 together over the whole rotation

Knit 1 rotation.

K2 together over the whole rotation

Knit 1 rotation.

K2 together over the whole rotation

Cut yarn, leaving 30cm, thread all stitches onto the yarn, pull to tighten.

Darn in the ends.
Create a pom-pom with all three colours and stitch to the top of the hat.