Knit Your Own Sarah Hat

Does your little one want to dress up as Sarah from Sarah & Duck, or do you just want a fun way to keep their heads warm in the colder months? Then look no further than this knitting pattern to help you make a woollen hat, exactly like Sarah’s!

Download the instructions from the button link below, grab some green wool and knitting needles and you’ll be knitting away in no time!

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You Will Need:

75g of green aran-weight yarn
Set of 4 x 5mm double-pointed knitting needles (DPNS), or one long 5mm circular for Magic Loop

Gauge:

20 stitches x 32 rows = 10 cm (adjust needle size to get gauge)

Instructions:

Cast on 84 sts using a stretchy cast on (eg. long tail). Place marker and join to work in the round.
Purl 15 rounds.
Knit until hat measures about 15 cm from cast on edge. (You may need to adjust this to match the distance from just above your eyebrows to the top of your crown.)

Knitting the Brim of the Hat:

Cast on 84 stitches using a stretchy cast on (eg. long tail). Place marker and join to work in the round.
Purl 15 rounds.
Knit until hat measures about 15 cm from cast on edge. (You may need to adjust this to match the distance from just above your eyebrows to the top of your crown.)

Crown Decreases:

Round 1: [k12, k2tog] around
Round 2: k
Round 3: [k11, k2tog] around
Round 4: k
Round 5: [k10, k2tog] around
Round 6: k
Round 7: [k9, k2tog] around
Round 8: k
Round 9: [k8, k2tog] around
Round 10: k
Round 11: [k7, k2tog] around
Round 12: k
Round 13: [k6, k2tog] around
Round 14: k
Round 15: [k5, k2tog] around
Round 16: k
Round 17: [k4, k2tog] around
Round 18: [k3, k2tog] around
Round 19: [k2, k2tog] around
Round 20: [k1, k2tog] around
Round 21: [k2tog] around

You should have 6 stitches remaining.

Top Cord:

Put the remaining stitches onto one needle. Work i-cord for 10 rounds.
Break yarn and pull through remaining stitches.
Weave in ends and put on head.