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KNITTING PATTERN Firefly-Inspired Infant Earflap Hat with Pom-Pom The hat on which this was based, the hat Jayne Cobb receives from his mother by mail in the episode “The Message” of the TV show Firefly, was actually comprised of a three blocks of color: the top half of the hat was yellow, the bottom half orange, and the earflaps magenta. I tried several yarn combinations but wasn't satisfied with any of them. Since this was almost (but not quite) a gag gift I wasn't really interested in shopping around a zillion online yarn stores for the perfect shades. When I saw this outrageous yarn I knew I had a winner – there was enough there to need just one skein, it was soft as butter, and contained every color I needed. If you find errors please let me know; this is my first attempt at making my own pattern.
Skill Level: ●○○○ Beginner Materials: 1 skein Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair in #201 Berry 1 pair size US 8 needles yarn needle Gauge: 24 sts and 22 rows: 5” wide and 3.75” tall in k2, p1 rib on US 8 needles Size: Hat rim 14” in circumference when slightly stretched, 6” tall from rim to peak. Earflaps 3.5” wide at top, 6” long. HAT (make 1): CO 69 sts. Work in k2, p1 rib for 35 rows. Cut yarn, leaving 10-15” tail. Thread yarn through yarn needle and thread needle through live sts. Pull very tight and tie off. With RS together, sew back seam of hat using mattress st. Make a pom-pom by wrapping yarn around your hand or a piece of cardboard about 3 to 3-1/2” wide. Slide yarn off hand or cardboard and tie firmly in the middle with a 6” long piece of yarn. Snip loops. One at a time, thread pom-pom ties through top of hat using yarn needle. Tie pom-pom firmly in place and weave in ends. EARFLAPS (make 2): See also chart. CO 18 sts. Work 25 rows in k2, p1 rib. Row 26 (purlside): K2tog, p1, cont in k2, p1 patt 13 sts (ending with a k and 2 sts rem), K2tog. Work 4 rows in patt. Row 31: p2tog, cont in k2, p1 rib 12 sts (ending
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w/a p and 2 sts rem), k2tog. Work 1 row in patt. Row 33: k2tog, p2tog, cont in k2, p1 rib 6 sts (ending w/a p and 4 sts rem), k2tog, k2tog. Row 34: p2tog, k2tog, p1, k1, p2tog, k2tog. Row 35: k2tog, p1, k2tog. BO in patt. Cut yarn, leaving short tail. Weave in ends. Cut two 10” lengths of yarn and thread both through tip of earflap with yarn needle. Knot in center so that earflap has four 5” lengths of yarn dangling from the end for ties. FINISHING: Flatten hat gently on a hard surface with back seam on fold. Center earflaps on hat with RS tog, widest edge of earflap on rim of hat. Sew earflaps to hat using tail from CO using mattress st. Weave in ends.
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