Girls, boys, girls and women at least once in their life thought about acquiring a mood-enhancing hat with ears. For yourself or for loved ones - it is not so important, the main thing is that there is a desire. But such a hat can not just be bought, but made with your own hands from a suitable yarn of your favorite color by knitting it with knitting needles. How to do this, what patterns to use and what recommendations should be considered when knitting - we will talk about all this in more detail in this article.
Knitting hats with ears, knitting needles: patterns and description
What types of ears to decorate a simple hat - the choice is yours. The most popular are feline, bear and fox ear shapes. It is they that can most often be found when choosing a suitable knitting pattern.
These playful elements of even the simplest-looking hats can decorate products for both newborns and older children, and hats for girls, women and men. In addition, there is a “warmed” version of the ears - on these models of caps, the ears fit in the style of caps with earflaps. Consider some of the ways to knit such fun patterns in detail.
For girl
Soft, gentle, warm - such a hat with ears, knitting needles for a girl will appeal to any, even the most spoiled little fashionista. It remains only to choose the yarn of the child’s favorite color, so that the thing will surely become beloved in the demi-season wardrobe, and you can begin to work.How does a baby hat with ears knit for a girl? The scheme and description will definitely help to figure this out.
Dimensions:
140/152.
Materials for work:
- yarn Lana Grossa “Scala” (27% merino wool, 12% viscose, 39% acrylic, 22% polyester; 95 m / 50 g) - 50 g pastel pink (No. 10) or blue (No. 12);
- Lana Grossa yarn “Cool Wool Big” (100% wool; 120 m / 50 g) - 50 g col. rosewood (No. 953) or dark blue (No. 655);
- circular knitting needles No. 8, length 40 cm;
- stocking knitting needles number 8.
Knitting patterns
Front surface
Front rows - front loops, wrong rows - wrong loops.
Knitting density
12 p. X 18 p. = 10 x 10 cm, connected by the front surface (knitting needles No. 8).
Important:Knit with double thread: 1 thread Scala and Cool Wool Big.
Working process:
Double stitch in a crosswise way on circular knitting needles No. 8 to dial 54 loops. Close the work in a ring and mark the beginning and center of the circular row.
Next, knit the front surface in circular rows.
After 18 cm from the initial row for the 1st eyelet, distribute 8 points on both sides of the mark at the beginning of the circular row = only 16 points = for stocking knitting needles = 4 points for each knitting needle. Leave the remaining loops temporarily.
On 16 loops, continue to work with the front smooth surface in circular rows and in the 3rd circular row perform the following decreases: * 1 faces., 2 loops to knit together the front, 2 faces., 2 loops to knit together with a left inclination, 1 person., From * repeat 1 more time.
4th circular row: knit without decreases.
5th circular row: * 1 faces., 2 loops to knit together the front, 2 loops to knit together with an inclination to the left, 1 faces., From * repeat 1 more time.
6th circular row: knit without decreases.
Pull the working thread through the remaining 8 p., Pull and fasten. Perform the 2nd ear in the same way for 8 points on both sides of the marked center of the circular row.
In conclusion, sew 11 loops of the front half of the cap with the corresponding 11 loops of the rear half of the cap with a stitch seam.
A good idea would be to knit a pair of scarves from the same type of yarn.
For women
Ears are different! When we say “hat with ears for women”, then, most often, we mean not funny ears of animals. Women and girls, of course, can also wear playful ears on hats, but the most optimal option, and useful in the cold season, will be a knitted winter hat with long ears in the style of earflaps. How to create one yourself? The following is useful for this.knitting pattern with caps and ears.
The size:
Universal.
Materials for work:
- light beige yarn (100% wool; 50 g / 70 m) - 2 skeins;
- circular knitting needles No. 6 (40 cm);
- stocking knitting needles No. 6;
- hook No. 5 (for a hat);
- 3 m of rabbit fur cord for the cap of the hat and 0.5 m for brushes (or 2 finished brushes).
Knitting patterns
Front surface
Front rows - front loops, wrong rows - wrong loops.
Increase 1 p.
Grab the stretch between the loops with a knitting needle and knit the crossed face.
The main pattern is knitted according to the pattern:
Knitting density
14 p. = 10 cm, connected by facial smoothness.
Important: Unless otherwise specified, the main details of the products are knitted with wool yarn. When knitting with a fur cord, fasten the ends from the wrong side with a woolen thread.
Working process:
On knitting needles No. 6, dial 14 p. And start with knitting the left earpiece. Knit a pattern according to the above diagram, starting with the wrong side. Finish the 21st p. and temporarily postpone the work by transferring the loops to the auxiliary thread or pin.
For the right earphone, also dial 14 p. On knitting needles No. 6 and knit a pattern according to the above diagram.
In the 22nd p. type 4 sts at the end of the row (= back of the cap) and then knit the loops of the left earphone = only 54 sts on the needles. Knit to the end of the pattern.
Next, continue knitting according to the pattern, while at the end of the row, knit 26 p. (= Front of the cap) = 80 pins. Continue knitting in a pattern, like on headphones, = 4 wrong and “braid” alternately.
After 15 cm from the beginning of circular knitting (finish 1 p. After the “braid”), start to decrease
to form the top of the cap. To do this, in each section of the wrong side between the “braids”, reduce 1 p. (2 p. Knit together) = total 72 p. Then perform 3 p. according to the drawing without decrease.
In the next row in the same sections, decrease another 1 point = 64 points in total. Next, knit 3 p. according to the drawing without decrease.
Then perform a row with decreases = 1 reverse loop is left between the “braids” (on the knitting needles
56 p.). Run 3 p. without decrease and in the next row in the plaits of the braid, knit 2 stitches together with the front = 40 stitches
In the next row in the plaits, once again knit 2 p. Together with facial = 20 p.
Break the thread, stretch through the remaining loops and fasten.
Visor
Dial 21 p.on circular knitting needles No. 6 and knit 1 p. wrong side. Continue knitting with facial stitch, performing 1 p. a fur cord and 1 p. yarn. In order not to break off the thread after each row, knit on circular knitting needles, each time after the row is completed, move the loops in the direction where the working thread is located - fur, respectively. woolen. In the 3rd r. Knitted with yarn, reduce 1 point on each side.
Then knit, reducing 1 stitch on each side in all rows knitted with a woolen thread (reduce only 3 times = 15 stitches on the knitting needles). Hinges to close with a woolen thread.
Assembly
Sew the visor to the cap in front between the headphones.
Open the edge of the cap 1 p. half-columns (start from the visor on one side, end at the visor on the other side).
For ties, double-thread 2 chains of 30 vp and one end attached to the headphones. Sew to the opposite ends along the fur brush: cut a 50 cm long cord in half and fold each piece so as to form a brush.
For boy
A very responsible matter is the choice of a model of the product for protecting the head and ears for the boy. A hat with ears, knitting needles for a boy must be suitable for age, so that the child does not feel at ease among his peers.In this case, we will consider how a cute children's hat with ears knitting fits. The result is a very funny frog.
Dimensions:
Head circumference: 38–42 cm.
Materials for work:
- yarn (100% sheep wool superfine; 160 m / 50 g) - 50 g green, the remains of white and black;
- stocking knitting needles No. 3 and 3,5;
- cotton wool as a filler.
Knitting patterns
Rubber
Alternately 2 facial, 2 wrong.
Pearl pattern
Alternately 1 front, 1 purl, in each 2nd circular row, shift the pattern by 1 p.
Knitting density
24 p. X 32 p. = 10 x 10 cm, connected with a pearl pattern.
Working process:
For knitting needles No. 3, dial 96 loops, evenly distribute into 4 knitting needles (= 24 stitches for each knitting needle) and lock the work into a ring. Tie 3 cm with an elastic band.
Then go to the knitting needles No. 3.5 and knit with a pearl pattern, while in the 1st circle. after each 6th point add 1 point = 112 points
After 12 cm from the initial row, start to decrease. To do this, in the next circular row, knit together the front every 12th, 13th and 14th st.
Then knit 2 circle.
In the same places, another 4 times also reduce loops in each 2nd circle.
Then tie 1 circle. and in the next circular row knit together the front 10 x 3 p. and 1 x 2 p.
Pull the remaining 11 p. With working thread and sew the thread.
Assembly
To complete the eyes, dial 6 p. On a knitting needle with a green thread 6 p., Close the work in a ring and knit on three knitting needles in circular rows constantly facing. In the 2nd circle. double stitches = 12 p. Then knit another 1 circle. In the next circular row, after each 3rd loop, add another 1 p. = 16 p. Knit 6 circle. Then constantly knit together the front for 2 p. Pass the thread through the remaining 8 p., Slightly fill the eye with cotton and tighten the loops.
Pupils embroider a black thread with a stitch “loop into a loop” in a semicircle and sew eyes to the cap with a seam “loop into a loop”. If necessary, you can additionally make a small accent with a white thread.
For a newborn
To protect the baby’s ears up to a year, it’s definitely worth connecting a warm and cute hat with ears. This is suitable for all kids, without exception. Knitting hats with ears and knitting needles for a newborn is simple, the main thing is to adhere to the scheme describing the process of work.
Dimensions:
Head circumference: 38–42 cm.
Materials for work:
- yarn (100% superfine merino wool; 105 m / 50 g) - 50 g white and pink residues;
- stocking knitting needles No. 3,5 and 4,5;
- hook number 5;
- cotton wool for filling.
Knitting patterns
Rubber
Alternately 1 front, 1 wrong side.
Pearl pattern
Alternately 1 front, 1 wrong side, in each circular row, shift the pattern by 1 loop.
Front surface
Front rows - front loops, wrong rows - wrong loops.
Knitting density
19 p. X 35 p. = 10 x 10 cm, connected with a pearl pattern.
Working process:
On knitting needles No. 3.5, put 80 loops, evenly distribute them on 4 knitting needles (= 20 p. For each knitting needle) and close in a ring. Tie 2 cm with an elastic band.
Go to the knitting needles No. 4.5 and knit with a pearl pattern.
After 13 cm from the initial row, start to decrease.
1st circle every 9th and 10th st. knit together according to the picture = 72 st.
2nd circle no decrease.
3rd circle every 8th and 9th p. knit together according to the picture = 64 p.
4th circle no decrease.
5th lap. every 7th and 8th st. knit together according to the drawing = 56 st.
6th lap. no decrease.
Circle 7: every 6th and 7th st. knit together according to the picture = 48 st.
Circle 8: no decrease.
9th lap. every 5th and 6th st. knit together according to the drawing = 40 st.
10th lap: no decrease.
11th circle: knit every 4th and 5th st together according to the picture = 32 st.
Circle 12-14: no decrease.
15th circle: knit every 3rd and 4th st. together according to the drawing = 24 st.
Circle 16-18: no decrease.
19th circle: knit every 2nd and 3rd st together according to the drawing = 16 st.
Circle 22–22: no decrease.
23rd circle: constantly knit 2 p. together in the picture = 8 p.
24–29th circle: no decrease.
Pull the remaining 8 items with working thread and fasten the thread.
Assembly
For ears, put on knitting needles with a white thread of 6 p. And in the wrong row knit the wrong ones.
Continue to knit with facial stitch, while in the 1st p. knit 2 stitches from each loop = 12 stitches. On the inner 6 stitches, continue knitting with a pink thread, and on the outer stitches - white.
After 6 cm, reduce the pink loops: 2 times in each 2nd p. Knit the 1st pink loop together with the 2nd pink loop with an inclination to the left (= 1 p.remove, as in facial knitting, stretch 1 front and the removed loop through it), and knit the penultimate pink loop with the last pink loop of the front.
In the next row 2, the last pink loops continue to be knitted with white thread = 8 p.
After 2 p. add for the back side of the eyelet in each subsequent 2nd p. on both sides 2 x 1 p. = 12 p.
Next, knit 6 cm straight. Then constantly knit 2 p. Together facial = 6 p. Knit another 1 p. and close all the loops.
Stitch the ears in pairs at the edges and loosely fill with cotton. Sew the ears according to the photo, stepping back from the crown of approx. 10 cm, and at a distance of approx. 10 cm apart.
For ties, crochet 2 chains of air loops approx. 30 cm and sew on the sides on the inside of the cap, stepping back from the lower edge of approx. 1 cm
Video
If the schemes nevertheless do not clearly enough reflect the process of working on caps with ears, you should familiarize yourself with the video knitting master class. In this case, we will talk about a fairly simple model with side braids, which can be mastered by a beginner knitter. So, how to tie a beautiful hat with ears with knitting needles?
