Sparkly Ribbed Hats (knit)

I love a little sparkle in my life. Though not necessarily the glitter kind that ends up everywhere and never truly gets vacuumed.... Here's adding a little sparkle to these 1x1 ribbed hats that are so stretchy they can fit a toddler or an adult (maybe a small adult)!!

Materials

• US 10.5 (6.5 mm) 16" circular knitting needles
• stitch marker
• yarn needle
• Less than 1 ball of Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball in Opal (something else sparkly for the pink hat I don't remember what I had...)
• Less than 1 ball of Caron Simply Soft in Off White (Bernat Satin in Antique Rose for the pink hat)
• 65 mm or 85 mm pom pom maker (gray hat has 85 mm pom pom, pink hat has 65 mm pom pom)

Notes

• Generous sizing due to stretchiness and option for cuffing or not; toddler to small adult head??
• Gauge: 4 x 4 inches = 20 sts x 16 rows
• Knit in round
• I started the pink hat using yarn I didn't have the labels for anymore but pink yarn is similar in weight to the Caron Simply Soft and the sparkly yarn is thicker than the Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball but less than the Caron Simply Soft.

Finished Measurements

Circumference: approximately 14 inches, not stretched (it's very stretchy)

Height: approximately 11 inches not including pom pom

Abbreviations

k = knit

p = purl

sts = stitches

*_* = repeat

Instructions

• Holding both strands of yarn together, long-tail cast on 60, join in round, place stitch marker.
• *k1, p1* until 10 inches from cast on edge (60 sts)
• *[k1, p1] 4 times, k2tog* repeat through round (54 sts)
• *[k1, p1] 3 times, k1, p2tog* (48 sts)
• *[k1, p1] 3 times, k2tog* (42 sts)
• *[k1, p1] 2 times, k1, p2tog* (36 sts)
• *[k1, p1] 2 times, k2tog* (30 sts)
• *k1, p1, k1, p2tog* (24 sts)
• *k1, p1, k2tog* (18 sts)
• *k1, p2tog* (12 sts)
• *k2tog* (6 sts)
• cut yarn with a 6 inch tail to thread through the loops twice, pull tight.
• weave in ends
• make and secure pom pom to top of hat

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