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Knitting with Buttons: A New Take on the Easter Bonnet

comments (4) March 5th, 2009     

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Tina_Hilton Tina Hilton, contributor
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Melinda loved the pastel lightweight hat for all-day indoor and outdoor comfort on a cool, rainy day.
String your buttons in the order you want them to appear before casting on.
After casting on, line up the stitches facing inward to ensure you dont twist the stitches when you join the ends to knit.
Melinda loved the pastel lightweight hat for all-day indoor and outdoor comfort on a cool, rainy day.

Melinda loved the pastel lightweight hat for all-day indoor and outdoor comfort on a cool, rainy day.

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Continue knitting in the round for 1 inch (1-1/2 inches)
Eyelet pattern row: *K2tog, yo* repeat to marker.
Continue knitting in the round until the hat measures 6 (7) inches from the cast-on edge or until the desired length is achieved.
Decrease: K 7 (7), k2tog. 80 (96) stitches remain.

Top Shaping
Decrease round 1: *K2, k2tog*  repeat to marker. There will remain 60 (72) sts.
Work one round with no decrease.
Decrease round 2: *K1, k2tog* repeat to marker. There will remain 40 (48) sts.
Work one round with no decrease.


 Switch to double-pointed needles when it becomes difficult to knit in the round. Divide the remaining stitches among three needles and knit with the fourth needle.

Decrease rounds 3, 4, and 5: *k2tog* repeat to marker. There will be 5 (6) sts remaining.


 Make your I-cord nib on one double-pointed needle.

Finishing
Place the remaining 5 stitches onto one double-pointed needle and make a 1-inch I-cord. Bind off the stitches and cut the yarn, leaving a 4-inch tail. Thread the tail onto a tapestry needle, and poke it through the tip of the I-cord into the hat. Weave in the tail and the remaining ends.


 If you want a dramatic topper, make your I-cord longer and tie it in a knot.

If a dozen buttons is not enough to represent your button fetish, add as many as you want! Please post pics of your button hat creations!


Thanks to Melinda Mayronne at Unwound, Blowing Rock, NC, for supplying the yarn and the buttons for this fun project!

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Comments (4)

Tina_Hilton writes: Thank you for all your positive feedback. There is nothing better that to knit something fun for people you care about. I am planning on making a kids version with even more buttons!
Posted: 10:08 am on March 7th
SMVG writes: Tina,
What a cute idea. I am knitting one for my granddaughter! She is only 6 months old and lives in a cold climate. So sporting a knit Easter bonnet will will not only be adorable but functional.
Thanks for another super idea.
Posted: 9:28 am on March 7th
PoochPal writes: I can so relate to being a buttonahloic. What a fun project to use up some of the button stash. Your instructions are very comprehensive and photography great.
Kudos to your model Melinda. Thanks Tina~
Posted: 8:57 am on March 7th
K1Drink2 writes: Cute Hat ... Lovely model ... FABULOUS directions and photos. This is he first time I've been on this site ... I'm impressed, Tina!
Posted: 10:13 am on March 6th
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