The Yoda Hat For Baby It Is

I meant to post this on Monday [aka Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you and all that]  Steph sent a request for a baby yoda hat in green, and a link to the free pattern. But I did not have any 'bulky' wool, or the necessary circular needles. So I rewrote the original pattern for dk, and did it on 2 needles, with a seam up the back. The original pattern is here, my variation is below the photograph

Baby Yoda Knit Hat [double knit]

Materials: Approx. 25 grams of double knit yarn ,pair each of size 4mm and 3mm needles.

Tension – 24sts x 30rows to 10cm² [approx] for hat

Abbreviations: K – knit, K2tog - knit two together, P – purl, P 2tog – purl 2 together

Kfb - knit through front and back of loop, stst – stocking stitch.

Finished measurements: 15” around the brim; 5”tall [with the bottom edge slightly curled, which it will do naturally]

  Pattern for the Hat: Cast on 80 stitches using 4mm needles.

Work in stocking stitch until the hat measures 4”, then start decreasing as follows:

K2tog, K14, rep. until end of row [75sts]

P13, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K12, rep. until end of row

P11, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K10, rep. until end of row

P9, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K8, rep. until end of row

P7, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K6, rep. until end of row

P5, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K4, rep. until end of row

P3, P2 tog, rep. until end of row

K2tog, K2, rep. until end of row

P1, P2 tog, rep. until end of row [10 sts]

Cut off your trailing yarn, leaving a 4 inch tail. Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches, pull tight, then secure the tail by knotting on the inside of the hat.

  Pattern for the ears [make 2]: switch to 3mm needles [this will produce a tighter weave so the ears are less likely to droop] Work in garter stitch [ie all rows knit]

Cast on 16 stitches [leave a 12” long tail which you can use later to stitch the ears onto the hat]

Rows 1-4: K

Row 5: K7, Kfb, Kfb, K7 [18 stitches]

Row 6: K8, Kfb, Kfb, K8 [20 stitches]

Rows 7-18 knit

Odd numbered rows, 19-51 K1, K2tog, K to end

Even numbered rows, 20 -50 K all stitches [ending with just 3 sts]

Row 51: K1, K2tog [2 sts]

Cut off your trailing yarn, leaving a 4” tail. Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches, secure with a knot, and weave in. 

  Making up Sew centre back seam of hat. Stitch the ears onto the sides of the hat. If you fold down the curved portion of the ears as you stitch them onto the hat, they will be less floppy and have a more authentic Yoda look [see photo]