Santa Bunny's Hat Free Knitting Pattern
Suitable for small pets, dolls or Christmas Decoration.

Materials:

• 1 skein Red Heart Baby Teri Yarn 9101 White
• 1 skein Red Heart Sport Yarn 912 Cherry Red
• 4 U.S. Size 8 /5.00mm double pointed knitting needles
• Darning needle for weaving in ends

Materials listed are enough to make 5 or 6 hats.

Gauge:

4½ stitches per inch (stocking stitch with Cherry Red Sport Yarn)

Using Baby Teri Yarn 9101 White cast on 32 stitches and divide evenly onto 3 dpns.
• Join, being very careful not to twist and work 6 rounds of K2P2 rib.
• Change to Red Heart Sport Yarn 912 Cherry Red and knit one round stocking stitch.
• Knit 3 more rounds stocking stitch or work [optional "ear-holes." See below*]
• (K6, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K5, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K4, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K3, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K2, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K1, K2tog) 4 times, Knit 2 rounds stocking stitch
• (K2tog) 4 times
• Break yarn and thread through remaining four stitches, pulling them together.
• Make a small pom-pom out of the white yarn and attach securely to top of hat.
• Darn in yarn ends and enjoy!

*Optional  "ear-holes:"

Take a look at your pet and see where you need the ear-holes.  Being a rabbit, Santa Bunny's ears are very close together on the front of her head so her hat's ear-holes were started on stitches 3 and 27.  For another animal you may need to space the holes more evenly: beginning one at stitch 15 and one at stitch 31, perhaps. Some experimentation may be necessary to get just the right fit.

• Knit to the designated stitch for beginning the first ear-hole (stitch 3 for Santa Bunny) and cast off the next 3 stitches.
• Knit to the designated stitch for beginning the second ear-hole (stitch 27 for Santa Bunny) and cast off the next 3 stitches.  Knit to the end of round.
• Knit the next round.  When you come to the places where you cast off for the ear-holes make 3 backwards loops on the needle to replace the 3 cast off stitches.
• Knit 1 round stocking stitch

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