A hat! A hat!

Yeah! I officially made my first "big person" item that wasn't a head band! Yes, blog-o-sphere, I made a hat all by myself. It is grey and has a garter stitch band and a spiral cast off. What's that? You would like a simple hat pattern that anyone that knows basic knitting skills can make? Lucky for you I am in a generous mood and am posting the pattern! Hooray!

Anyway, onto the pattern.

Simple Grey Hat
Approximate Time: 2.5 hours
Size: Adult

Supplies
Size 6 US standard straight needles
Worsted Weight (4-ply) grey yarn
Darning Needle (the blue one from Walmart works well)

Pattern
Cast on 70 stitches
Garter stitch 10 rows
Slipping the first stitch of every row, Stockinette Stitch 24 row beginning with a knit row and ending with a purl.
 *Begin Decrease*
(Continue slipping the first stitch of every row except the last row)
Row 1: Knit 8, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit 7, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit 6, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: Knit 5, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 8: Purl
Row 9: Knit 4,Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 10: Purl
Row 11: Knit 3, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 12: Purl
Row 13: Knit 2, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 14: Purl
Row 15: Knit 1, Knit two together, repeat across row
Row 16: Purl
Row 17: Knit two together, repeat across row
Cut yarn about 12 inches long and run through remaining stitches. Stitch down the seam and make sure everything lines up evenly. You don't need to block it and it is super warm. It is super easy to make and is a good first "big project". I plan on making a bunch more of these for presents for the 2016 Christmas. Now I am off to bed. I'll post more tomorrow and share a yummy, simple bread recipe and some things you can do with it other than straight up bread.