Free Knitting Pattern! Preschooler Rugby Hat


Preschooler Rugby Hat

By Jennifer Dickerson

The Preschooler Rugby Hat
is a super warm and quickly knit hat for your preschooler with bulky
yarn and large needles. Your little one will be the cutest kid in
class! Directions given for knitting in the round and knitting flat.
Have fun making a few of these as a super fast stash buster!

In case you missed it, here’s the link to the Toddler Rugby Hat too:

Toddler Rugby Hat

Materials:

  • 1 skein Lion Brand Wool
    Ease Thick & Quick or Lion Brand Hometown USA in the colorway of
    your choice

  • Scraps of the same yarn
    in a contrasting color for stripes (if desired)

  • US15 (10.0 mm) 16”
    circular needle (round version)

  • Set of 4 US15 (10.0 mm)
    DPNs (round version)

  • US15 (10.0 mm) straight
    needles (flat version)

  • Stitch Marker

  • Tapestry Needle

Sizing:

  • Preschooler
    (3 & 4 years old)

Abbreviations:

  • CO: Cast On

  • PM: Place Marker

  • RPT: Repeat

  • K2tog: Knit two together

  • MC: Main color

  • CC: Contrasting color

  • St st: Stockinette
    stitch

Instructions for knitting
hat in the round:

CO 44 sts with MC

PM

Join in the round being
careful not to twist

Round 1: K2, P2 to end of
round

Repeat 5 more times.

Continuing to work in MC,
work in st st for 6 rounds (knit every round)

Switch to CC for 2 rounds
in st st

Work MC for 2 rounds in
st st

Work CC for 2 rounds in
st st

Work MC for 6 more rounds
in st st

Decrease:

(Switch
to DPNs when needed and work entire decrease portion with MC)

Round
1: K2, K2tog to end of round.

Round
2: Knit

Round
3: K1, K2tog to end of round

Round
4: Knit

Round
5: K2tog to end of round

Using
tapestry needle, break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread through
remaining stitches and pull tightly. Weave in ends. Add a large pom
pom if desired.

Instructions
for knitting hat flat:

CO
44 sts with MC

Round
1: K2, P2 to end of round

Repeat
5 more times.

Continuing
to work in MC, work in st st for 6 rows

Switch
to CC and work 2 rows st st

Work
MC for 2 rows in st st

Work
CC for 2 rows in st st

Work
MC for 6 more rows in st st

Decrease:

(Switch
to DPNs when needed and work entire decrease portion with MC)

Round
1: K2, K2tog to end of round.

Round
2: Purl

Round
3: K1, K2tog to end of round

Round
4: Purl

Round
5: K2tog to end of round

Using tapestry needle,
break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread through remaining stitches
and pull tightly. Seam up the back and weave in ends. Add a large
pom pom if desired.

© Jennifer Dickerson 2013

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15 thoughts on “Free Knitting Pattern! Preschooler Rugby Hat

  1. Hi, I want to knit this fab hat for each of my kids for xmas. I am new to knitting in the round so my question is…. why do you have to change from a circular needle to dpn's when decreasing?.

    1. Hi and thanks for your question! The reason you have to decrease is because as you decrease the tube you are creating will start to be too small for the circumference of the circular needle…the dpns are help for this because you can make very narrow things in the round. I hope that helps!

      Also, this hat is very stretchy so you may be able to get a few winter's out of them too!

  2. Hi Jennifer – thanks for the great pattern! I've just made one, and what a quick knit!

    Have you ever figured out the stitch count for an adult hat? I'm going to try and figure it out this weekend, but any help would be appreciated 🙂

    1. Hi wheresalex! That is a great questions! Actually I am working on that right now…someone else asked recently. I'll definitely keep you posted!

  3. I have been knitting for a long time but have never found patterns as easy to make or understand as this site offers and I don't have to buy a book to just get one pattern , thank you.

  4. Hi I am new to this site and only know how to knit plain and purl stitch. How do I do stocking stitch? Is there a turtoriwl or can someone explain it simply to me please? Thank you

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