Mr Nonsense ~ Designed by Jeanette Dawson
Instructions:
Main hat Using 4mm needles cast on 28 sts in yellow
Rows 1-2: Knit
Rows 3-18: Starting with a knit row SS 16 rows
Row 19: (K2tog) rpt to end (14 sts)
Row 20: (P2tog) rpt to end (7 sts)
B & T
Hands – make 2 in turquoise, cast on 10 sts leaving a long tail of wool
Row 1: Cast off 5 sts, K to end (5sts)
Row 2: P to end, cast on 5 sts (10sts)
Row 3: Cast off 5 sts, K to end (5st)
Rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14: Same as row 2
Rows 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 same as row 3
Row 15: Cast off all sts leave a long tail of wool
Hat: Cast on 16 sts in green
Rows 1-4: Starting with a K row SS 4 rows
Row 5: Inc in first and last st (18sts)
Row 6: P
Row 7: Inc in first and last st (20sts)
Rows 8-10: SS 3 rows
Row 11: (K2tog) rpt to end (10sts)
B&T
Making Up:
Head: Sew up row ends add a big red pompom nose and black yarn smile.
Hands: To make up you will have 8 fingers fold in half right side out, and put 2 fingers together all the way along you will now have 4 fingers doubled. Over sew all up side and round the fingers and down other side. Sew on the sides of main hat. Take a look at picture if you’re not sure.
Hat: Cut a strip of black felt for brim. Sew row ends together lightly stuff sew up bottom of sts. Sew a couple of sts through the black felt brim then sew to the hat as seen in the picture.