The Dred-ly Hat... A ravelry rehash & super easy free patterns

The Dred-ly Baby Hat by Ruth H. Bennett

So easy, it’s almost a “non-pattern”…

CO 6o sts of worsted dishcloth cotton on size 7 DPNs
Place marker at beginning of round

knit in the round for 6”

Decrease sequence:
(K4, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 50 sts
K one round
(K3, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 40 sts
K one round
(K2, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 30 sts
K one round
(K1, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 20 sts
(place (10) markers on all K2tog)
K one round
(K2tog)repeat to end of round= 5 sts
K one round (Switch to 2 DPNs to work as i-cord)
K1, K2tog, K2= 4 sts
K one round
K1, K2tog, K1= 3 sts
Work as i-cord to desired length (~5”)

Dreds:
(this is easier than it looks…)
pick up 3 sts vertically from one marker along decreases
Work as i-cord to desired length (~5”)
Repeat this step for all 10 markers.
Weave in ends (just feed them back into the i-cord!)

Voila!

These make great baby gifts when paired with your favorite bootie pattern:

Want a Child's/Young Teen's Size?

CO 80 sts of worsted dishcloth cotton on size 7 DPNs
Place marker at beginning of round

Knit in the round for 7-8”

Decrease sequence:
(K6, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 70 sts
K one round
(K5, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 60 sts
K one round
(K4, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 50 sts
K one round
(K3, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 40 sts
K one round
(K2, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 30 sts
K one round
(K1, K2tog)repeat to end of round= 20 sts
(place (10) markers on all K2tog)
K one round
(K2tog)repeat to end of round= 5 sts
K one round (Switch to 2 DPNs to work as i-cord)
K1, K2tog, K2= 4 sts
K one round
K1, K2tog, K1= 3 sts
Work as i-cord to desired length (~5”)

Repeat instructions for baby hat dreds...

Want a Hip Mamma Version?
Here's the pattern for the Bad Hair Hat #3:

Why make people look at my bad hair or a lame-o soccermom baseball cap when I can knit something that people might actually want to see?

I will be the first to admit: I am a Bad Haired Mamma! I try to keep clean/showered. However, it never seems to be enough & my messy/flyaway hair has always been an issue anyway.

So, here is the latest in a series of bad hair hats. This one is almost a non-pattern: CO 80 Knit for 12” Make a series of eyelets (I can lace in the i-cords for some interesting (to me) effects…) Knit one more round & do a 3 needle BO. I picked up 2 stitches of the BO edge w/ a #8 dpn… Increase to 3 sts by a F/B inc in the first stitch & i-corded for 5” (I did 20 i-cords on this hat).

Ta-da!!! Instantly presentable to the outside world...