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Magic Hats Knit and felt a special hat for your favorite little wizard or princess. From "Knitty Gritty" episode DKNG-405

Knitting expert Beverly Galeskas joins Vickie Howell to share a bit of knitting magic. Her felted wizard and princess hats are sure to thrill any child -- and they'll provide hours of make-believe fun for boys and girls alike. Both hats are created from the same basic pattern, with only the colors and trims chaging to suit the styles.

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	Wizard Hat
	Princess Hat

Materials (either hat):

worsted-weight wool yarn (280 yds. for solid-colored hat or 215 yds. main color and 65 yds. contrast for the brim)
16" (40cm) circular needle, U.S. size 10.5 (6.5 mm)
1 set (4) double-pointed needles, U.S. size 10.5 (or size needed to maintain the correct unfelted gauge)
plastic ring or stitch marker
tapestry needle

Additional materials (Wizard Hat):

small amount of gold or yellow fiber
star-shaped cookie cutter for template (optional)
felting needles
piece of thick foam to work on

(Princess Hat):

1/2 yd. sheer fabric for veil

Unfelted gauge: 13 sts = 4" (10 cm) in stockinette stitch (change needle size if necessary to maintain this gauge).

Felted gauge: 16-18 sts = 4" (10 cm) (will vary with the amount of felting).

Sizes Will fit heads sized from 20"-22".

Note: Choose a yarn that will felt firmly so the hat will hold its shape. The model hats shown on the show were worked in Lamb's Pride worsted weight from Brown Sheep Company. Always test-felt your yarn before beginning a project.

Begin with bottom rolled band.

	Figure A
	Figure B

Note: Use contrast color for 2-color hat or main color for solid hat.

Basic hat:

With circular needle, loosely cast on 72 sts.
Join to work in rounds, being careful that stitches are not twisted around the needle. Place marker on needle to mark beg of rounds (figure A).
K 3 rounds even.
Round 4: *K6, M1; repeat from * around (84 sts) (figure B).
K 3 rounds even.
Round 8: *K7, M1; repeat from * around (96 sts).
K 3 rounds even.
Round 12: *K8, M1; repeat from * around (108 sts).
K 5 rounds even.
Round 18: *K1, k2tog; repeat from * around (72 sts).
Round 19: K.

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