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Knit Stocking Cap Ornament – 12 Ornaments of Christmas

November 25, 2015 2 Comments

Get your hands on this adorable pattern for a knit stocking cap ornament! Click through for the FREE pattern.

Eep! This little stocking cap is so cute – I love it! It’s also the fourth ornament in our 12 ornaments of Christmas series, joining the ranks of a knit present, heart and star. This hat can easily double as a doll hat or be knit to top a bottle-shaped Christmas gift (the best kind, right?). I think my favorite part of this adorable little hat is that it’s literally just a tiny hat – I would absolutely wear this colorful beanie any time had I made it human-sized.

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Get your hands on this adorable pattern for a knit stocking cap ornament! Click through for the FREE pattern.

Knit Stocking Cap Ornament Pattern

Updated 12/8/18.

Skill level: easy

Supplies
1 pack Lion Brand Yarn Bonbons in Beach, which comes with 8 mini skeins. – You need less than a skein of purple and yellow to complete the ornament.
size US 3 (3.25 mm) knitting needles
scissors
tapestry needle
fork or small pom pom maker
poly-fil
scrap ribbon
sewing needle & thread

Abbreviations & Terms

CO – cast on
sts – stitches
rnd – round
rep from * – repeat the instructions following the asterisk as directed
(Y rnds) – Y indicates the number of times to repeat the round
ssk – slip one st as if to knit, slip one as if to purl, k2 sts together through the back loop
(X sts) – X indicates the number of sts that will now be on your needle

Gauge & dimensions: 22 sts & 28 rows over 4 inches, knit in stockinette stitch. The hat measures approximately 5” in circumference and 2.25” from cast on edge to bind off tip.

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The Pattern

CO 32 sts in purple, join into rnd.

rnds 1-6. *k2, p2; rep from * 8 times. (6 rnds)

rnds 7-14. k 32. (8 rnds)

rnd 15. *k2, ssk; rep from * 8 times. (24 sts)

rnd 16. k 24.
rnd 17. *k1, ssk; rep from * 8 times. (16 sts)

rnd 18. k 16.
rnd 19. ssk 8 times. (8 sts)

Break yarn & draw tail through remaining loops to secure. Make a tiny pom pom in a contrasting color and attach it to the top of the hat. Weave in all ends. Using a needle & thread, sew a scrap of ribbon to the back of your finished ornament to hang.

Optional – stuff the hat

If you’d like to stuff the hat, you can use poly-fil. You can also knit or crochet a circle to sew across the bottom of the hat, but I filled mine with poly-fil without a plug. Years on, the poly-fil has yet to fall out on its own.

Get your hands on this adorable pattern for a knit stocking cap ornament! Click through for the FREE pattern.

Don’t forget! If you make this or any other of the 12 ornaments of Christmas, you can share them on social media using #handsoccupiedhohoho! Social media not your thing? Check out the Ravelry thread I started in the Hands Occupied group if you’d like to share them there.

Get your hands on this adorable pattern for a knit stocking cap ornament! Click through for the FREE pattern.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Ellisen

    November 28, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    Thank you, thank you. The Mini Cap and Mitten are adorable.

    Reply
  2. Helen

    May 7, 2017 at 9:09 am

    Oh, I love the little ornaments … must try … thank you so much for knit patterns :)

    Reply

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How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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