Michelle's Frosty Snowman Hat 
My Tommy Turkey Hat
Did you know that a turkey can become a snowman? Well, Michelle Thomas, a member of the hottest new Yahoo Group Knifty Knitter Loom Knitting Group, shows us how. She took my Tommy Turkey pattern and with some creative changes morphed him into a Frosty Snowman hat. I was so impressed that I got Michelle's permission to post the picture along with her changes on my blog. Thanks Michelle for sharing what is sure to be the hit of the season for all the loom knitters. Now, here are Michelle's instructions:
Frosty Hat
(original Tommy Turkey Pattern by Brenda Myers. Adaption to Frosty by Michelle Thomas)
Frosty Hat
(original Tommy Turkey Pattern by Brenda Myers. Adaption to Frosty by Michelle Thomas)
Materials needed
- Red or Green KK Loom
- KK Spool Loom
- White yarn (for face)
- Black yarn (for hat)
- Orange yarn (for nose)
- Color of your choice (for "scarf" and stripe on hat)
- Black buttons or beads (for eyes)
- Knitting tool
- Plastic yarn needle
Brim:
- E-wrap cast on
- E-wrap stitch 14 rows
- Bring first row up and place loops back on pegs. Knit off.
Face:
- Change to white
- E-wrap stitch 9 rows
Hat:
- Change to black
- E-wrap stitch 1 row
- Rib stitch (k1, p1, k1, p1 .... ) 8 rows
- Bring the loops from the first BLACK row back up onto the pegs (like when doing brim) and knit off
- Change to color that matches "scarf"
- E-wrap stitch 4 rows
- Change to black
- E-wrap stitch 9 rows
Bind off:
- Move loop on peg 1 to peg 2
- Move loop 3 to peg 4
- Move loop 5 to peg 6
- Keep moving odd loops to even pegs until you have all of them like that. Knit off
- E-wrap pegs with loops on them (go behind pegs without loops) Knit off
- Thread needle with working yarn and do a gathered bind off.
Nose:
- On small end of Spool Loom cast on in orange
- Purl 2 rows
- E-wrap stitch 4 rows
- Gathered bind off
- Pull yarn to inside of nose
- Attach purled end to center of face with orange yarn.
Eyes:
With black thread tie on 2 black buttons or beads.
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9 comments:
upggiThank you soooo much for posting these patterns I try to make as many hats as possible in all sizes for the local soup kitchen they will be having their Christmas party soon, and I just brought down 166 hats for them to give as gifts. this will be in their box for next year...... to late for this year...... thanks again
Aw, that's cute. I don't think I would have ever looked at the Tommy Turkey and saw a Frosty...but THAT is creativity at it's best, isn't it? :D
Brenda, that is absolutely adorable! Isn't it fun to see where people take your designs? Hope your holidays were great. Hugs
How absolutely adorable! You are so dang creative. :)
That is soooo CUTE! I want to thank you for posting the patterns! Hope you have a great Holdiay! The children in church will love these!
Thanks
I just started to really get into making hats more and am excited to do the snowman. I'm going to be searching your site even more to see what else I can do since I'm finally learning to do more on the looms. Thanks for sharing and can't wait to try the Christmas Egg!
This is just the cutest thing I've seen in a while. I'm going to have to run out to see if I can find some yarn to make some of these before Christmas!
Just came upon your adorable hats. They are way too cute. Thanks so much for sharing your pattern. I am going to make them for my three little guys ages 2,3,4. They are like having triplets some days. And I am thinking for the shelter for next year. Many blessings, Mama Cat BTW have you ever thought of adding a "follow me" gadget to your blog?
Thanks Mama Cat! I currently have two of my grandchildren ages 3 & 4, so I sort of know what you are talking about. Also, since the Followers gadget is sort of new, I just never noticed it before you mentioned it. It has now been added.
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