Caps for Kids . . . and Mittens and Scarves

Here’s the knitty gritty! Shaker Library staff and members of the library’s Knit Nights and Knit Mornings invite your participation in their annual Caps for Kids project. Volunteers can knit or crochet hats, scarves, or mittens, which will be donated to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Project ACT to distribute to homeless children ranging in ages from preschool to 12th grade.

Please feel free to use your favorite pattern. Two simple patterns are provided below with the permission of Madrona Fiber Arts. Bring your finished product to either library by Saturday, December 14. Watch our progress grow, as we display the unique creations at the Circulation Desks. For more information, call: 216-991-2421.

Need help? Come to Knit Mornings from 10 AM-Noon Wednesdays, November 6, and December 4 at Main Library or Knit Night from 7-8:45 PM Wednesdays, November 20, and December 18 at Bertram Woods Branch.

Basic Child’s Hat - Sizes are for a toddler, small child, larger child

Worsted weight yarn and size 7 or 8 needle. Gauge is not that important as there

will be a head it fits. This pattern can be worked in the round or back and forth.

Cast on 72(80, 88) stitches and work K1 P1 rib for 1"(1", 1 1/2"). Change to stockinette stitch

and work until total length is 4 1/2"(5", 6").

To decrease

Row 1: K6 K2 tog across row.

Row 2 and every even row: knit if working in round, purl if working back and forth on 2 needles.

Row 3: K5 K2 tog across row.

Row 5: K4 K2 tog across row.

Continue to decrease in this manner until you complete the K1 K2 tog row.

Repeat row 2 and knit 2 tog across row.

Cut yarn and run it through stitches on needle.

Even Easier Child’s Hat

Worsted weight yarn and size 11 and size 6 needles. Pattern can be knit

in round or back and forth with 2 needles

Cast on 54 stitches with size 11 needles and knit in stockinette stitch for 2 1/2 inches.

Change to size 6 needles and work 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Change back to size 11 needles and work 4 more inches.

Decrease: Row 1: K2 tog across row (27 stitches),

Row 2: K1, K2 tog across row (18 stitches)

Row 3: K2 tog across row.

Row 4: K1, K2 tog across row.

Cut yarn and run through stitches.