KNITTED HATS FOR HEROES The hats will be worn when the troops are off duty so do not

have to be in specific colours and at the moment we are knitting them mainly in rib so they can stretch to fit any size head but any type of knitted hat would be appreciated. The hats can be knitted in any wool and virtually any colour but please use discretion in the choice of colours e.g. no white or fluorescents for safety reasons. I have included a selection of different patterns but if you have a favourite pattern you wish to use then please do that there are no hard and fast rules For further details please contact Tina Selby contact@hats heroes.co.uk Rene Tourle and her friend Gladys Dale have very kindly sent me a o!y of a ne" !attern that they desi#ned to#ether$ They have arthriti hands and found this !attern "as easier than doin# ri% and it is a sim!le %ut very effe tive ri% ty!e hat$ !sing "# wool and mm needles $old size %& cast on '' stitches rows stocking stitch $one row plain( one row purl& rows reverse stocking stitch )epeat these % rows *+ times Sew side seam and gather top.

&attern ' (ASI) RI((ED *OO++EN HAT , DK or )H-NK. "ouble knit and Size % $ mm& needles or ,hunky and Size

$-mm& needles

,ast on *.. stitches for "# or %. stitches for chunky and )ib $/ plain / purl& for % 0*. inches $/. 0 /'.' cm& 1e2t row knit / together to the end of the row 3url ne2t row 1e2t row knit / together to the end of the row 3url ne2t row #nit * row 3url * row 4reak off yarn( run yarn through remaining sts( draw up and fasten off. 5oin back seam &attern / (ASI) STO)KING STIT)H (EANIE HAT 0 DK or )H-NK. "ouble knit and Size % $ mm& needles or ,hunky and Size $-mm& needles ,ast on *.. stitches for "# or %. stitches for chunky )ow one6 #/( 3/( #/ across the row( ending with 3/. )ows / to row -6 )epeat )ow *. )ow 76 #nit across )ow %6 3url across )epeat these / rows until hat is % 0 *.8 $/. 0 /'.'cm& ending with a purl row. 1e2t row6 #/ together to the end of the row 1e2t row6 3url 1e2t row6 #/ to the end of the row 9ast row6 3url 4reak off yarn( run yarn through remaining sts( draw up and fasten off. 5oin back seam &attern 1 (ASI) GARTER STIT)H KNITTED HAT "ouble knit or :ran wool and 'mm $size -& needles ,ast on +. sts and knit % rows in #*( 3* rib. #nit every row until it measures *.8 $/'.'cm& Start decreasing as follows )ow * 0 $#*( #/tog& rep ;. times -. sts )ow / #nit * row )ow ;0 $#*( #/tog& rep /. times . sts )ow #nit * row )ow ' $#*( #/tog& re *; times /7 sts )ow - #nit * row )ow 7 $#*( #/tog& rep + times #* *% sts )ow % knit * row )ow + $#*( #/tog& rep ' times #* */ sts )ow *. #nit * row )ow ** $#*( #/tog& rep times #/ % sts )ow */ #nit * row 4reak off yarn( run yarn through remaining sts( draw up and fasten off. 5oin back seam