KNITTED PIN

MATERIALS
#2 knitting needles
Yarn needle
Medium weight yarn scraps in 2 colors.
Yarn A - approx. 5 yards (nubby, boucle, chenille, mohair, etc.)
Yarn B - approx. 3 1/3 yards (contrasting color, matching color, verigated,
etc.)
Craft store porcelain face profile (small size for a pin - slanted neck)
Pin back
Glue
1 pretty bead
Sewing needle and thread to match yarn.

HAT
Yarn A - cast on 14 stitches.
K1, P1 rib for 8 rows.Cut yarn A, leaving end to work in later.
With yarn B, stockinette stitch 8 rows.  (K 1 row, P 1 row)
9th row of yarn B - (K 2 tog.) repeat ( ) to end.
Cut yarn B leaving longish tail.  Using yarn needle, draw tail through the 7
stitches remaining on the needle.  Craw up tightly and sew the seam in color
B.  Using the color A tail, finish sewing up the seam in the lower portion
of the hat.

SCARF
Using yarn A - cast on 30 stitches.
Garter stitch 5 rows. (K every row)
Bind off leaving a bit of a tail to be used in assembly.

ASSEMBLY
Roll up the brim on the hat.  Use a small amount a glue to affix the hat on
the head.  Slant the hat at a fashionable angle.  Glue the scarf around the
neck, wrapping as you would your own winter muffler.  Use the yarn tail onthe scarf to
secure the scarf to the hat at the back of the pin.  When the
glue is dry, sew the pin back to the brim area of the hat.  On the front of
the pin, at the point where the scarf ends cross, I usually sew a pretty
bead or make a French knot for decoration.

VARIATIONS:  The Santa Clause heads are cute in red stocking caps with white
brims.  I let the long end of the cap fall to the side of the face.  Then I
add a white collar around his neck.  The dog and cat heads are cute with
caps, too!  I've done these head pins up in Christmas colors, school colors,
colors to match sweaters and coats.  I have sold them right of my coat in
the grocery store!  I use the full face pins, too, but the necks are usually
shorter and trickier to add the scarves.  I have made the hats and scarves
out of my felt too!

Copyright 1994 Belinda Martinez

Belindabmartine@smtp.stp.tec.mn.us 

Return to pattern list