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I had this idea to make a bobber hat for a child of parents who run a resort in Northern Minnesota. It turned out so cute that I decided to design the Bobber hat. I used the red and blue theme because the colors popped but using more realistic fish buttons would be a great option. Out of that idea, came the concept for adding themed buttons to other children’s hats, so I designed a companion piece called the Boxed Buttons Hat.

PRINTING NOTE: This is a checklist pattern; it is not necessary to print the entire pattern if you prefer not to use the checkboxes for each section.

NEEDLES for Bulky Hat: US 10.5 (6.5 mm) 16-inch (40 cm circular
needle, or size to obtain gauge and US 10.5 (6.5mm) double pointed needles

NEEDLES for Worsted Hat: US 7 (4.5 mm) 16-inch (40 cm circular needle and US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed needles

WORSTED YARDAGE: 90 (120, 160, 190, 210) yards

BULKY YARDAGE: 60 (70, 100, 120, 140) yards

NOTE: Smaller sizes will need to use Magic Loop, 2 circulars or DPNS to fit the stitches on the smaller circumference.

NOTIONS: Stitch marker; yarn needle; red and white
plastic fishing bobber; fish buttons.

BULKY SAMPLE Size 3, Adult Small, with large red fish buttons,
was knit using Woolens and Nosh Bulky in colorway
Cerulean weighing 82 grams and using 72 yards.

WORSTED SAMPLE 1: Size 2 Kids, (pictured) was knit in Woolens
and Nosh Worsted in colorway Cerulean weighing 50
grams and using 121 yards.

WORSTED SAMPLE 2: Size 2 Kids, was knit in Cascade 220 100%
wool, 219 yd/100 gr in colorway 8891 Cyan Blue weighing 45 grams and using 99 yds.

These patterns were written for personal use, please honor the copyright.

Bulky test knitters were Tracey Henick, Karen Hoyt, Cathy
Manchur, Joanne Snyder and Rose Tobelman.

Worsted test knitters were Heather Coulombe, Laurie Lee Gray, Carolyn Janz, Kelly Koehle, and Jessica Schick.

Tech editing and graphic layout was done by Corrina Ferguson. Photography by Anna Stauber of Boreal Studios.
The model was Emma Ciernia.