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Medusa
Medusa
You’ll need: ½ skein of heavier yarn, snake colored scraps of worsted weight yarn,scraps of red fingering yarn, glue, fabric paint, a black Sharpie marker with an ultra fine point
Hat:
Using heavy yarn (I used Deborah Norville’s Serenity) , CO 48 st on size 9 circular needle or dpns. Make K1, P1 rib for 6 rounds, then knit in the round until it measures 5!/2” from co edge. Begin dec by K6, K2tog all around, K 1 round. Next, K5, K2tog, around followed by K round. Continue pattern of rounds until you are to the K 3, K2tog round, then skip the k only round. After K1, K2tog round, do 1 round of K2tog, then break yarn and thread through remaining st, pulling tight and weaving in ends.
Snakes:
Using size 10 dpns, CO 4 st and knit I-cord until @12” long. Kfb in each st (8st) and switch to knitting in the round. K 2 rounds. K2tog all st and return to I-cord knitting (4st). K2tog all st (2 st). Cut yarn leaving 6” tail and thread through last 2 st, pulling tight. Weave yarn through head of snake and pull needle out through neck area. Weave bottom CO yarn through bottom end of snake as well. After you’ve made several of these, throw them in your washer to felt. When you take them out, pull them to the desired length and pin in interesting, snake-y shapes to dry. My hat has 25 snakes on it, but feel free to add or subtract to your taste.
Finishing:
After you have all of your snakes, pin them around your hat and sew them on using matching thread. To make their tongues, sew on a piece of red fingering wt yarn and tie in a knot. Cut to desired length. To make them fork, dab each tongue with a small amount of glue or ModPodge, let dry, then cut tip or separate. Paint on eyes with fabric paint (I used green) and make pupil/slit with the black Sharpie.
Medusa
Medusa
You’ll need: ½ skein of heavier yarn, snake colored scraps of worsted weight yarn,scraps of red fingering yarn, glue, fabric paint, a black Sharpie marker with an ultra fine point
Hat:
Using heavy yarn (I used Deborah Norville’s Serenity) , CO 48 st on size 9 circular needle or dpns. Make K1, P1 rib for 6 rounds, then knit in the round until it measures 5!/2” from co edge. Begin dec by K6, K2tog all around, K 1 round. Next, K5, K2tog, around followed by K round. Continue pattern of rounds until you are to the K 3, K2tog round, then skip the k only round. After K1, K2tog round, do 1 round of K2tog, then break yarn and thread through remaining st, pulling tight and weaving in ends.
Snakes:
Using size 10 dpns, CO 4 st and knit I-cord until @12” long. Kfb in each st (8st) and switch to knitting in the round. K 2 rounds. K2tog all st and return to I-cord knitting (4st). K2tog all st (2 st). Cut yarn leaving 6” tail and thread through last 2 st, pulling tight. Weave yarn through head of snake and pull needle out through neck area. Weave bottom CO yarn through bottom end of snake as well. After you’ve made several of these, throw them in your washer to felt. When you take them out, pull them to the desired length and pin in interesting, snake-y shapes to dry. My hat has 25 snakes on it, but feel free to add or subtract to your taste.
Finishing:
After you have all of your snakes, pin them around your hat and sew them on using matching thread. To make their tongues, sew on a piece of red fingering wt yarn and tie in a knot. Cut to desired length. To make them fork, dab each tongue with a small amount of glue or ModPodge, let dry, then cut tip or separate. Paint on eyes with fabric paint (I used green) and make pupil/slit with the black Sharpie.