Lucky Little Shamrock Hat- Knitting Pattern

According to finegardening.com :

"Shamrocks have been symbolic of many things over the years. According to legend, the shamrock was a sacred plant to the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a triad, and three was a mystical number in the Celtic religion, as in many others. St. Patrick used the shamrock in the 5th century to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity as he introduced Christianity to Ireland.
 
The shamrock became symbolic in other ways as time went on. In the 19th century it became a symbol of rebellion, and anyone wearing it risked death by hanging. It was this period that spawned the phrase "the wearin' o' the green". Today, the shamrock is the most recognized symbol of the Irish, especially on St. Patrick's Day, when all over the world, everyone is Irish for a day!The original Irish shamrock (traditionally spelled seamróg, which means "summer plant") is said by many authorities to be none other than white clover (Trifolium repens), a common lawn weed originally native to Ireland. It is a vigorous, rhizomatous, stem-rooting perennial with trifoliate leaves. Occasionally, a fourth leaflet will appear, making a "four-leaf clover," said to bring good luck to the person who discovers it."

My little shamrock baby hat is size 6-12 months and made with straight needles size 4 and 6. This is a fair isle type knitting pattern so you will need to know how to carry your floats (lots of youtube videos can teach you how).

Using your size 4 needles and your white yarn cast on 88 stitches.

K2 P2 each row until you have 1 1/2 inches of ribbing.

Change to size 6 needles and knit in stockinette stitch for 6 rows but you will want to increase by two stitches in your first knit row (one row knit, one row purl) (90 sts)

Now you will start to follow the graph on your next knit row. Remember that your knit rows will go from right to left and your purl rows will go from left to right and, of course, you are working  the bottom of the graph to the top. You should have 6 shamrocks around your hat when finished. 

 When you finish all  the chart you should be on a knit row (as the lasts row on the chart is just a purl row in white)  and you will then cut the green yarn and tie it off and weave in the ends, with white do six rows in stockinette stitch again. 

Then you will begin your decreases,
K4, K2tog across
P row
K3, K2tog across
P row
K2, K2tog across
P row
K1, K2tog across
P row
K2tog across
P row
K2tog across,K1

Cut yarn leaving enough to thread through remaining stitches and sew up hat seam. Make pom pom using both colors and tie firmly to top of hat.
I am hoping to have a pattern for mittens to go with this hat soon! Keep watching the blog!

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