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Double Layer Hat worked on the Knitter only

1. I started out with EON from R30 to L29 and knitted 3 rows.  (should have added 2 more stitches for the seam)
2. Brought the empty needles to make it 60 stitches
3. Then I knitted up 60 rows of one color, 60 rows of the 2^nd color
4. Then I transferred EOS to the neighboring needle to decrease in half
5. Knitted 3 more rows and gather bind off
6. Then sew up the seam until the end of the first color, that way do not have to go back to put the tapestry needle on to sew up the rest.  But sewn up about half of the 2^nd color
7. Turned it right side out and finished up the sewing but if you want to do the mattress stitch as you probably have all this time, do it that way is all
8. When you get to the end, tie the 2 ends together and then using a crochet hook or latch tool to bring those ends to the inside
9. Then push one hat into the other one and then fold up the brim
10. Make a pompom if you want and tie in place

Now you can also work up 40 rows of one color, then 40 rows of a 2nd color and 40 rows of the first color again, this will make it have the brim in the 2nd color

Or you can knit up forty rows of color 1, twenty rows of color 2, twenty rows of color one and forty rows of color 2

Or if you want to make your own pattern, here is a copy of my Double Hat Spreadsheet Generator

In the Excel file, I have the hat body as Tab 1, then the other tabs are the Hat Crowns

Double Layer Hat worked Tubular

So what I did was cast on for tubular knitting.  I found that to work the zigzag row with Ravel Cord worked best

Then you will knit up a few rounds of WY

Then you will knit 1 row of Ravel Cord, drop that between the beds, get a 2nd Ravel Cord and knit that on the Ribber

Now start off with the Main Color and knit 60 rounds or 120 rows on the Row Counter, think I used TD4 or 6, depends on the yarn

Next is to start the decreasing, take the 2nd stitch from the end and put to the end needle, now take those 2 stitches and put back on the 2nd needle, push end empty needle out of work

Then move stitches R2 to end over one so that R1 has 2 stitches on it, same for the left side

Knit across, then decrease as above for the ribber stitches

Knit across

Knit 2 row rows or 1 more round

Decrease again as before until you have about 8 to 10 stitches left

Gather Bind off and take off the machine

Now take the first row of Ravel Cord off to open up the beginning WY area

Hang the MY stitches on the Knitter and Ribber

Knit 60 rounds or 120 rows on the Row Counter

Decrease as before and Gather Bind off in the end

Pull other 2 Ravel Cords off and take WY away

Take the yarn tails and either make a small knot and pull the tail in the middle of each hats

Bring one hat into the other

If you want, add a small pompom to each hat, I tried on these 2 both ways and didn't feel the pompom inside, so make them small.  These are 2" pompom's

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