My stepmom’s mother, Katherine Myers, was a prolific knitter in her lifetime. She provided my three brothers and me, and her six other grandchildren, with numerous sweaters and hats, and even in her late years, with her eyesight gone, and feeble lungs, she used her fingers to see as she knit my new daughter a baby blanket. She passed on last year, leaving one project unfinished–a blanket for my brother, Sam. My brothers have long outgrown their sweaters and hats, so Lenie, my stepmom, passed them on to my children. This hat is especially clever, as it has "growth ribs" knit into it that alow the hat to expand when needed, but otherwise keep it snug around a smaller head.

Made in worsted weight yarn with appropriately sized double pointed needles. With a stretchy cast on (original hat uses long-tail method), cast on 72 stitches, placing 24 stitches on each needle (if using a circular needle, place a marker after stitch 24, 48, and at the beginning of the round). Knit 2, Purl 2 around for 2.5 inches. Next round, knit to last 2 stitches on needle (or knit to last 2 stitches before marker), purl 2. Repeat 2 times. Repeat this round for the entire body of the hat, or about 5 inches. Work knit 2 together decreases at top of hat, and finish off. Add pompon if desired.

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