University Of Minnesota Hat

I go to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. School gear is pretty expensive, maroon and gold yarn however is not.  After trying my first stranded project in the only extra yarn I had sitting around, which happened to be maroon and gold I decided to try and make my own M chart. I spent about forty five minutes with a U of M logo a picture of grid lines and paint to make the chart. This is the third try and I think it turned out well. As soon as I finished, I showed it to my roommate who had just gotten home, she gave me this look and said 'you know there are websites that will do that for you right?' No, no I did not know that, but I think I did a good job anyways. So this chart is truly handmade and unlicensed by the U.  I did make it in maroon and gold because that's my school colors, but if you went to the University of Michigan for instance You could make the hat blue and yellow to be your school colors. Anyways, the pattern basically makes a nice warm hat with an M on it in whatever colors you want and the M can mean whatever you want.

University of Minnesota Hat

Size 6  circular needles

Worsted weight yarn 2 colors (maroon and gold)

Stitch markers

Using contrast color cast on 112 stitches. Knit one round k2 p2. Using main color knit 9 rounds of k2 p2.  Knit 8 rounds . Start chart. A word of warning in knitting the chart, make sure you leave your yarn loose enough when you switch colors or your hat will kinda bunch up. Mine looks a little crinkly, but it smooths out when you put it on. Place stitch markers inbetween repeats of the chart. Knit 3 rounds

Shape crown:

Round 1: [K14, K2Tog] 7 times= 105 sts

Round 2: Knit

Round 3: [K13, K2Tog] 7 times= 98 sts

Round 4: Knit

Round 5: [K12, K2Tog] 7 times= 91 sts

Round 6: Knit

Round 7: [K11, K2Tog] 7 times= 84 sts

Round 8: Knit

Round 9: [K10, K2Tog] 7 times= 77 sts

Round 10: Knit

Round 11: [K9, K2Tog] 7 times = 70 sts

Round 12: Knit

Round 13: [K8, K2Tog] 7 times= 63 sts

Round 14: [K7, K2Tog] 7 times= 56 sts

Round 15: [K6, K2Tog] 7 times= 49 sts

Round 16: [K5, K2Tog] 7 times= 42 sts

Round 17: [K4, K2Tog] 7 times= 35 sts

Round 18: [K3, K2Tog] 7 times= 28 sts

Round 19: [K2, K2Tog] 7 times= 21 sts

Round 20: [K1, K2Tog] 7 times= 14 sts

Round 21: [K2Tog] 7 times= 7 sts

Cut a long tail, draw it through the remaining sts to close top of hat. Bring tail to the wrong side and weave in your ends.