Knit a Ponto hat and stay warm

Wearing a bone anchored hearing device and a hat can sometimes be a tricky combination. Therefore, we have made a knitting pattern that will enable you to wear your Ponto all day and still stay warm!

“Ponto Cool” –  hat

• Size: One-size, head circumference approx. 21.25 - 22.85 inches 
• Material: Wool, approx. 1.76 oz 
• Needles: Circular needles 0.14 inches (15.75 inches) and double pointed needles 0.14 inches 
• Worked in the round on circular needle, switch to double pointed needles when needed.

1. Cast on 120 stitches on the circular needle.
2. Work rib = K1 /P1 for 1.18 inches.
3. Continue in stockinet stitch.
4. When piece measures 2.36 inches, decrease 2 stitches (this will be the hole for the processor).
5. Continue round until you reach the place where the 2 stitches have been decreased. Reverse the piece and continue round from the wrong side with purl. 
6. Again, continue until you come to the hole for your Ponto processor and turn the piece around again. Do this twice more – once more from the right side and once more from the wrong side.
7. On the next round (right side) cast on 2 stitches (closing the hole for Ponto).
8. Continue in stocking stitching.
9. When piece measures 6.7 inches, insert 6 markers in the piece: Insert a marker at beginning of round, then with 20 stitches apart.
10. On next round decrease 1 stitch on each side of every marker as follows: 
    After marker – slip, slip, knit 
    Before marker – knit two stitches together 
    Repeat decrease every round until 12 stitches remain.
11. Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches, tighten tog and fasten. 
12. Sew a few stitches around the hole for Ponto processor to make it even.