Katinka Knits
Easiest Baby Hat by Lynn Davies, Katinka Knits
Experience Level and Symbol: BEGINNER Weight of Yarn and Symbol: Finished Measurements: 9" (11 1/2", 14", 16")) around
Materials and Equipment:
Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, 3.5 oz/100 g, 215 yds/196 m, 80% Pima Cotton, 20% Merino Wool. MC: 1 ball CW840 Lime Light CC: 1 ball CW900 Perry's Primrose (This color has been discontinued, but CW850 Berry would be similar.) Needles: US Size 7 (4.5 mm) - straight needle (or size needed to obtain gauge) Other Supplies: Yarn needle.
Abbreviations:
BO - bind off CC - contrast color cm - centimeter(s) CO - cast on g- gram m - meter(s) MC - main color mm - millimeter(s) oZ - ounce(s) RS - right side st/sts - stitch/stitches st st - stockinette WS - wrong side
Gauge:
20 sts/26 rows = 4"/10 cm in st st. To save time, take time to check gauge.
Designer Notes:
This is a very easy baby hat with a single stripe. It is knit flat, folded in half and seamed. The sizes included are estimated to fit Premie, Baby, Toddler, and Child-sized heads. This revision is a significant update from the earlier version. Gauge, sizes, numbers of stitches to cast on, lengths to knit, and formatting have all changed; hopefully for the better. I've also added a list of online references (with hyperlinks) for the skills and techniques used in this pattern.
Instructions:
CO23 (29, 35, 40) sts. Work in garter st (kniting every row)for 9 rows, ending witha RS row. Bodyof Hat: Next Row (WS): Purl. Next Row (RS): Knit. Continue in st st (knitting RS rows and purling WS rows), until piece measures 2 1/2" (4", 5", 6") from CO edge, ending with a WS row. Cut MC, leaving approximately 6" tail. Katinkaknits on Ravelry katinkaknits@gmail.com Next Row (RS): Change to CC and knit. Next Row: Purl. Using CC, continue in st st until piece measures 5 V2" (7", 8", 9") from CO edge, ending with a WS row. Cut CC, leaving approximately 6" tail. Next Row: Change to MC and knit. Next Row: Purl. Using MC, continue in st st until piece measures 8" (11", 13", 15") from CO edge, ending with a WS row. EdgeofHat: Next Row (RS): Purl. Continue in garter st (this time, purling every row) until you have completed 9 rows, ending with a RS row.BOloosely. Finishing: Cut yarn, leaving a 6" tail. Sew in all loose ends. Fold rectangle in half, so that CO and BO edges line up with each other, and edges of CC match up. Cut a lengths of yarn long enough to seam one side. Sew one side seam. Repeat for the other side. Sew in remaining loose ends and block gently. References: "Binding Off." Binding Off. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http://www.vogueknitting.Com/ pattern_help/how-to/learn_to_knit/binding_off.aspx>. Basic Knit Bind-Off. "Basic Knitting Stitches." Basic Knitting Stitches. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http:/ www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/techniques_abbreviations/basic_knitting_stitches.aspx>. Garter Stitch&StockinetteStitch. "Blocking." Blocking. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http://www.vogueknitting.com/ pattern_ help/how-to/learn_to_knit/finishing/blocking.aspx>. Blocking. "First Stitches." First Stitches. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http:// www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/learn_to_knit/first _stitches.aspx>. Long-Tail Cast-On. "Seaming." Seaming. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http://www.vogueknitting.com/ pattern_help/how-to/beyond_ the_basics/seaming.aspx>. Whip Stitch. "The Knit Stitch." The Knit Stitch. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http:// www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/learn_to_ knit/the_knit_ stitch.aspx>. Knit Stitch. "The Purl Stitch." The Purl Stitch. Vogue Knitting International, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http:// www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/learn_to_knit/the_purl_ stitch.aspx>. Purl Stitch. "Weaving in Your Ends." The Purl Bee Weaving in Your Ends Comments. The Purl Bee by Purl Soho, 14 July 2011. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <http://www.purlbee.com/2011/07/14/weaving-in-your-ends/>. Sewing in ends.
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