Welcome Beanie
Pattern by Malia Jones Soft, ribbed newborn baby beanie will accommodate tiny heads of all shapes and sizes. And it's a lot cuter than those awful hospital beanies for first photos. Materials: Worsted-weight yarn, about 1/3 ball of Knit Picks Comfy or Swish. Size 7 DPN's CO 64 sts loosely using the long-tailed CO method Divide stitches evenly across 4 DPN's. Join to knit in the round and mark the beginning of your round withastitchmarker Work 30 rounds in k1/p1 rib. Round 31: (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Now you have 8 sections of 7 stitches, total 56 sts. Round 32: (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Total 48 sts. Round 33: (k1, p1, k1, p1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Total 40 sts. Round 34: (k1, p1, k1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Total 32 Sts. Round 35: (k1, p1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Total 24 sts. Round 36: (k1, k2tog). Repeat around 8 times. Total 16 sts. Round 37: K2tog. Repeat around 8 times. Total 8 sts. Cut the yarn, leaving about a 16" end. Thread the end through the remaining stitches, then go through them a second time. Cinch the last 8 stitches tight and weave in the ends.
This is for newborn size, but you can make it bigger by casting on more stitches in multiples of 8. For example,instead of 64, cast on 72 for a 6-12 month size. You will also need to add rows before you do the decreases, about 10 extra for a 72-st size, and another 5-10 for additional sizes.
