Afternoon Delight for Little Ones: A Knitting Pattern for Baby Caps with Charming Leaf Border Design by Megan Bayonet

Afternoon Outing Baby Cap

by Megan Bayonet Size: $13"$ brim circumference Gauge: 22sts and 30 rows in 4" in stockinette stitch Materials: 65 yards of Emu Superwash DK, US #6 DPNs, Yarn needle Cast on 72 stitches and join to work in round. Work 9 rows of garter stitch.

Leaf Border

Round 1: (YO, K1, YO, P7) nine times. Round 2: (K3, P7) nine times. Round 3: (K1, YO, K1, YO, K1, P7) nine times. Round 4: (K5, P7) nine times. Round 5: (K2, YO, K1, YO, K2, P7) nine times. Round 6: (K7, P7) nine times. Round 7: (K3, YO, K1, YO, K3, P7) nine times. Round 8: (K9, P7) nine times. Round 9: (SSK, K5, K2tog, P7) nine times. Round 10: as for Round 6. Round 11: (SSK, K3, K2tog, P7) nine times. Round 12: as for Round 4. Round 13: (SSK, K1, K2tog, P7) nine times. Round 14: as for Round 2. Round 15: (Slip one stitch, K2tog, psso) nine times. Round 16: Purl all stitches. Round 17: (K1, P7) nine times. Round 18: K2, (P5, K3) 8 times, K1. Round 19: K3, (P3, K5) 8 times, K2. Round 20: K4, (P1, K7) 8 times, K3. Round 21: Knit all stitches. Knit 3 rows.

Crown Decreases

Round 1: (K7, K2tog ) eight times. Round 2 and all even rounds until round 14: Knit. Round 3: (K6, K2tog) eight times. Round 5: (K5, K2tog) eight times. Round 7: (K4, K2tog) eight times. Round 9: (K3, K2tog) eight times. Round 11: (K2, K2tog) eight times. Round 13: (K1, K2tog) eight times. Round 14: K2tog around.

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