River's Becnie
An Infant's Hat
Shown here in Flynn on Wexford Merino Silk by Three Irish Girls I wanted an easy, simple skullcap for my newborn son, River, and I wanted it to fit for his first couple of months, at least. A gorgeous, soft yarn combined with top-down construction yielded the perfect infant hat. Fold cuff up for younger babes, leave cuff down as your wee one grows! This hat is worked in the round from the top down.
Materials:
Approximately 65 to 85 yards worsted weight yarn [I used 65 yards for mine. Your mileage may vary.] Size 7 $(4.5\;\mathrm{mm})$ knitting needles, or size needed to give you gauge, knit in the round Size 4 $(3.5\;\mathrm{mm})$ ) knitting needles, or needle size $1.0\:\mathrm{mm}$ smaller than needle used to achieve gauge Sewing needle to weave in ends Gauge: Worsted weight: 5 stitches and 7 rounds per inch in stockinette, unblocked, on larger needles
Abbreviations
KKnit KFB Knit into front and back of stitch - knit into stitch, then while keeping it on left needle knit into the back of this stitch. Increases one stitch. K2TOG Knit two stitches together as though they are one. Decreases one stitch. PPurl \*\* Repeat instructions between asterisks as instructed. ST(s) Stitch(es)
INSTRUCTIONS
Circular cast on 8 stitches. [I use Emily Ocker's method.] Round 1: KFB in each st. Rnd 2: K all sts. Rnd 3: \*K 1, kfb\* around. Rnd 4: K all sts. Rnd 7: \*K 2, kfb\* around. Rnd 8: K all sts. Rnd 9: \*K 3, kfb\* around. Rnd 10: K all sts. Rnd 11: \*K 4, kfb\* around. Rnd 12: K all sts. Rnd 13: \*K 5, kfb\* around. Rnd 14: K all sts. Rnd 15: \*K 6, kfb\* around. Rnd 16: \*K 15, kfb\* twice. (68 sts total) Rnds 17-37: K all sts for three (3) inches. Rnd 38: $^{\ast}\mathrm{K}$ 15, k2tog\* twice. Rnd 39: \*K 4, k2tog, k 9, k2tog, k 9, k2tog, k $4^{*}$ twice. Rnds 40-46: Using needle $1.0\:\mathrm{mm}$ smaller than needle size used to achieve gauge, $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}\,1,\mathrm{p\,}1^{\ast}$ around. Bind off loosely in pattern. Weave in ends. Note: I use Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off, as found here: http:// www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php @ Crystal S. McDonald, 2010
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