Child Hat to match Cadence Cardigan—Let's Knit Issue 36, November 2010
Sizes: up to one year, 1-2 years, 2-4 years use 4mm dp needles to cast on 63 (79, 89) sts join in the round, being careful not to twist stitches and place a marker between 1st and last sts work in moss stitch: Rnd 1 (k1, p1) to last st, k1 Rnd 2 (p1, k1) to last st, p1 Continue with moss stitch for 1 to 1.5 inches Next rnd: m1, knit to end (64, 80, 90 sts) Continue in stocking stitch (knit every row) until work measures 4 (5, 5.5) inches. 1st size : knit 1 rnd decreasing evenly by 4 sts (60sts) All sizes: Rnd 1 \*k8 k2tog, repeat from \* to end of row (54, 72, 81 sts) Rnd 2 knit Rnd 3 \*k7 k2tog, repeat from \* to end of row (48 (64, 72 sts) Rnd 4 knit Continue to decrease on alt rows until 24 (32, 36) sts remain Next rnd: \*k2 k2tog, repeat from \* to end of row (18, 24, 27 sts) Next rnd: \*k1 k2tog, repeat from \* to end of row (12, 16, 18 sts) Next rnd: K2tog across all sts (6, 8, 9 sts) Cut yarn and pull it through remaing stitches. An effective method of making the hat a bit different is add stripes of different colours.
