Baby Butterfly Beanie
The Baby Butterfly Beanie is knit from the top down. It features a single butterfly, finishing with a lacy cast off at the brim. It is written for 3 sizes - 14/35.5, 16/40.5 & 18/46 inches/cm
What you need.
4mm Crochet hook for cast on. 4mm short tips 8ocm circular needle (for magic loop) or dpns 4mm 30cm and 40cm circular needle 3.25mm 30cm or 40cm circular needle.(or needle size to get gauge after blocking) 2 stitch markers
Abbreviations
K -knit P-purl Kfb - knit front and back. Knit into the front of the next stitch and then into the back of the same stitch, making 2 stitches from the original stitch. M1l -Make 1 left. Using the left needle, pick up the bar between the two stitches from the front. Knit into the back of that stitch. SORM - start of round marker Sm - slip marker
Techniques
Emily Ocker's Cast On - http://www.spellingtuesday.com/circular_co.html (photographic tutorial) http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65eywy044g (video) Cast on 1 (in the lacy cast off) - place right needle through the stitch on the left needle, wrap yarn and pull through. Place this stitch back on the left needle. Cast off 1 (in the lacy cast off) - knit 2 stitches, pass the right stitch over the left stitch.
Gauge
22st/4inches in stocking stitch on larger needles. 22st/4inches in garter stitch on smaller needles. (Gauge for the brim is very important. Please make sure you have this gauge after blocking. )
Recommended yarn
Madelinetosh dk twist Mosaic Moon superwash dk Colour Adventures dia twist Little Plum Yarn sparkle dk
Yardage (approximate)
70/65 (95/90, 120/110) yards/meters
Nb(baby, toddler)
Basic Crochet Knowledge required to complete this project! 14/35.5 (16/40.5, 18/46) inches/cm
Instructions
As this beanie is knit from the top down and increases very quickly, I recommend not pulling the centre hole shut until you have been able to knit a few inches in the round. With the 4mm crochet hook and using Emily Ocker's Cast on, cast on 8(9, 10) stitches. Transfer these stitches to your long cable or dpn. Increase round 1 - kfb into every stitch. 16(18, 20) stitches total. Knit 2 rounds. Increase round 2 - kfb into every stitch. 32(36, 40) stitches total. Knit 2 rounds. Increase round 3 - kfb into every stitch. 64(72, 80) stitches. Knit 2 rounds. Size 14" - continue onto body of hat. Size 16" and 18" - continue onto increase round 4. Increase round 4- \*k o(18, 10), m1l. Repeat from \* to end of round. o(4, 8) stitches increased. 64(76, 88) stitches total.
Body of hat
After knitting for a few inches you should be able to change from the long cable/dpn to the 30cm and then the 4ocm circular needle (for the bigger sizes). You will need to add a SORM marker when you do this. Continue knitting around until hat measures from caston:- 2.5/6.5 (3.25/8.5, 3.75/9.5) inches/cm
Making the butterfly
Round 1 - Knit 34(38, 44) stitches, pm, k1, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 15(15, 17) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back (loosely across the slipped stitches) and knit to end of round. (Make sure that the yarn brought across is loose and has slack.) Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 - Knit. Round 3 - Knit to marker, sm, k2, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 13(13, 15) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 5 - Knit to marker, sm, k3, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 11(11, 13) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 7 - Knit to marker, sm, k4, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 9(9, 11) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 9 - Knit to marker, sm, k3, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 11(11, 13) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 11 - Knit to marker, sm, k2, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 13(13, 15) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 13 - Knit to marker, sm, k1, bring yarn to the front, slip the next 15(15, 17) stitches purlwise, bring the yarn to the back and knit to end of round. Round 15 - knit to marker, sm, k 8(8, 9) stitches. From above, bring the left needle under all the strands of yarn and knit the next stitch. This will join all the strands together in a single stitch forming the 'butterfly'. Knit to end of round.
Garter brim
Change to 3.25mm needle
Knit a round Round 1 - Knit. Round 2 - Purl. Repeat rounds1& 2 4 more times for a total of 10 rows.
Finishing
Pull the tail of the cast on to close up the hole. Weave in ends. Block the hat. I find the easiest way is to soak the hat, then blow up a balloon to an inch or two less than diameter of the head you are knitting for and place the beanie over the balloon and let it dry. Make sure you do not over stretch the brim. Wear the hat with the butterfly above one side of the forehead.
Cast off instructions
Knit 1 stitch. \*(Return that stitch to the left needle. cast on 1st, cast off 1 st, move that stitch back to the left needle) x 2, cast off 3 st. Rep from \* until all stitches have been cast off. I want to say a very special thank you to my wonderful and fantastic testers. Thanks so much to Krissie, Rebecca, Juli, Ali, Stacie, Jean and Laura. The copyright of this pattern remains with the author - Rachel Evans, button & bean designs. This pattern is intended for personal home use only. Any commercial use of this pattern without written permission from the author is in violation of copyright. If you wish to sell garments from this pattern, a cottage license is available. Please contact me on Ravelry under the username CraftyWeeWifey or by email at craftyweewifey@yahoo.co.nz
