a little hat

Welcome, visitors to the Little Hat Post of 2005.

I get probably half my blog hits to this page, from knittingpatterncentral, so I want to say hi to those who haven't been here before.

I invite you to make yourself at home, check out my book Knitalong, visit the rest of my blog if you have some time. Or just make a little hat.

M asked me to make a hat for his friend's new baby, and he wanted it to look kind of 1920s.  After a few false starts, I came up with this little number for Baby Lilly. 

Lilly's Hat
Yarn: scraps of Lamb's Pride worsted
Needles:  US size 10.5 circulars and dpns.  Switch to dpns whenever it becomes necessary.

Edited in 2009 to add: Use size 9 needles until you reach 56 sts and 2 rounds beyond that. This will make the hat more fitted and not so prone to slide off the baby's head.

Cast on 224, and join.
Round 1: K2tog
Round 2: k2tog
Total 56 stitches remain
Knit until hat measures about 3.25" including ruffle.
Decrease for the crown as follows:
Decrease round 1:  (k2tog, k5) repeat to end.
Round 2: Knit
Round 3: (k2tog, k4) repeat to end.
Round 4: Knit
Round 5: (k2 tog, k3) repeat to end.
Round 6: Knit
Round 7: (k2tog, k2) repeat to end.
Round 8: Knit
Round 9: (k2tog, k1) repeat to end.
Round 10: Knit
Round 11: K2 tog
Thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull to close.

Make 2 flowers using this free pattern from Sarah's Yarn Box.  Make 1 starting with a 6-stitch cast on and 1 starting with a 4-stitch cast on.  Sew them onto hat.  Weave in all ends.

Comments

[Gina]

Absolutely adorable!

[Shetha]

OK this could be twins with a hat I made for a little girl down the street (July 4th baby). I did it in cottntots on size 9 needles but I did the ruffle brim. After the decreases forming the ruffles I did an eyelet row and chained a contrasting color, threading that through to tie into a bow. I looked at lots of flower patterns but none of them clicked... so I stick with the brimband/bow. SO cute -- thanks for sharing the pattern!

[Cara]

Adorable! So, so cute!

[lynette]

that hat is so cute! i love it.

[Jessica]

Oh dear. That is so cute I may have to find yarn and knit one this instant.

[Jessica]

Is that LP Worsted or Bulky? Needle size seems large for worsted.

[katie]

Aww! That is so precious. Thank you for sharing the pattern!

[emily]

Woohoo! Another cute little hat to knit for my niece!

But ditto Jessica's question about worsted v. bulky...

[Sheree]

Very cute! I wish boys could wear cute stuff like this. With two sons, I only get to knit boring hats and sweaters. But at least they wear them without complaining!

[anna]

i dont even know any baby girls - but i'm going to have to make this hat and hope that i have one of my own one day to put it on!

[Jessica]

I knit one up last night from some handspun. Very cute. Thanks again for the pattern.

[wool winder]

Very cute. Love the flower embellishment.

[Vicki]

So cute! I'll definitely have to copy that down. Love the colors too :)

[Katie C]

Love the hat thanks for the pattern

[LauraA]

Fabulous hat! If my little-one-in-the-making turns out to be a girl, I'll definitely give it a go!

[Sarah]

Wow! I love your hat. I never realized my free flower pattern would reach so many people. Now, I see it popping up everywhere. I love the hat. You did an awesome job!

Sarah
http://yarnbox.blogspot.com

[MIM]

This is VERY cute. I think I'll actually attempt this one -- but circulars can be tricky for us newbies!

[shannon]

I love the hat. I made one in a few hours and posted pictures. Thanks for the great pattern!

[Jen]

than you for posting this pattern! i already made two and i LOVE it! so simple and quick!

[Rachel]

I love the hat! Do you have any idea of what size it is? is it for a baby baby, or like a toddler? I can't really tell the size in the picture...

[Laura Hannam]

this is darling, I am also wondering if this is for a small baby or if it would be ok for a 12-18 month old??
thanks,
Laura

[Sue]

what a gorgeous little hat! (don't you love it when people find these posts from months ago?! :-)

I'm going to make one out of cotton for a friend of ours who just had a baby girl. Thanks for sharing!

[Ginny]

I love your pattern and I would like to make this as a gift. Can you tell me how to substitute Patons Bumblebee for the suggested yarn weight?
It needs to fit a 6.5 month old baby girl.

Thanks!!

[Esther]

This looks divine, would love to make it for my 17mth old, how do I re-jig the measurements? Am an absolute newbie knitter.

[Sarah]

Hi - Can anyone translate this pattern into English for me? I'm in London and I so want to knit it but I'm not sure what the tension (or do you call it gauge?) is here and I think American needle sizes are different too???? Can anyone help?