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, 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.
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?

[Julie]

OMG! That is so cute. I think I'll have to make one for my brand new great-niece.

[Ruth]

Made this for my daughter. So cute on her, but she won't leave it on. need to add some ties! But a darling hat. Made it in off white.

[kate]

So cute, wish I had some small ones to knit to.

[winnie]

i just came across this pattern and I am a beginner at knitting. it is so cute that I must attempt it for my niece. My question is how big (circumference of hat) does it come out to with numbers above. My niece's head is about 18 inches now, how would I modify the number of stitches to cast on? please help and thank you for sharing this wonderful creation!

[Rachel]

The hat is adorable, but when I worked it up, it doesn't look the same way, and not nearly as cute. I knitted each row, per instructions, but it looks like it should be knit, then purl, on alternate rows. I'm a beginning knitter. Can someone help me?

[Miquela]

Yippee - I finally found the hat pattern of my dreams for my baby girl!! She is 14 months old and has a big old head. What is the finished circumference?

[ellen]

Could you tell me what size this hat is?
Would it fit a 12-18 month old baby?
Thank you

[Norma Gerwig]

This is adorable but what head size will it fit. My granddaughter is about an 18 inches head size, will this fit her?

[Monica]

i am wondering if there is a way to knit this not in the round? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Chantelle Buhagiar]

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute... I can't wait to try it... Thanks for sharing.

[Jane Minor]

I am at my daughers home awaiting my new granddaughters' birth.........a hat is needed........no pattern with me......after seeing the ruffled edge hat........no other will do..........it's adorable!

[Ariel Luria]

Absolutely love it! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shar]

I loved this hat pattern so much that I knit one for a baby shower and then up-sized the pattern and made one for myself!

To make the adult size version (to fit an average female head)
CO 405 st on size 8 (US)circular needle
do the same 2 rows of k2tog then k in the round until the hat measures appx 6-7 inches
(I actually tried it on as I went and knit until the hat was about 2.5 inches from the top of my head) then do the decreases as above (transfer to dpns with the first row of decreases ).
It came out really cute and I love wearing it!

Thanks

[Lynda]

I absolutely adore this darling hat! It's sooo gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your pattern.
But I'm also wondering about the gauge, & size.
What a shame it wasn't posted.

If anybody has made this hat, would you mind very much sharing with me, your gauge & size?

Also with the gauge you got, approximately what size of a hat did it make?
Size newborn? 3-6 months? 6-12 months? 24 months?
Or possibly with the gauge you got, could you please let me know what circumference & height you ended up with?

It would be nice to know how to make this hat in different sizes.
I would greatly appreciate any help, from anybody who has any of this information.

Please if you know the gauge & what size hat you ended up with, I would be so very grateful if you wouldn't mind emailing me with that information?
Otherwise, I could spend hours fiddling around with it. So frustrating!

Also yes please, if anybody knows how to knit this hat using circulars would be a real bonus!

Thank you so very much, to whomever can help me out.
Happy Knitting All! :)

My email is: queen_gueneviere@yahoo.ca

[Merryn Best]

Hi there
i really want to knit this hat but I need to know what size it fits and what length circular needle to use -mine is 1 metre long so I'll have to get a new one!
Thanks

from New Zealand

[Merryn Best]

Hi there
i really want to knit this hat but I need to know what size it fits and what length circular needle to use -mine is 1 metre long so I'll have to get a new one!
Thanks

from New Zealand

[Merryn Best]

Hi there
i really want to knit this hat but I need to know what size it fits and what length circular needle to use -mine is 1 metre long so I'll have to get a new one!
Thanks

from New Zealand

[Makaela]

Great hat! I will be knitting at school in the morning!
I loved the start of you post, I have been reading your blog for a while now, but not in 05- so this was new to me! have fun!

[Cecile Goldthorn]

10-13-07

I see that many had the same questions I have now about gauge, size, would it fit an 8-12 month baby? Maybe I missed where the questions were answered. I would so appreciate any help from those who knitted it for an older baby. Thank you.

[Linda]

What size is this hat? It is sooo adorable I have to make a couple in different colors!

[Jennifer]

How sweet! I was also wondering what size hat this makes? Circumference? Height? And how the pattern can be modified to fit 24 mos? and other ages.

Thanks,

Jennifer

[Jennifer]

How sweet! I was also wondering what size hat this makes? Circumference? Height? And how the pattern can be modified to fit 24 mos? and other ages.

Thanks,

Jennifer

[Aaron]

I'm a beginning knitter and this is very fast. I just knitted this in about 3 hours with size 8 dpns (I can't get the circulars to not make huge gaps at the join). It measures about 13". The height is just over 4.5". So, this turned out pretty small. I started on size 10 circulars, and it just looked huge. Maybe more stitches on the size 8's (the dpns get pretty full for the first two rounds, maybe 5 or 6 needles to hold all of the stitches for a 6 - 12 month old).

Just figure the number of stitches you need for the main run, and just multiply by 4.

[donna Abshier]

I have a question. I would like to teach young girls how to knit.

What age group would be best?
What would be a good project to begin with?

I would appreciate your input into this matter. thanks.

Donna

[JoAnn Milios]

What can you tell me about the size. Need one for a newborn. Love this hat!! Thanks

[Carol Green]

Can you tell me what size baby this is for?

[Nan Burrows]

I just made this hat for my grandaughter, who will be born in a couple weeks. It's absolutely adorable, and the favorate of everything my daughter received. I am a beginner at knitting and I found, after really following directions, this hat was quite easy. Thanks so much for giving us the pattern.

Warmly, Nan

[Marian Hannan]

Adorable hat. Want to make it but made sweater out of baby cashmerino yarn. Could someone tell me what size needles I would use and amount of stitches to cast on or a guage.
Thank you

[Kelly]

If I use smaller kneedles will it make the hat smaller?

[itsybitsywovenwear]

I tried this pattern using Merino Extra Fine, but it seems to be too thin of a yarn. Any suggestions?

[SANDRAKAUFMAN]

I am very intersted in making the "little
hat" with ruffle, but have the same questions
as many others about what size, age, etc.
this hat will fit with worsted yarn, 10.5
needles, Have these questions been answered
and where can I find them?

Sandra k

[Jean Hutton]

I have been knitting Preemie Hats so I tried
your little hat on 2 sets of size 6 circular needles,
on worsted weight. Very cute.
The measurement I got was about 10.25" circumference
inside measurement which will stretch more on head.
Height of hat sitting on brim is ~3".
Probably large for preemie will reduce CO to 200 next time.