Do you have mini skeins or leftover yarn from a larger project in your stash?
Is it sock weight/fingering weight yarn?
Do you want/need/desire to make a project that is guaranteed to be instantly gratifying?
Do you love to make cute little items for cute little people?
If you answered yes to 2 or more of the above questions then it looks like you are up for making a simple and quick baby gift. Hats make a great gift for the newest little ones in your life. Parents appreciate the love you put into making a handmade item and let’s face it, it makes their baby look darn cute.
This is a recipe (aka not a pattern) for a basic infant beanie. For sizing, I use these measurements from Bev’s Country Cottage. Feel free to add adornments such as bows, flowers, buttons, and/or patches.
Materials:
At least 30-40 grams of fingering weight yarn (for sizes newborn-12 mo)
US size 3/3.0mm knitting needles (either DPNs or circular) * I used the magic loop method
1 stitch marker
Tapestry Needle
Gauge: 7 sts and 10 rows per 1″
Abbreviations: K= Knit st, P= purl stitch, k2tog= knit two stitches together
Brim: Cast on the number of stitches needed for the sizing you have chosen (example: with my gauge I cast on 100 stitches for 3-6 mo infant hat to give me a 15″ circumference). Join the stitches in the round while making sure not to twist the stitches. Place your stitch marker.
Rows 1-10: K1, P1 across all stitches.
Body: Knit all stitches until you reach 1″ below your desired length (for a 3-6 mo hat I knit for 5.5 inches from the edge of the brim )
Crown: Begin decreases.
Row 1: Knit 9 sts, k2 tog across all sts.
Row 2 and all even row: Knit all sts
Row 3: Knit 8 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 5: Knit 7sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 7: Knit 6 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 9: Knit 5 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 11: Knit 4 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 13: Knit 3 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 15: Knit 2 sts, k2tog across all sts
Row 17: Knit 1, k2tog across all sts
Row 18: K2tog across all sts.
Finish: Cut an 8-inch tail. Thread tapestry needle and weave the needle through the remaining stitches on the needle. Turn the hat inside out and weave in the ends.
Enjoy!
-Whit-
Great, stash-busting idea. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this versatile recipe – I can’t wait to try it. The hats look adorable!
Thank you so much!
These cute little hats are one of my favorite knitting projects and Bev’s Country Cottage is my go-to website for instructions for these. I keep a few for gifts and try to donate others. I’m always looking for places that accept donations.
Bev’s Country Cottage is so useful!
They are adoreable! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Great idea!
Thank you!