This pretty little cotton silk baby hat is knitted up quickly in an Aran weight on double pointed needles. It has straightforward decreases and a cute little I-cord stalk. It is finished with easily crocheted double knit cotton flowers. It is a perfect gift for a summer newborn girl although the silk element spun with the cotton, and the Aran weight makes it as warm in winter as it is cool in the summer. Why not size this hat up to fit an older child or even yourself.
This pattern is a:Knit and Crochet Pattern
Skill Level:Intermediate
Credits:Photos taken by Erssie Major
Materials:
Yarn:
Color #1 (hat): Debbie Bliss, Cotton Silk Aran (68 yards/50 grams), 80% cotton/20% silk blend, Magenta, 2 50gm balls needed. This yarn has now been
discontinued but you can contact Erssie Knits for information about how to
get some leftover shades.
Color #2 (flowers): Patons, DK Cotton (230yards/210meters per 100 grams), 100% cotton, in colors Kiwi, Crocus and Hyacinth, need a small amount of each
Yarn Substitute:
Color #1 (hat): Any aran weight cotton yarn that knits to the same gauge
Knitting Needles :
A set of 5 Double Point Needles
US# 7 / 4.5 mm
Crochet Hooks :
US # 2 or 3 / 3 mm for the flower and leaves
Notions and Accessories:
4 ringed stitch markers
A large darning needle to weave in end
Using Cotton Silk Aran and 4.5mm dpns cast on 64 stitches; divide between 4 dpns so that there are 16 sts on each needle and mark the beginning of the rnd.
K for 3 ins (8.5 cm)
Prepare for decreasing as follows:
Next rnd K8 place a stitch marker K8
Repeat this 3 times more so that you have 16 sts on each dpn with a marker in the middle of each needle.
Start decreasing before each marker or before the end of a needle as follows
Rnd 1: K to 2 stitches before the marker or the end of a needle and K2 tog
Rnd 2: Knit Repeat these rnds until there are 4 sts left.
Stalk
Using two double pointed needles knit an I-cord on remaining 4 sts as follows:
K a row (4 stitches) then *slide the stitches to the other end of the needle so that the yarn tail is at the back and the end of the row of stitches then pulling the tail across the back and to the beginning of the row k all 4 sts Repeat from * until your I-cord is 3 ins long (or longer if you desire).
Cut yarn with a long tail and thread tail through the darning needle, pull this tail through all four sts and pull tightly. Put needle down the centre of the I-cord and pull tail through and out of I-cord to hide the end. Knot the I-cord at the base. Remember if you are using a substitute yarn, it may not be as stiff as the Cotton Silk Aran used in the photo so the stalk could be droopier. If you wish it to be stiffer, then the safest way without use of chemical sprays or sharp objects would be to leave a very long tail on the yarn and feed that into the centre of the I-cord at the end to make it more firm.
Weave in all ends
Crochet Flowers
Using Cotton DK crochet hook 3mm (US2 or 3) make 5 ch and join chs into a ring with a sl st
Workings in rnds, 2ch (to stand for first stitch) then make 9 dc into the ring.
Next round *2ch then 2 tr into 1st st. Then make 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc into next st. Sl st into next dc then repeat from * until 5 petals have been completed and finish by sl st to the base of the 1st dc. If you are using a substitute yarn, whatever the weights of the yarn make sure that you choose a crochet hook a size smaller than indicated on the ball band to ensure your flower is firm and not droopy.
Meet the Designer:
Erssie Major designs for a number of on line and print magazines and has had
her designs included in books such as Hookorama by Rachael Matthews and the
Anticraft's book coming out later this year. She currently works as a knitwear designer and pattern checker in publishing under the banner of
Erssie Knits and is hoping to bring out her own solo book of knitting
patterns at some point over the next year or two. She has a website, a
gallery, an etsy shop and a blog recounting her knitting adventures, giving
links to other craft sites as well as free patterns and tutorials. You can
access all of her websites and links through http://erssie.blogspot.com.
She lives in London and attends the knitting group Angel Knits (link: http://www.angelknitslondon.blogspot.com) which meets every Tuesday evening in The
New Rose pub in Islington, London UK.
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Using two double pointed needles knit an I-cord on remaining 4 sts as follows:
