Bright Stripes Newborn Baby Hats

Modern mums like bright bold colours for their newborns, so I made these cute little newborn baby hats with bright bold stripes. They are very easy to knit.

 

Hope you like them.

 



Easy Bright Stripe Newborn Baby Hat

 

Size

Width:    5 ½ “ (14cm)   11” (28cm) all around 

Height:   5 ½ “ (14cm)

 

DK yarn in two colours which look good together

M = Main colour                   C = Contrast colour

4mm needles

 

Pattern:

 

Using M, cast on 64sts

 

Work 10 rows in 2 x 2 rib. Increase one stitch at end of rib      (65sts)

 

Add in C

(do not cut off the first colour, simply carry it loosely up the side and use as required)

11^th  Row:  Using C, knit across row

12^th  Row:  Using C, purl across row

13^th  Row:  Using C, knit across row

14^th  Row:  Using C, purl across row

15^th  Row:  Using M, knit across row

16^th  Row:  Using M, purl across row

Repeat 11^th – 16^th rows once more

23^rd  Row:   Using C, knit across row

24^th  Row:   Using C, purl across row

25^th  Row:   Using C, knit across row

26^th  Row:   Using C, purl across row

Cut off C

27^th  Row:  Knit

28^th  Row:   Purl

Shape the top ~
1^st  Row:  (K6, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                         57sts
2^nd, 4^th,6^th,8^th,10^th  Rows:  Purl
3^rd  Row:  (K5, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       49sts
5^th  Row:  (K4, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       41sts
7^th  Row:  (K3, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       33sts
9^th  Row:  (K2, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       25sts
11^th  Row (K1, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       17sts
12^th  Row ( K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                              9sts
Cut yarn (leaving a long ‘tail’ to use for sewing up), draw the end through all stitches, pull up tightly.
Sew up the seam.  Darn away ends.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-bright-stripes-baby-hats