Babbity Baby Hat

You all LOVE my 'Babbity Baby Jacket'!

And lots of you have been asking for a matching hat ......

so here it is .......  I love it - and I hope you do too!

It's very easy to knit - but pretty and practical too. 



Babbity Baby Hat

Babbity Baby Hat            Newborn Baby  

Size:

Width:             5½“ (14cm)       11” (28cm) all around 

Height:            5½“ (14cm)

Requirements:

Around 16g of DK yarn

4mm needles  

Pattern:

Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 56sts

1^st Row:       S1, knit to end of row

Repeat this row 23 times more

25^th Row:     S1, knit to end of row

26^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows six times more

Shape Top ~

Next Row:    *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                 (45sts)

Next Row:    S1, purl to last st, k1      

Next Row:    *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                 (34sts)

Next Row:    S1, purl to last st, k1      

Next Row:    *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                 (23sts)

Next Row:    S1, purl to last st, k1 

Next Row:    K2tog across row to last st, k1    (12sts)                                    

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’. 

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and weave in ends.

  

Babbity Baby Hat           0- 3 months

Size:

Width:         6” (15.25cm)   12” (30.5cm) all around 

Height:         6 “ (15.25cm)

Requirements:

Around 16g of DK yarn

4mm needles  

Pattern:

Cast on 65sts

1st Row:          S1, knit to end

Repeat the last row 19 times more

21^st Row:         S1, knit to end

22^nd Row:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 8 times more

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:  S1, purl to last st, k1
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    (P2 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.

Babbity Baby Hat           6 months

Size:

Width:          6½“ (16.5cm)            13” (33cm) all around 

Height:        6½“ (16.5cm) 

Requirements:

Around 20g of DK yarn

4mm needles  

Pattern:

Cast on 69sts

1st Row:          S1, knit to end

Repeat the last row 21 times more

23^rd Row:         S1, knit to end

24^th Row:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 9 times more, increasing 1^st at each end of last row            71sts

Shape the top  ~
1^st  Row:     (K5, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1               61sts
2^nd, 4^th,6^th,8^th,10^th  Rows:  S1, purl to last st, k1
3^rd  Row:     (K4, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              51sts
5^th  Row:     (K3, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              41sts
7^th  Row:     (K2, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              31sts
9^th  Row:     (K1, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              21sts
11^th  Row    (K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                     11sts

12^th  Row    (P2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                      5sts
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.

Babbity Baby Hat           9 - 12 months

Size:

Width:             7 “ (18cm)       14” (36cm) all around 

Height:            7 “ (18cm)

Requirements:

Around 22g of DK yarn

4mm needles  

Pattern:

Cast on 73sts

1st Row:          S1, knit to end

Repeat the last row 23 times more

25^th Row:         S1, knit to end

26^th Row:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 10 times more

Shape the top  ~
1^st  Row:     (K6, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1               64sts
2^nd, 4^th,6^th, 8^th, 10^th & 12th Rows:  S1, purl to last st, k1
3^rd  Row:     (K5, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              55sts
5^th  Row:     (K4, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              46sts
7^th  Row:     (K3, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              37sts
9^th  Row:     (K2, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              28sts
11^th  Row    (K1, K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1              19sts
13^th  Row    (K2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                    10sts

14^th  Row    (P2 tog) repeat to end                              5sts
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.



If you want to knit this cute hat in 2 colours you will find the instructions here ~

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2017/02/babbity-hats-in-2-colours.html

You will find my matching baby jacket at ~

http://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/babbity-baby-jacket.html



And you will find bigger sizes of this cute hat 

for toddlers (1 - 3 years) and children (4 - 10 years) at ~ 

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2018/11/babbity-toddler-child-hats-babbity.html 

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