'Fair Isle' Flower Baby Hat

Knitting from a chart can be very confusing !

But well worth while - if you can get your head around it - as this pretty little hat shows !

Fair Isle Flower Newborn Baby Hat

 

Size:

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

Height:   5 ½ “ (14cm)

 

Requirements:

DK yarn in two colours which look good together

M = Main colour                C = Contrast colour

 

4mm needles

 

Instructions:

Using M, cast on 64sts

Work 10 rows in 2 x 2 rib.

11^th Row:      S1, knit to end

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

Add in C, and work the following 14 rows following the chart (4 repeats)

Cut off C

27^th Row:      S1, knit to end

28^th Row:      Kfb, purl to last st, k1                             65sts

 

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 (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.

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