ELF HAT for a baby

Just how cute would a newborn look in one of these little Elf Hats?!

 

ELF HAT ~  Newborn & Premature Baby

 

 

Elf Baby Hat                     Newborn

Size:

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

Height:   10“ (15.5cm)

 

Requires:
 

Around 16g of DK yarn in 1,2 or 3 festive colours ~ I used white and red, with a green rib

3.25mm & 4mm needles

 

Pattern:       

Using 3.25 mm needles cast on 63sts for a newborn baby

 

Work 8 rows in rib, increasing one stitch at the end of the last row                 64sts

 

Change to 4mm needles and work 20 rows in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl)

 

(If you are making a 2colour stripe hat, change colour after 2 or 4 rows)

 

Continue in the stripe sequence throughout ~

 

Shape Crown

 

Row 1:   K1, * k5, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                  55sts

Row 2:    Purl across row

Row 3:    Knit across row

Row 4:    Purl across row

 

Row 5:   K1, * k4, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                  46sts

Row 6:    Purl across row

Row 7:    Knit across row

Row 8:    Purl across row

 

Row 9:   K1, * k3, k2 tog, repeat from * to end                                 37sts

Row 10:  Purl across row

Row 11:  Knit across row

Row 12:  Purl across row

 

Row 13:   K1, * k2, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                 28sts

Row 14:   Purl across row

Row 15:   Knit across row

Row 16:   Purl across row

 

Row 17:   Knit across row

Row 18:   Purl across row

Row 19:   Knit across row

Row 20:   Purl across row

 

Row 21:   Knit across row

Row 22:   Purl across row

Row 23:   Knit across row

Row 24:   Purl across row

 

Row 25:   K1, * k1, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                 19sts

Row 26:   Purl across row

Row 27:   Knit across row

Row 28:   Purl across row

 

Row 29:   Knit across row

Row 30:   Purl across row

Row 31:   Knit across row

Row 32:   Purl across row

 

Row 33:   Knit across row

Row 34:   Purl across row

Row 35:   Knit across row

Row 36:   Purl across row

 

Row 37:   K1, * k2tog, repeat from * to end                                     10sts

Row 38:   Purl across row

Row 39:   Knit across row

Row 40:   Purl across row

 

Row 41:   Knit across row

Row 42:   Purl across row

Row 43:   Knit across row

Row 44:   Purl across row

 

Row 45:   * K2tog, repeat from * to end                                          5sts

Row 46:   Purl across row

Row 47:   Knit across row

Row 48:   Purl across row

 

Row 49:   Knit across row

Row 50:   Purl across row

Row 51:   Knit across row

Row 52:   Purl across row

 

Row 53:   K1, k2tog, k2tog                                                             3sts

Row 54:   Purl across row

Row 55:   S1, k2tog, psso                                                     

 

Cut off yarns

Fasten off

 

Join seam

Darn away ends

Add a pom-pom

 

 

 

 

Elf Baby Hats                   Premature

Size:

Width:    5“ (10cm),   10“ (20cm) all around 

Height:   9½“ (24cm)

 

Requires:

Around 12g of DK yarn in 1,2 or 3 festive colours ~ I used white and red

3.25mm & 4mm needles

 

 

Pattern:       

 

Using 3.25 mm needles cast on 57sts for a premature baby

Work 8 rows in rib

Change to 4mm needles and work 16 rows in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl)

(If you are making a 2colour stripe hat, change colour after 2 or 4 rows)

Continue in the stripe sequence throughout ~

 

Shape Crown

 

Row 1:   K1, * k5, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                  49sts

Row 2:    Purl across row

Row 3:    Knit across row

Row 4:    Purl across row

 

Row 5:   K1, * k4, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                  41sts

Row 6:    Purl across row

Row 7:    Knit across row

Row 8:    Purl across row

 

 

Row 9:   K1, * k3, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                  33sts

Row 10:  Purl across row

Row 11:  Knit across row

Row 12:  Purl across row

 

Row 13:   K1, * k2, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                 25sts

Row 14:   Purl across row

Row 15:   Knit across row

Row 16:   Purl across row

 

Row 17:   Knit across row

Row 18:   Purl across row

Row 19:   Knit across row

Row 20:   Purl across row

 

Row 21:   Knit across row

Row 22:   Purl across row

Row 23:   Knit across row

Row 24:   Purl across row

 

Row 25:   K1, * k1, k2tog, repeat from * to end                                 17sts

Row 26:   Purl across row

Row 27:   Knit across row

Row 28:   Purl across row

 

Row 29:   Knit across row

Row 30:   Purl across row

Row 31:   Knit across row

Row 32:   Purl across row

 

Row 33:   Knit across row

Row 34:   Purl across row

Row 35:   Knit across row

Row 36:   Purl across row

 

Row 37:   K1, * k2tog, repeat from * to end                                     9sts

Row 38:   Purl across row

Row 39:   Knit across row

Row 40:   Purl across row

 

Row 41:   Knit across row

Row 42:   Purl across row

Row 43:   Knit across row

Row 44:   Purl across row

 

Row 45:   K1, * k2tog, repeat from * to end                                     5sts

Row 46:   Purl across row

Row 47:   Knit across row

Row 48:   Purl across row

 

Row 49:   Knit across row

Row 50:   Purl across row

Row 51:   Knit across row

Row 52:   S1, p2tog, p2tog                                                             3sts

 

Row 53:   S1, k2tog, psso                                                     

Cut off yarns

Fasten off

Join seam

Darn away ends

Add a pom-pom

 

 

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