I thought it was about time to make a matching hat for my popular Jeannie Blanket ~ which I wrote in memory of a wonderful knitter
who inspired many others after rediscovering a love of knitting at the age of 89.
It is an easy-to-knit pattern and I think it looks really great !
Jeannie
Baby Hat large
premature baby / small newborn
Size:
Width: 5¼“
(13.5cm), 10½“ all around
Height: 5“
(13cm)
Requires:
DK yarn ~ around 12g
4mm needles
Instructions:
Cast on 57 stitches
Start with a garter stitch border –
knit 6 rows
Pattern:
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
3rd Row:
S1, knit to end
4th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
5th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last
2sts, k2
6th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
7th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last
2sts, k2
8th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
Repeat
these 8 pattern rows once more
23rd Row: S1, knit to end
24th Row: S1,
purl to last st, k1
25th Row: S1, knit to end
26th Row: S1,
purl to last st, k1
Shape the top
Row 1: * K5, k2tog, repeat from * last st, k1 49sts
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8
& 10: Purl
across row
Row 3: * K4, k2tog, repeat from * to last s,
k1 41sts
Row 5: * K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st,
k1 33sts
Row 7: * K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st,
k1 25sts
Row 9: * K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st,
k1 17sts
Row 11: * K2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 9sts
Row 12: *
P2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 5sts
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’ to use for sewing up
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining
loops and secure
Sew up side seam and darn away ends.
Jeannie
Hat 0
– 3 months
Size:
Width: 6“ (15cm), 12” (30cm) all
around
Height: 5½“ (14cm)
Requires:
DK yarn ~
around 14g
4mm needles
Instructions:
Cast on 63 stitches
Start with a garter stitch border – knit 6 rows
Pattern:
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
3rd Row:
S1, knit to end
4th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
5th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
6th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
7th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
8th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
Repeat these 8
pattern rows twice more, increasing one stitch at the beg of the last row (64sts)
Shape the top ~
Row 1:
* K5, k2tog, repeat from
* last st,
k1 (55sts)
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10: S1, purl to last st, k1
Row 3:
* K4, k2tog, repeat from
* to last s,
k1 (46sts)
Row 5:
* K3, k2tog, repeat from
* to last st,
k1 (37sts)
Row
7: *
K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st,
k1 (28sts)
Row
9: *
K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st,
k1 (19sts)
Row 11: * K2tog,
repeat from * to last st,
k1 (10sts)
Row 12:
P2tog across the
row (5sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’ to use for sewing up
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and
secure
Sew up the side seam and darn away ends.
Jeannie
Hat 6 months
Size:
Width: 6½“ (16.5cm), 13” (33cm) all
around
Height: 6½“ (16.5cm)
Requires:
DK yarn ~
around 18g – 20g
4mm needles
Instructions:
Cast on 72 stitches
Start with a garter stitch border – knit 6 rows
Pattern:
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
3rd Row:
S1, knit to end
4th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
5th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
6th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
7th Row:
S1, *k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
8th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
Repeat these 8
pattern rows three times more, decreasing one stitch at the end of the last row (71sts)
Shape the top ~
Row
1: *
K5, k2tog, rep from * to last st, k1
(61sts)
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8
& 10: S1, purl
to last st, k1
Row 3:
* K4, k2tog,
rep from * to last st, k1
(51sts)
Row
5: *
K3, k2tog, rep from * to last st,
k1 (41sts)
Row
7: *
K2, k2tog, rep from * to last st, k1
(31sts)
Row
9: *
K1, k2tog, rep from * to last st, k1
(21sts)
Row 11: *
K2tog, rep from * to last st,
k1 (11sts)
Row
12: P2tog
across row to last st,
k1
(6sts)
Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’ to use for sewing up
With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and
secure
Sew up the side seam and darn away ends.
