The countdown has begun. Next week my sister and my darling niece Meera will leave for the US after a wonderful 2 months in India. How I wish time could stand still! Meera is an absolute delight. I’m going to miss her like crazy.
Meanwhile I continue to make things for her, which is an absolute pleasure. Here is yet another one – a knit hat from a pattern that I wrote up myself. I have tried my best here to write the steps as clearly as possible – do let me know if there any questions. I used the lovely Avante Garde yarn from Adriafil (Italy) from my online store The Happy Hands Store. The yarn is lovely to work with and though initially I thought working with such small needles would be a pain, I am happy that I was proved wrong.
The hat itself turned out gorgeous – the yarn makes it soft and perfect for a baby head.
Yarn : Avantgarde by Adriafil
Needles : 2.75 mm
Guage: 7sts/inch
This hat measures five and a half inches in height and fits a head measuring 16 inches.
Cast on 105 sts. Join to work in the round taking care not to twist the stitches.
Work K3,P2 rib till the work measures one and a half inches from the cast on edge.
Next row: Knit
Next row: Purl
Repeat the previous 2 rounds 3 more times.
Continue in stockinette stitch (knit all stitches) till the hat measures four and a half inches from the cast on edge.
Decrease rounds.
Knit 13, K2tog till the end of the round
Knit 1 round even
Knit 12, K2tog till the end of the round
Knit 1 round even
Knit 11, K2tog till the end of the round
Knit 1 round even
Knit 10, K2tog till the end of the round
Knit 1 round even
Knit 9, K2tog till the end of the round
Knit 1 round even
Knit 1, K2tog till the last stitch, k1
Knit 1 round even
K2tog till the last stitch, k1
Knit one round even
K2tog all around
Knit one round even.
Break yarn leaving a long tail. Weave through the remaining stitches and draw closed. Weave in ends. Keep a baby warm 🙂
Beautiful hat.A cute lucky niece.
That hat fits perfectly, Suma! Very cute! And your model is adorable 🙂
Thank you for the pattern. I'm going to use it very soon 😀
Thank you Shami 🙂 I hope she likes the things I make even when she grows up.
Thank you so much Sandhya 🙂 Let me know how it turned out.
First and foremost.. Hearty Congratulations!!!! Dearie, I am soooo happy to see your dream come true… I remember you speaking about it in 2012 !! Seems like another era… Keep it going.. Hope to catch up when in country next. BTW: Meera is real cute :-)) Loads of love and All the very best… Keep it coming :-)))
Hearty Congratulations, gorgeous!!! Its a dream come true for you.. Remember the conversation in 2011 or 2012 ?? Seems like another era :-)) Will drop by when in town next.. Till then keep it coming :-)) BTW : Meera is a real cutie !!! Cheers !