Taking inspiration from the five hour sweater I wrote about before here is my pattern for a matching hat. It is quite easy to make, only uses a little yarn and knits up very quickly. The pattern is to fit a baby  3-6 months old but this could be adjusted by using a different needle size  I used 4.5mm needles.

PATTERN  

Abbreviations

K-KNIT

P-PURL

K2TOG- KNIT TWO STITCHES TOGETHER

P2TOG- PURL TWO STITCHES TOGETHER

Cast on 73 stitches

R1- k

R2- KNIT

R3-K2TOG, YO,  UNTIL 3 STITCHES REMAIN,   K2TOG, K1  (72 STITCHES)

R4-P

R5-K

R6- P

R7-K2TOG (36 STITCHES)

R8-k1, INSERT NEEDLE INTO THE DIAGONAL (71 STITCHES)

R9-K

R10-P

R11-K2TOG UNTIL LAST STITCH, K1

R12-K1, INSERT NEEDLE INTO DIAGONAL (71 STITCHES)

R13-K

R14-P

R15-K

R16-P

R17-K

R18-P

R19-K

R20-P

R21-K

R22-P

R23-K

R24-P

R25-K

R26-P

R27-K

R28-P

R29-K10,K2TOG (REPEAT UNTIL LAST STITCH) K1

R30-P2TOG,P9 REPEAT UNTIL END

R31-K8,K2TOG REPEAT

R32-P2TOG,P7 REPEAT

R33-K6,K2TOG REPEAT

R34-P2TOG, P5 REPEAT

R35-K4,K2TOG REPEAT

R36-P2TOG,P3 REPEAT

R37-K2,K2TOG REPEAT

R38-P2TOG,P1 REPEAT

R39-K2TOG REPEAT

R40-P2TOG  REPEAT    ( STITCHES)

Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

Turn inside out and sew up the seam, weave in any loose ends.

Thread a ribbon through the eyelets if desired ( note that both ribbon ends should come out of the same eyelet to make a bow)

If you spot any mistakes please leave a comment and I will make corrections.

footnotes

* *Insert needle into the diagonal means to insert the needle under the horizontal loop of the row below and then knit this -so making a new  stitch

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