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    Preemie or Newborn Bunny Hat
    Copyright Bev Qualheim 1994, 2012

    About 2 oz of really soft 4 ply yarn
    Scraps of varigated 4 ply worsted yarn for bunny
    Preemie - Use Size 5 needles and a size F crochet hook for top.
    Full term - Use Size 6 needles, 52 sts cast on, and a size F hook for top.

    Cast on 44 sts
    (full-term baby hat cast on 52 sts with larger needles)
    Rows 1-7:  k2, p2 across (ending with p2)
    Rows 8-? Knit one row, purl one row until hat measures 4 (5 1/2) inches from start. End on a purl row.
    Next row right side (Knit row): *Knit 5 (knit 2 together in back of sts),  Repeat from * across row.
    Next row: Purl

    Repeat this pattern, knitting 2 together, in the same spot where they were knitted together in previous row, until 12 sts remain. Cut yarn with about a 15" tail.  Thread onto yarn needle and thread it through the sts on the knitting needle, remove and pull tightly.  Now sew down seam to bottom of hat.

    Bev's very own 'CRISS-CROSS' TOPNOTCH - see photo above:
    The top can be either a pom pom, or you can add on a contrasting yarn and crochet several chs at least 8 -10 chs long.  Add each one with a sl st to somewhere on the top of the hat.  Make 10 - 15 of these chs. They can be very random, cross crossing each other, to make it pretty.  Sl st the last chain and then thread the yarn through to the inside of the hat and tie it to the beginning thread.


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