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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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