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Bev's Knitted Preemie Baby Hat
Patterns
Copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 1997, 2007 - All rights reserved
 KNITTED
PREEMIE HAT
Copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 1997 - All rights reserved
With the size 6
needles, cast
on 46 sts. (hat should measure 8" across). - Ribbing= K1, P1
for 1"
- Knit one row,
purl
one row for
4"
Total height will be
about
5"
Stitch up side seam
and run
a gathering stitch through the top. Gather and tie on a tiny
pompom--please
do not glue the pom pom on the top.
To make a POM-POM:
1) Cut a 1.2" x 2"
piece of
cardboard.
2) Wrap the yarn
around the
1.5" dimension 50 times.
3) Slide the yarn
carefully
off the cardboard and tie a 6" piece of yarn tightly around the middle.
4) Cut the loops and
trim
till lengths are even and form a ball.
Bev's
Yet ANOTHER PREEMIE HAT
Copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 1997 - All rights reserved
Materials: #3 or # 5
needles (US
size) depending on size of hat you want and sport yarn in baby
colors.
Gauge = 5 st =
1"/ 10 rows of garter stitch =1"
- Cast on 52
stitches. (or multiples of 4)
- Odd rows: Work
in
K3, P1 rib - ending with a P 1.
- Even rows: Work
K 1, P 3 rib - ending with P 3.
- Knit for 24
rows.
- Decrease Row
1: Knit 2 sts together, *knit 1, knit 2 sts together - repeat
from * across row.
- Decrease Row 2:
Knit 1 row
- Repeat these 2
rows until 12 stitches remain.
- Cut off yarn
leaving a 15" tail;
thread needle onto tail.
- Weave the tail
in
and out of the
hat top stitches and pull tightly. Sew back seam shut and add a pretty
matching
pom-pom on the top.
I invented this
pattern on
a long ride to Toronto. It turned out really cute.
BEV'S
TORONTO PREEMIE HAT for 4-6 lb babies
Copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 1997 - All rights reserved
Size 8 needles and 1
oz sport
yarn or baby yarn.
Cast on 50 sts
- Row 1: in
ribbing...k 2, p2 across
- Row 2: p2, k2
across.
- Continue in
ribbing for a total
of 10 rows.
- Row 9: K
across
row.
- Row 10: P
across
row.
- Continue till
hat
measures 5".
- Decrease row
1:
(k2, k2 together,
k2) to end of row.
- Decrease row
2:
Purl across.
- Decress 3: K2,
k2
together, (k4,
k2 together, k4) to end of row.
- Decrease row
4:
Purl across.
- Decrease row
5:
K2, k2 together,
(k3, k2 together, k3) to end of row.
- Decrease row
6:
Purl across.
- End off.
Fold hat in half
lengthwise
(inside out) and whip stitch shut. Add a tiny pompom if you wish.
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