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hats to honor the little PRINCE OF CAMBRIDGE!![]() Credit: PA/Landov Some of you may know that I was born in Canada, moved to England at 5 years old and grew up there, so the Royals have always been a part of my life. Knitting has also been a part of my life as I learned when I was just 7 years old. Kate and William had their first little one today, ♥ July 22, 2013, and this page was created to honor this new Prince. I heard announced that the royal family would love it if people would donate to their favorite Children's Charities; so, I am going to make 22 preemie hats to celebrate this new little Prince and I want to ask anyone who wishes to help, to join me! Just knit or crochet 22 baby hats and donate the to your local hospitals in need. ![]() I am making Red, Blue and White hats for the British Flag (Union Jack) colors ![]() If you need patterns you might just find some here: PREEMIES Or here are a couple I created for this special occasion: Bev's Little Prince Cap Copyright Beverly A. Qualheim 2013 ![]() Size 10.5 knitting needles several yards of (worsted weight) 'I Love This Yarn' --your choice of color This cap will stretch to fit preemies sized 3 - 4 lbs You can cast on more stitches, and knit more rows for a larger cap. Cast on 25 stitches
Knit for 22 rows Decreasing: Row 1: *knit 4, knit 2 together; repeat from * across row, knit 1. ![]() Row 2 and all even rows: knit Row 3: *knit 3, knit 2 together; repeat from * across row, knit 1. (17 sts) Row 5: *knit 2, knit 2 together; repeat from * across row, knit 1. (13 sts) Row 7: *knit 1, knit 2 together; repeat from * across row, knit 1. (9) Row 9: *knit 2 together; repeat from * across row, knit 1. (5 sts) Knit these 5 sts for 14 rows. End off with about 15" yarn tail, sew down the top-notch, and then down the side seam of the cap. End off, weave in all ends. Flip right side out, tie a knot in the top-notch. Copyright Beverly A. Qualheim 2013
Make the BAND first... Repeat Row 2 until band measures about 8.5"-9". Sew or slip stitch shut. Next you will be doing the bottom up to the top of the hat. Now
you will turn to form the rest of the hat: Decreasing for top: Will fit a 3-4 lb baby. For another nice crocheted pattern CLICK HERE |