Bev's
Stretchy Knit Baby Cap
copyright 2001, 2012 Beverly A Qualheim
This
cap
can be made for a boy or girl preemie, and fits from 2- 3 lbs- (4-5 lb)
(7-8 lb) (9-11 lbs) babies .
It is super fast to knit up and will stretch to fit.
1 oz.
of sport or baby yarn - not fingering
Size 8
knitting needles (size 5 Canadian and English -5.5 mm)
Loosely
cast on 36 (44) (50) (56) sts.
Rows
1-5: k2, p2... repeat across
Rows
6-?: Knit all rows (garter st) for 4 (5) inches.
Decreasing
row 1: Knit 2 together across row (18 (22) (25) (28) sts left)
Next
row: knit across.
Next
decreasing row: Knit 2 together across row. (9 (11) (12) (14) sts left)
Next
row: knit across.
Cut
yarn leaving a 12" tail. Thread a large eye needle with the yarn
and gently remove the 9 sts left on the needle. Carefully weave
the
needle through the 9 sts and pull tightly to gather top of hat.
Now
fold hat in half and whip stitch the sides together to form hat.
Add
a homemade pompom if you like.
Bev's
Preemie 3 Needle Cap
copyright 2006. 2012 Beverly A Qualheim
4 size 8 double pointed
needles,
Red Heart Baby - 3 ply sport weight yarn
You will be knitting in the round to avoid seams
Hat size for lg preemie is 5"
across and 4 1/2" tall. For small preemie hat is about 3 3/4"
wide and 3 3/4" tall.
Cast
on 52 sts fits 4-5 lb preemie (cast
on 36 sts for 2 lber) Split stitches fairly evenly on to 3
needles and use the 4th one to knit around
K1, P1 ribbing for 5 rows (approx. 1")
(3/4")
Knit every row for 3 3/4" total from top. (3 1/2" for preemie)
Decrease
for Top
knit 2 together around
knit one rnd
knit 2 together around
knit one rnd
knit 2 together around
7
sts (9 sts)
knit around and cut a 6" tail of yarn.
Thread
yarn through a yarn needle and remove stitches from needle. Pull
to gather, then weave ends through on inside of hat.
