Bella's hat

Bella’s hat

 

 

 

Small preemie

Cast on 40st using 4mm needles and Dk yarn, if you are a loose knitter then use 3.5mm needles for the hat

Takes 4grams of dk yarn and measures 3.5inches wide and 3inches from top to bottom

Rows 1-3: knit

Row 4: *k5, p5 repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 5: knit

Row 6: *p5, k5, repeat from * until the end of the row

Rows 7-11: knit

Change to stocking stitch and knit until the hat measures 2inches from the beginning.

Decrease:

Row 1: *k4, k2tog, repeat from * until last 4st, k4

Row 2 and alternative rows: Purl

Row 3: *k3, k2tog, repeat from * until last 4st, k4

Row 5: *k2, k2tog, repeat from * until end of the row

Row 7: *k1, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 9: *k2tog repeat from * across the row  

Leaving a long tail thread through the remaining stitches and sew down the seam.

 

Medium preemie

Cast on 50st using 4mm needles and Dk yarn, if you are a loose knitter then use 3.5mm needles for the hat

Takes 7 grams of dk yarn, measures 4.5inches wide and 4inches from top to bottom

Rows 1-3: knit

Row 4: *k5, p5 repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 5: knit

Row 6: *p5, k5, repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 7: knit

Repeats rows 4-7 once more

Rows 12-15: knit

Change to stocking stitch and 4mm needles and knit until the hat measures 3inches from the beginning.

Decrease:

Row 1: *k4, k2tog, repeat from * until last 2st, k2

Row 2 and alternative rows: Purl

Row 3: *k3, k2tog, repeat from * until last 2st, k2

Row 5: *k2, k2tog, repeat from * until last 2st, k2

Row 7: *k1, k2tog repeat from * until last 2st, k2

Row 9: *k2tog repeat across the row  

Leaving a long tail thread through the remaining stitches and sew down the seam.

 

Large preemie

Cast on 60st using 4mm needles and Dk yarn, if you are a loose knitter then use 3.5mm needles for the hat

Takes 15grams of dk yarn, measures 5 inches wide and 5.5inches from top to bottom

Rows 1-5: knit

Row 6: *k5, p5 repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 7: knit

Row 8: *p5, k5, repeat from *  until the end of the row

Row 9: knit

Repeats rows 6-9 twice more

Rows 18-21: knit

Change to stocking stitch until the hat measures 4 inches from the beginning.

Decrease:

Row 1: *k5, k2tog, repeat from * until last 4 st, k4

Row 2 and alternative rows: purl

Row 3: *k4, k2tog, repeat from * until last 4st, k4

Row 5: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * until last 4st, k4

Row 7: *k2, k2tog, repeat from * until end of the row

Row 9: *k1, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 11: *k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Leaving a long tail thread through the remaining stitches and sew down the seam.

 

Newborn

Cast on 70 stitches using 4mm needles and DK yarn, if you are a loose knitter then use 3.5mm needles for the hat

Takes 21grams of dk yarn, measures 6inches wide and 6inches from top to bottom

Rows 1-5: knit

Row 6: *k5, p5 repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 7: knit

Row 8: *p5, k5, repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 9: knit

Repeats rows 6-9 twice more

Rows 18-21: knit

Change to stocking stitch until the hat measures 5 inches from the beginning.

Decrease:  

Starting on a knit row

Row 1: *k5, k2tog, repeat from * until last 6st, k6

Row 2 and alternative rows: purl

Row 3: *k4, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 5: *k3, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 7: *k2, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 9: *k1, k2tog repeat from *until end of the row

Row 11: k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

 

Leaving a long tail thread through the remaining stitches and sew down the seam.

 

0-6 months

Cast on 80 stitches using 4mm needles and DK yarn, if you are a loose knitter then use 3.5mm needles for the hat

7inches wide and 7.5inches from top to bottom, and takes 30gram of dk yarn

Rows 1-5: knit

Row 6: *k5, p5 repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 7: knit

Row 8: *p5, k5, repeat from * until the end of the row

Row 9: knit

Repeats rows 6-9 3 more times

Rows 21-24: knit

Change to stocking stitch until the hat measures 6 inches from the beginning.

Decrease:  

Starting on a knit row

Row 1: *k7, k2tog, repeat from * until last 8st, k8

Row 2 and alternative rows: purl

Row 3: *k6, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 5: *k5, k2tog, repeat from * until end of the row

Row 7: *k4, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 9: *k3, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 11: *k2, k2tog repeat from * until end of the row

Row 13: *k1, k2tog repeat from *until end of the row

Row 15: k2tog repeat until end of the row

 

Leaving a long tail thread through the remaining stitches and sew down the seam.

Designed by Sammy Bristow

Copyrighted©2020 ‘made by Sammy Bristow’

Revised in September 2023

please do not copy my patterns. 

 

I am happy for the pattern to be used for any charity donations

 

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