Saturday, February 2, 2008

My Preemie Hats and pattern





















The basic hat pattern I convert to is.
Cast on 56 (60)sts. I use 4 dp needles size 9 for Band and size 8 for rest of hat
Pattern :K2 P2 for 1 1/2 inches
Then do stockingstick until 4" from beginning
For decreasing I just divide sts by 8 then it gives me my start so the hat is decreased evenly. (If making smaller size start with the 3rd row)
Dec row 1" = K6 k2tog all the way around
2nd row = Knit
3rd row = K5 K2 tog all around.
4th row = Knit
5th row = K4 K2tog all around,
6th row = k3 k2tog all around
7th row = Knit
8th row = K2 K2tog all around.
9th row = K2tog all around.
Break yarn and then thread through remaining stitches
Weave in ends.
I've made so many hats now they become second nature. But still fun to make with changing the colors .
Feel free to use the pattern. That means all of you are welcome to use my pattern I just love how easy it is to make. I don't like sewing up seams so really had to disciple myself to do the 2 needle booties.

1 comment:

Kristine said...

I'm just starting to learn how to do hats.. the finishing part has me stumped but I hope I'll learn and get better soon.
Thanks for sharing your pattern here. I want to make some simple but nice looking preemie items and they can be hard to find.
I like your items!
:-)