IONA Baby Hat

IONA Baby Hats

IONA Baby Hat                     0 - 3 months

Size: 

Width:    6“ (15cm),   12” (30cm) all around 

Height:   5½ “ (14cm)

Requires:

DK yarn ~ around 15g

4mm needles

Cast on 65sts

Knit 5 rows

6^thRow:           S1, purl to last st, k1

7^thRow:           S1, p1, k1, *yo, k3, yo, k1, p3, k1 rep from * to last 6sts, yo, k3, yo, k1, p1, k1

8^thRow:           S1, purl to last st, k1

9^thRow:           S1, p1, k2, *sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, p3, k2, rep from * to last 7sts, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, p1, k1

10^thRow:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows five times more

31^stRow:         S1, knit to last 2sts, k2tog                                          64sts

32^ndRow:        S1, purl to last st, k1

33^rdRow:         S1, knit to end

34^thRow:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Shape the top ~

Row 1:             * K5, k2tog, repeat from * last st, k1                                      55sts

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10:              Purl across row

Row 3:             * K4, k2tog, repeat from * to last s, k1                                   46sts  

Row 5:             * K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                  37sts

Row 7:             * K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                 28sts

Row 9:             * K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                 19sts

Row 11:           * K2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                        10sts

Row 12:              P2tog across the row                                                           5sts

 Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’ to use for sewing up

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and darn away ends.

IONA Baby Hat           Large Premature / Small Newborn

Size: 

Width:              5¼“ (13.5cm),    10½“ all around

Height:             5“ (13cm)

Requires:

DK yarn ~ around 10 - 12g

4mm needles

Cast on 57sts

Knit 5 rows

6^thRow:           S1, purl to last st, k1

7^thRow:           S1, p1, k1, *yo, k3, yo, k1, p3, k1 rep from * to last 6sts, yo, k3, yo, k1, p1, k1

8^thRow:           S1, purl to last st, k1

9^thRow:           S1, p1, k2, *sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, p3, k2, rep from * to last 7sts, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, p1, k1

10^thRow:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows four times more

27^thRow:         S1, knit to end

28^thRow:         S1, purl to last st, k1

29^thRow:         S1, knit to end

30^thRow:         S1, purl to last st, k1

Shape the top

Row 1:   * K5, k2tog, repeat from * last st, k1                                    (49sts)

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10:   Purl across row

Row 3:   * K4, k2tog, repeat from * to last s, k1                                 (41sts)  

Row 5:   * K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                (33sts)

Row 7:   * K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                (25sts)

Row 9:   * K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                (17sts)

Row 11:  * K2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                     (9sts)

Row 12:   * P2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1                                    (5sts)

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’ to use for sewing up

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and darn away ends.