FREYA Baby Hat

Requirements:

DK yarn

4mm and 5mm needles

Tension:

22sts = 4” across stocking stitch as worked, on 4mm needles

18sts = 4” across pattern as worked, on 5mm needles

Size:

Width – 7” across, 14” all around

Width – 6½”

Instructions:

Using 4mm needle cast on 64sts

Work 6 rows in st-st  (this will curl up ……. don’t worry – it’s meant to!)

Change to 5mm needles and work in pattern ~

Row 1:   S1, k2, * yrn, k2, pass the yrn over the k2, k2, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 2:   S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 3:   S1, * yrn, k2, pass the yrn over the k2, k2, repeat from * to last 3sts, yrn, k2, pass the yrn over the k2, k1

Row 4:   S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat these 4 pattern rows 7 times more

Next Row:       K2tog across row                                32sts

Next Row:       P2tog across row                                16sts

Next Row:       K2tog across row                                8sts

Next Row:       S1, purl to last st, k1

Next Row:       K2tog across row                                4sts

Knit 14 rows on these 4sts for the top-knot

Cast off

Join the side seam

Tie a knot in the garter stitch rows for a top knot

Darn away ends