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Hi All! Today I thought I would share the pattern for this hat that I whipped up yesterday. It is 3-6 month size, or perhaps a bit more. I made it for Hats and More for War-Torn Syria, so I used animal fibers, 2 strands of fingering weight held together. It was approximately a lighter worsted (such as Caron Simply Soft). Here goes. Lighter worsted yarn, or 2 strands of fingering weight held together Size 4 needles Cast on 52. K2p2 across. K2p2 for 1 1/2". End on a wrong side row. Body: Row 1. Switch to stockinette, knit across, increasing 2 stitches evenly to make a multiple  of 6. Row 2. Purl. Row 3. Knit. Row 4. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 5. Knit. Row 6. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 7. Knit. Row 8. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 9. Knit. Row 10. Purl. Row 11. Knit. Repeat rows 4 through 11, twice more. Row 28. Purl. Row 29. Knit. Row 30. Purl. Row 31. Knit 4, k2tog. Continue across. Row 32. Purl Row 33. ...

I made a new baby hat. I started it about a week ago, and I finally finished it today. I'm so happy with it I wanted to post how I did it. I usually have problems with getting a ribbed hat to look good all the way up to the decreases. This one looks good though. Here is the hat from the front: As you can see, it is preemie sized, probably 9" around stretched, though the ribbing allows it to shrink or grow as needed. I started it for the Precious Preemie Project . It's about 4" tall with a bit over a 1" folded up brim. I'm sorry my measurements aren't exact, I don't know where my tape measure went right now. However, preemies come in many sizes and Precious Preemie Project and many other charities work askfr preemie hats in many sizes. The gauge is fairly lose to be soft and stretchy. It's 3 stitches to the inch in k2p2 ribbing. Abbreviations: SSK: slip slip knit. Slip stitches as if to knit, then knit through both stitches at o...