Matching Mom and Newborn Winter Hats... A Challenge.
Using US size 6 circular needles and Caron simply soft yarn (or any worsted weight yarn) cast on 64. Join in the round, do not twist. Knit in 1x1 twisted rib for 10 rounds (brim should be about 1inch wide). Change needles to size 8. Start alternating dot stitch…
Row 1: knit
Row 2: k1, p1 around
Row 3: knit
Row 4: p1, k1 around
*** Do 7 sets of these first 4 rows. Should measure approx. 5" when completed. ***
To start decrease rounds:
Row 1: k6, k2tog around
Row 2: k1, p1 around
Row 3: k5, k2tog around
Row 4: p1, k1 around
Row 5: k4, k2tog around
Row 6: k1, p1 around
Row 7: k3, k2tog around
Row 8: p1, k1 around
Row 9: k2, k2tog around
Row 10: k1, p1 around
Row 11: k1, k2tog around
Cut a long tail and draw yarn through remaining stitches, bring to inside of hat and weave in tail.
Then as Stephen West would say, "Pom pom it!".
Mommy pattern still in progress....