Basic Skills Necessary:

How to cast on using a long-tail cast on (or any stretchy cast on that leaves a yarn tail at the end).How to knit, how to purl, how to slip a stitch purl wise, and how to knit two stitches together.

How to knit and decrease in the round, using your preferred knitting style. Directions are given for two 16″ circular needles.You may convert the pattern to double points, Magic Loop, or the Traveling Method. How to weave in ends.

Pattern Description:

Perfect for those who like to knit in-the-round, this soft, safe, reversible baby hat is worked with a super-fast, easy-to-knit lacy look on one side and a rustic rib on the other. Bonus: When the baby outgrows the hat, cherish the memories by turning it into a decorative bowl.

This pattern is exceptionally well-written. In addition to Lee, it has also been professionally test knit and tech edited by those with the finest skills. Lee believes in charging for a pattern ONLY with the guarantee that the pattern has been thoroughly tested. She wants to make sure you love knitting every inch. (She’s been burned by buying poorly-written patterns, and she’s on a quest to sell only the best.)

Note: Yardage given here is for one skein of recommended yarn. One skein will easily make 2-3 hats.

Gauge:

6 stitches = 1” in width, measured on rustic rib side, in the round. Because the hat is knit to length, no length gauge is needed. You may want to knit the hat as your swatch, checking width gauge after knitting 2” or so in length.

Sizes: Size 1 – Preemie to newborn (all photos are shown in Size 1). Size 2 – Newborn to three months. Size 3 – Large newborn to six months.

You Will Also Need:

U.S. Size 5 needle(s) in your preferred style for circular knitting (or size to get gauge).

A hard ruler and a large-eye tapestry needle, scissors. For blocking: a spray bottle and a 16-ounce plastic drinking glass with a 3.5″ brim.

Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Simply Cotton Organic Worsted — Colorway: Marshmallow, or use your favorite worsted weight cotton yarn.