Small knitted baby hat in Fingering wool in birth sizes (0-3, 3-6, 12-18) months.

📸 Jacinthe Bonetto

Size

Birth (0-3, 3-6, 12-18) months

material

• 50 g of MCN Sock from Riverside Studio (80% Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 346m / 100g)
• 1 set of double-pointed needles 2.25 mm
• 1 set of 2.5 mm double-pointed needles
• 1 yarn needle
• 1 marker ring

Sample

28 mx 36 row for 10 cm by 10 cm with 2.5 mm needles in stockinette stitch

IMPORTANT: check the sample and adapt the needle number if necessary

Realization

Cast on 90 (102, 108, 114) stitches with 2.25 mm double pointed needles. Join in a round, taking care not to twist the stitches.

Knit in 3/3 rib until 2.5 cm in height.

Continue with 2.5 mm needles. Knit one right side row, one wrong side row then continue in stocking stitch for 9 (11, 12, 13) cm total height (measured from the cast-on row).

Start the decreases as follows:

Birth size

row 1: *13 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 84 stitches.

row 2: *12 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 78 stitches.

row 3: *11 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 72 stitches.

row 4: *10 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 66 stitches.

row 5: *9 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 60 stitches.

row 6: *8 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 54 stitches.

row 7: *7 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 48 stitches.

row 8: *6 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 42 stitches.

row 9: * 5 sts + 2 tog * repeat over the entire row - 36 stitches.

row 10: *4 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 30 stitches.

row 11: *3 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 24 stitches.

row 12: *2 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 18 stitches.

row 13: *1 st + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 12 stitches.

row 14: *2Tog* repeat across the entire row - 6 stitches.

Pass the thread through the remaining 6 stitches and tuck in all the threads.

Size 0-3 months

row 1: *15 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 96 stitches.

row 2: *14 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 90 stitches.

Then start again from row 1 of the birth size.

Size 3-6 months

row 1: *16 sts + 2 tog * repeat across the entire row - 102 stitches.

Then continue from row 1 of size 0-3 months.

Size 12-18 months

row 1: * 17 sts + 2 Tog * repeat on the whole row - 108 stitches.

Then continue from row 1 in size 3-6 months.