A Knitted Newborn Hat

I wish this little hat was on a live model.  It would look so cute on a newborn.  You would be able to see the pattern & the holes would be stretched out if it was on a little head.  Maybe I can borrow someones cute baby girl for a photo shoot.  This hat was originally meant for my mom, but after a gross miscalculation on gauge it wont even fit my daughter.  So its going to the gifting box.  Or maybe the Elemental Stitches Shop.  I haven't put much of anything in the new shop yet.  It was set up to sell the stuff that I made that I didn't want to keep, but nothing has made it in there yet. 

The original pattern is one of Soulemama's patterns, you can find the pattern here.  I ended up changing the original pattern.  The middle rows are supposed to be purled, but after the first pattern repeat I couldn't purl anymore.  Purling hurts my fingers and my knitting gets really tight when I purl.  I have tried to purl looser, but it doesn't usually work.  I have some injuries in my hands that purling aggravates as well.  So after the first repeat I switched to knit stitches instead of purling stitches.  Currently I am working on a larger version, for my mom, with all the purl stitches changed to knit stitches.  Its a fun hat to knit and very easy for a beginning knitter.  Give it a try!

I might be heading to the vineyard tomorrow to visit Tom.  If I am not around for a few days then that is where I am.

Comments

[Connie]

What a great hat! The color is so rich looking.

I just printed out the pattern (I know a few little people around here who would love it).

[Melissa]

Thank you! The yarn I used was Bernat Satin in Plum Mist Heather. I used double strands on size 9 needles thinking that it would make a larger hat but I ended up with a tiny one (I used the child size). You might want to check the size of the hat after knitting an inch or two to make sure it will fit on the head you want. I am trying it again and using double strands of the same yarn on size 10 needles. Plus I am doing the adult pattern this time. So far it looks like the size it right.