A couple of weeks ago my little cousin Anna was christened and that gave me a wonderful opportunity to knit a couple of baby things. I love to knit baby stuff. Here is a hat I invented just for Anna.
Anna hat
Material: Lana Grossa Merino Superfein in 2 different colors, DPN’s size 3mm
CO: 80 stitches (the size of the hat is for a 6-9 months old baby)
Ribbing: k2p2 for about 3-4 cms or till you’ve reached the desired length.
Anna Hat
Pattern:
Optional Increase round: increase by 8 stitces, evenly spaced during this round
k 2 rounds in the main color before starting the actual pattern, switch color
1.-3. round: k all stitches (for the pink stripe)
Switch to main color
4.-5. round: k all stitches
6. round: p all stitches
7.-8. round: k all stitches
Switch back to color for stripe
Repeat those 8 rounds 2 more times or till you’ve reached the desired length before starting to decreases. For the decreases place 8 evenly spaced stitch markers. Continue working the pattern while decreasing as follows:
1. round: *k till 2 st before stitch marker, k2tog, slip marker* repeat to end of round (or p if it’s the purl round)
2. round: k all stitches (or p all stitches if it’s the purl round)
Repeat those 2 rounds till only 4 stitches remain. You can now either just bind off or do a short icord before binding off. Sew in all loose ends and block gently. Happy knitting! 😀
Apart from the hat I also knit a dress for baby Anna. Well, acutally I started out with the dress and then found that I still had so much left over yarn, that I also made two hats and socks…
Matching Dress and Socks for Anna
…and a Knubbelchen, which Anna absolutely loves.
Anna’s Knubbelchen
More pics and all the pattern details for the dress, the Knubbelchen and the other hat can be found on my ravelry page:Â http://www.ravelry.com/projects/aravis83
The socks are my own pattern. They turned out really cute only she’ll need to grow a lot before they’ll actually fit her. 😉
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