PREEMIE HAT Free Knit Easy Pattern

PREEMIE HAT

Free Knit Easy Pattern

Free pattern for charitable purposes and personal use only.

Please do not sell garments knit from it.

Pattern and photos are by Michele Lupien, 2012.

All rights reserved.

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Small Size (48 sts)

Fit on a baseball

MATERIAL

-1/2 oz., 1 Ply Acrylic Fingering Weight Baby Yarn
-Double pointed needles size #3
-1 darning needle

Finished hat size/(preemie weight)/(head circ.)(fit on)
X Small (XS): width 3”, length 3”/(1 lb. and less)/(8”& less)(lime)
Small (S):  width 3.5”, length 3.5”/(1-2 lbs)/( 8.25”- 9.75”)(lemon)
Medium (M):  width 4”, length 4”/(2-3 lbs)/(9”- 10.5”)(small orange)
Large (L): width 4.5”, length 4.5”/(3-4 lbs)/(10.75”- 12”)(big orange)
X Large (XL):width 5”, length 5”/(4-5.5 lbs)/(12”- 13”)(small grapefruit)

INSTRUCTION
Cable Cast on, Very Loose (or cast on with bigger size N)
XS 42 (S 48, M 54, L 60, XL 68) Stitches
Divide stitches evenly onto 3 needles, join, being careful not to twist stitches.
Place marker for beginning of round (or use 1st stitch tail for marker).
Ribs
(knit 2 sts, purl 1 st) for 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) rounds
Knit
14 (18, 22, 26, 30) more rounds 

Decrease
-*K4, K2Tog* around = XS 25 (S 30, M 35, L 40, XL 45) sts
-Knit 1 round
-*K3, K2Tog* around = XS 20 (S 24, M 28, L 32, XL 36) sts
-Knit 1 round
-*K2, K2Tog* around = XS 15 (S 18, M 21, L 24, XL 27) sts
-Knit 1rounds
-*K1, K2Tog* around = XS 10 (S 12, M 14, L 16, XL 18) sts
-Knit 1 round
-*K2Tog* around = XS 5 (S 6, M 7, L 8, XL 9) sts
Finishing
Cut yarn leaving a tail (8 inches) and using the darning needle thread tail through the remaining stitches, one at a time, and take them off the knitting needle.
Pull tail tight by the inside of the hat, turn hat on wrong side

Secure tails by making knots with the darning needle. Weave in ends. 01/01/14