LOOM: Baby-Knit Looms, 56 peg loom
YARN: Approx 120 yds of bulky weight yarn. Lion Brand Hue+Me in Spicy (MC) and Desert (CC) was in sample.
NOTIONS: knitting tool, scissors, tapestry needle.
GAUGE: 9 sts x 14 rows=2 inches in stockinette.
SIZE: Fits most toddlers to 5 years; head circumference up to 18”.
ek= ewrap knit
p=purl stitch
st(s)=stitch(es)
rep=repeat
rnd(s)=round(s)
approx=approximately
mc=main color (Spicy)
cc=contrasting color (Desert)
NOTES:
Place a stitch marker on a peg to designate it as the first peg.
INSTRUCTIONS
Using CC color, cast on 56 sts, join to work in the rnd.
Rnd 1, 3: ek to end of rnd.
Rnd 2, 4: p to end of rnd.
Cut CC, join MC.
Rnd 5: ek to end of rnd.
Rnd 6: p to end of rnd.
Rep Rnd 5 and Rnd 6 until hat measures approximately 7.25 inches from cast on edge.
FINISHING
Bind off with gather bind off method.
Weave in all ends. Block lightly.
BACK OF EAR (make 2)
With MC, leaving a long beginning yarn tail, cast on 7 sts (left to right)
Row 1: ek to end.
Row 2: p to end.
Row 3: ek to end.
Row 4: p to end.
Row 5: Move the loops from the last pegs to the adjacent inner peg. Ek to end. (5 sts remain)
Row 6: p to end.
Row 7: Move the loops from the last pegs to the adjacent inner peg. Ek to end. (3 sts remain)
Row 8: p to end.
Row 9: Move the loops from the last pegs to the adjacent inner peg. Ek to end. (1 sts remain).
Bind off weave in end.
INNER EAR—optional
(make 2)
With CC, leaving a long beginning yarn tail, cast on 5 sts (left to right)
Row 1: ek to end.
Row 2: p to end.
Row 3: ek to end.
Row 4: p to end.
Row 5: Move the loops from the last pegs to the adjacent inner peg. Ek to end. (3 sts remain)
Row 6: p to end.
Row 7: Move the loops from the last pegs to the adjacent inner peg. Ek to end. (1 sts remain)
Bind off weave in end.
