Huck's Baby Hat Knitting Pattern

I'm making Huck his first hat... once stitch at a time! Using some of the Baby Cashmerino leftovers from Reid's First Hat (my next door neighbor), I was able to finish this adorable hat before he was 3 weeks old (i think i started it when he was 1 week old). I really needed (and wanted) a project that was mindless and that he might be able to wear right away. This hat was perfect - just a simple rib - and the finishing couldn't be easier! A true infant hat (he weighed 7 lbs 3.5 oz at birth), you could easily make this bigger by adding 5 or 10 stitches to the cast on.

Materials

1 ball of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, shown in the color 27 Denim. (optionally, you can also use 1 ball of a contrasting color for the stripe - i used 100 White)
US Size 2 double pointed knitting needles or size to get gauge.

Gauge: 11 sts to the inch in K3, P2 rib.

Finished Size: 10 inches around by 6 inches tall. By the time i finished the hat, Huck's head was almost 15 inches around (according to his 3 week Dr visit). The hat fit perfectly!

Abbreviations

CO - Cast On
BO - Bind Off
K - Knit
P - Purl
sts - Stitches

Directions

CO 110 sts
Using the double points, join in the round
Row 1: k3, p2 to end of round
Repeat Row 1 until hat measures approximately 6 inches from CO edge
(Note: using the Baby Cashmerino in white, i put a 3 row stripe in about 1 inch from the cast on edge)
Finishing: BO all stitches... I flipped the hat inside out and used the 3 needle bind off. Alternatively, you could use Kitchener Stitch (and not flip the hat inside out).

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