Strawberry Baby Hat

Strawberry Baby Hat for Dimple's Baby

Project Date: 1st February 2012

Knitting Pattern

4.5 mm needles

Red Yarn

Green Yarn

Black Yarn

Cast on 72 st with red yarn

Work Stockinette Stitch for 26 rows

K1 black stitch every 10 stitches in row 9 , 14 , 19, 24

Continue Stockinette Stitch using Leaf Chart:



Leaf Chart



Or follow Leaf Pattern as follows:

Row 27: *K1, K7*

Row 28:  P1 *P5, P3* end on P2

Row 29:  K3 *K3, K5* end on K2

Row 30:  P3 *P1, P7* end on P3

Row 31:  K3 *K1, K7* end on K3

Work only in Green Yarn:

Row 32: Purl

Row 33: *K6, K2tog* (63)

Row 34: *P5, P2tog * (54) 

Row 35: *K4, K2tog*  (45)
Row 36: *P3, P2tog*  (36) 

Row 37: *K2, K2tog*  (27) 

Row 38: *P1, P2tog*  (16) 

Row 39: *K2tog* (9) 

Rows 40-45: Work in Stockinette Stitch
Row 46: *P2tog *

Bind off, sew sides together.