
Make a trip to your yarn stash for the perfect bear colored yarn and knit your little bear a cozy and super fast hat. Tuck the hat in with a new baby gift or make for your favorite charity. Instructions included for both preemie and newborn sizes.
Click here for larger sizes: Toddler/Child, Teen/Adult Woman, Adult Man
Materials:
- 1 Skein Lion Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton (or your favorite worsted weight yarn)
- US10.5 Straight needles (for knitting flat)
- US 10.5 Circular needles and set of 4 US 10.5 DPNs (for knitting in the round)
- Tapestry Needle
Sizing:
Gauge:
- 14 Stitches and 19 Rows = 4 Inches
Abbreviations:
- CO: Cast on
- BO: Bind off
- K2tog: Knit two stitches together
- St st: Stockinette stitch
- WS: Wrong side
Instructions for Hat (knitted flat):
CO 40 sts for preemie or 48 sts for newborn/baby, leaving a long tail for seaming up later.
Work in st st until hat measures 6” (both sizes) from CO edge, ending on a WS row.
Decrease (both preemie and newborn/baby):
Row 1: K2, K2tog across row
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: K1, K2tog across row
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: K2tog across row
Using tapestry needle, break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread through remaining stitches and pull tightly. Seam up the back of hat and weave in ends.
Instructions for Hat (knitted in the round):
CO 40 sts for preemie or 48 sts for newborn/baby, join in the round, being careful not to twist, PM
Work in st st (knit all rounds) until hat measures 6” (both sizes) from CO edge.
Decrease (both preemie and newborn/baby):
Row 1: K2, K2tog around
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: K1, K2tog around
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: K2tog around
Using tapestry needle, break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread through remaining stitches and pull tightly.
Instructions for Ears (make two):
Note: Ears are worked in garter stitch to make them nice and sturdy.
CO 6 sts (be sure to leave a long tail for attaching the ears later)
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: K2tog, knit 2 sts, k2tog (4 sts)
BO
Finishing:
Seam hat and stitch both ears to top of hat with tapestry needle and matching yarn. Weave in any ends.
© Jennifer Dickerson 2013
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