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Knitting materials and tools:
Straight or circular knitting needles 3.5 mm (US 4).
Loops & Threads, Impeccable –100% acrylic. 127.5 grams -260 m per skein.
Weight Category – 4. Quantity – 30-40 grams.
Yarn needle, stitch marker.
Knit baby turban hat size:
Head circumference: 40 cm (16”)
Height after stretching:
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- 0-3 months: 13 cm
- 3-6 months: 14 cm
- 6-18 months: 15.5 cm
- 18-36 months: 18 cm
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Gauge: 16 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette (10 cm)
1 cm = 1.6 sts
40*1.6 = 64 sts. To improve hat’s fit, decrease the number by 10-15%
64 *0.85 = 54.4 = 54 sts.
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
p – purl
RHN – right-hand needle
LHN – left-hand needle
WS – wrong side
RS – right side
Baby turban hat knitting pattern:
Using the long-tail method cast on 54 stitches. Consider leaving a tail with a length of at least 25 cm.
Row 1 (WS): sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 2 (RS): sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.
Row 3 (WS): sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 4 (RS): sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.
Row 5: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.
Row 6: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 7: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.
Row 8: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Repeat Rounds 1-8 four more times to get in total 40 rows. The height of the turban (unstretched) has to be 2-3 cm less than the number mentioned above in the sizing table.
Divide all stitches in half. Fold the turban hat wrong side out and using three needles bind off method, join the crown.
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- Align 2 parts, and pick up a third needle. Insert the third needle through the 1st stitch on the front needle and the 1st stitch on the back needle knitwise. Knit the stitch through both stitches.
- Repeat Step 1.
- Once you get 2 stitches on your RHN, bind off one stitch. With the help of LHN slip 1st stitch over the 2nd stitch on the RHN and drop it off the needle.
- Repeat Steps 2 and 3
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Now it is time to use the tail we left at the beginning. Thread onto a blunt-ended tapestry needle and pick up the front loop of each selvage stitch along the edge. Pull tight to close the center. Weave in all ends.
Now it is time to decorate the turban hat.
Check the video or written instruction on how to knit a bow.
For the knot imitation. Cast on 22 sts. Join to knit in the round. Knit in stockinette stitch until the piece (cylinder measures 11 cm. Do not bind off. Cut the yarn leaving a 30-40 cm tail. Pull the tail through all 22 sts and pull it tight to close the center. Roll the cylinder from the other side and sew it on your turban.