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Woohoo, I’m back again with a new project done for my 18 months old daughter. This time I created a hat using both, knitting and crochet technique. It’s still a fairly simple pattern and beginners shouldn’t have much trouble with it, but if you are completely new to crochet, you might want to check my slouchy santa hat knitting pattern to have a better idea on how to knit the bobbles. Feel free to experiment with yarn colour and make a unique combination of the hat and hearts. Big hugs to all of my readers and talk to you soon.
Knitting materials and tools:
<> Knitting Needles 4.5 mm (US 7/UK 7) circular and DPN;
<> Crochet Hook 3.5 mm (E);
<>Any yarn falling within given gauge range;
Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
k2tog – knit two together
pm – place marker
skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.
bbl – bobble (made with hook) join a new color, chain 3, 3 treble crochet, yarn over and pull yarn through all 4 loops on the hook, ch1. Check video tutorial on CrazyHands Instagram page.
tr – treble / triple crochet – yarn over twice, insert the hook in the working stitch, yarn over, and draw yarn through, yarn over and pull yarn through the first 2 loops, yarn over and pull yarn through 2 loops again.
Baby knit beanie size:
Baby 12-24 months – 48-50 cm
Gauge: 16 stitches = 4 inches/10 cm
Knit baby beanie pattern with red heart:
Knitting body of the red heart baby beanie
Cast on an 72 stitches or any other number divisible by 4. Place marker and join to knit in the round.
Round 1-10: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 11: join new color, bbl, knit all other stitches around. Don’t cut the yarn used for crocheting bobbles, keep the yarn at the back to reduce number of cut overs (see photo beside)
Round 12-13: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 13 don’t knit the last 2 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 14. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 14: bbl, k1, pm, k2, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Round 15-16: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 16 don’t knit the last 4 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 17. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 17: bbl, k3, pm, k4, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Round 18-19: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 19 don’t knit the last 6 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 20. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 20: bbl, k5, pm, k6, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Round 21-22: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 22 don’t knit the last 6 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 23. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 23: bbl, k5, pm, bbl, k5, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Round 24-25: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 25 don’t knit the last 5 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 26. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 26: bbl, k3, bbl, pm, k1, bbl, k3, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Round 27-28: knit in stockinette stitch
In the Round 28 don’t knit the last 3 stitches. At this point you start knitting Round 29. Don’t move the marker placed in the beginning.
Round 29: bbl, k2, pm, k3, bbl, knit all other stitches around.
Knit 6-10 more rounds until you reach the length you want.
Shaping the crown of red heart baby beanie
Change to DPN
Round 1: [k2tog, k13, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 2: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 3: [k2tog, k11, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 4: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 5: [k2tog, k9, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 6: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 7: [k2tog, k7, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 8: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 9: [k2tog, k5, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 10: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 11: [k2tog, k3, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Round 12: knit in stockinette stitch
Round 13: [k2tog, k1, scpo, k1], repeat 4 times
Cut the yarn leaving 15 cm tail. Draw the end through remaining 12 stitches and fasten securely.
