Butterfly Baby Hat

A simple baby hat using a band of butterfly stitches as an accent. The pattern is written for three different sizes, newborn, 3 - 9 months, and 9 – 18 months.

Materials
DK weight yarn
Size 5 needles (the smallest hat will fit on sixteen inch circulars)

Gauge
22 stitches per 4 inches

Sizes
Small, newborn
Medium, 3 - 9 months
Large, 9 - 18 months

Pattern
Cast on 72 (80, 88) stitches and join in the round
Work in plain stockinette stitch for 6 rows

Purl next round

Continue in plain stockinette stitch for 2 (2.5, 3) inches
Begin first butterfly pattern

1. (move yarn to the front, slip 5 stitches purlwise, move yarn to the back, k3), repeat around
2. knit around
3. repeat round 1
4. repeat round 2
5. repeat round 1
6. repeat round 2
7. (k2, slip needle behind the 3 strands from bottom to top, knit into the next stitch, slip the three strands over top of the needle, k5), repeat around

Begin second butterfly pattern round

1. k 4, this is the now the location of the beginning of the round
2. Repeat rows 1 through 7 of the first butterfly pattern

Continue working in plain stockinette until the hat measures 5 (5.25, 5.5) inches

Decrease Rounds:
Size Large Only:

• (k2tog, k9) around
• knit

Size Medium and Large:

• (k2tog, k8) around
• knit

All sizes:

• (k2tog, k7) around
• knit
• (k2tog, k6) around
• knit
• (k2tog, k5) around
• (k2tog, k4) around
• (k2tog, k3) around
• (k2tog, k2) around
• (k2tog, k1) around
• k2tog around, break yarn and draw yarn through all 8 stitches. Pull tight and weave in.

Pattern & images © 2008 by Melisa Darnieder. Personal use ONLY. Commercial use, including selling items made from this pattern, is prohibited. All rights reserved.