Colorful Candy Baby Hat by Christy Hills

Colorful Candy Baby Hat

Knitting
July 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Sts
US 5 - 3.75 mm
86 - 90 yards (79 - 82 m)
6 to 18 months
English
This pattern is available for free.

COLORFUL CANDY BABY HAT
This little hat is knitted with two leftover yarns and looks like many colorful candies on the hat. Candies on the hat are created by an interesting cable stitch called Cross 6 (C6). It is suitable for intermediate knitters who know how to knit basic cables. Knit for your lovely baby to be warm in cooler months or make for a perfect gift.

SIZE
This pattern has only one size from 6 to 18 months and the hat is approximately 6.5 inches long.

SKILLS NEEDED
Basic knit & purl sts
Increasing and decreasing
Lace sts
Cables
Knitting in the round

YARN
This hat is knitted with category 4 medium worsted weight yarn total of 60 g/ 79 m/ 86 yds. You will need approx. 52 yds of Caron Simply Soft (Baby Brights Ombre 9801) for color A and approx. 34 yds of Caron Simply Soft (Baby Plum Wine 9722) for color B to get the same pattern.

NEEDLES & MATERIALS
16 inches long US 5/ 3.75 mm circular needle
A set of US 5/ 3.75 mm double pointed needles
Cable needle
Yarn needle

© Christy Hills 2012