Spring Has Sprung by Corinne Fourcade

Spring Has Sprung

Knitting
February 2010
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
120 - 150 yards (110 - 137 m)
2-5 years, 5+ years
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Note: this pattern is for both boy and girl versions

I wrote this pattern especially with bamboo yarn in mind (although a cotton yarn can easily be substituted). I wanted to design a spring hat with a girl and a boy version and bamboo yarn makes me think of spring. It has a lovely shine to it that reminds me of sunny spring days.
The body of the hat is identical in both versions. The girl version includes a little bracelet, just for fun!

Yarn
Small: about 109 m/120 yards - Large: about 138 m/ 150 yards of sport - 5ply bamboo yarn
An equivalent weight cotton yarn would also work
Shown in Elina Pure Bamboo

Necessary skills
Knitting in the round, Kfb, picking up sts, Kitchener st (boy version only)

GAUGE
24 sts x 36 rows / 10 cm - 4” in garter stitch ribbing

SIZES
Child Small: 2-4 years – Circ 38-48 cm (15-19”)
Child Large: 5+ years – Circ 42-56 cm (16½ -22”)