Baby hat - Little Red Bus (flat knitting) by Linda Whaley

Baby hat - Little Red Bus (flat knitting)

Knitting
August 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in stocking / stockinet stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
87 - 196 yards (80 - 179 m)
Newborn 2-8 months 8-24 months 2-5 years
English
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A cute little Red London Bus pixie beanie knitting pattern…Toot-Toot!

This picture knit is worked flat and seamed for easy intarsia knitting. If you are a new knitter and not quite ready to work in intarsia this time, simply Swiss darn (duplicate stitch) the red bus onto your beanie after knitting.

This knitting pattern has instructions for the following sizes:
0-3m (3-6m, 6-12m, 1-2 yrs, 3-5 years)

Choose any 4 Ply yarn (or sport yarn) that knits on 3.25mm (US3) needles to the tension listed below.
The little beanie shown here was knitted in Bergere De France Caline 4ply.

Tension
Stocking stitch
10cms/4 inches = 25-26sts
10cms/4 inches = 34-35 rows

Measurements
Age / Hat Circumference measured flat and stretched
0-3 months
30-34cms (12-13 1/2ins)
3- 6 months
34-38cms (13 1/2-15ins)
6-12 months
38-42cms (15-16 1/2ins)
1-2 years
42-46cms (16 1/2-18ins)
3-5 years
46-51cms (18–19 1/2ins)

You will need:
A pair of 3.25mm (US3) single pointed needles
Mid blue = 30 (35, 40, 45, 50) gm
Red = 10 gm
Light blue = 10 gm
Small amount of black for the wheels
Darning/tapestry needle

This easy to read knitting pattern has separate detailed row by row instructions and picture charts for each size to help to make this pattern super easy.
If you are printing this pattern, just print out the size you are knitting along with the ‘All Sizes pages to save on ink! All pages are clearly numbered and indexed.