Cute baby balloons beanie hat knitted with or without the earflaps. Suitable for a knitter who has mastered knitting in the round and increase/decrease stitches.

Sizes: newborn/6m/1y/3y

Skill level: intermediate

Knitted: in the round

You need:
Worsted (9 wpi; 10 ply; no 4: Medium) or aran (8 wpi; 10 ply; no 4: Medium) weight yarn about 40-80g or 65-135 yards + few yards of 3 contrast colors yarns for the balloons
Double pointed knitting needles US 8 (5 mm) or to obtain gauge 4” x 4” (10 x 10 cm) = 18 sts x 24 rows (in stockinette stitch)
Few sizes smaller knitting needles than your main needles such US 4 (3.5 mm)

Knitting stitches used:
St(s) – stitches
RS and WS – right and wrong side
K – knit
P –purl
Ssk – slip slip knit
M1 – make one stitch
K2tog – knit two stitches together
P2tog – purl two stitches together

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