Preemie Pompom Bear
Finished
April 28, 2013
April 28, 2013

Preemie Pompom Bear

Project info
Pompom Bear by Amanda Buckley
Knitting
HatOther
Addie
Preemie, cast on 72
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Yellow baby yarn that I found in a basket
Yellow
Notes

This project is really a combination of the Lion Brand Preemie Stocking Cap (knit) pattern and the Amanda Keeys Pompom Bear pattern. Because of the way I finished it flat on the top with two pompoms, it ended up looking closest to the Pompom Bear, so that’s why I linked it to that pattern.

Pompom Bear is knit in the round, while Preemie Stocking Cap is knit on standard needles then seamed. Since I started intending to do a Preemie Stocking Cap, I ended up needing to seam it. If I made this again, I’d do it in the round.

Following Preemie Stocking Cap instructions, I cast on 72. After knitting what I felt was enough of the ribbing, I worked 2 K2TOGs into the first row of the garter blocks to reduce the stitch count to 70 -- divisible by 10, so the garter block pattern would work.

After knitting two repeats of the garter block pattern, I decided that the hat might look cute squared off like the Pompom Bear hat I did for my daughter. So, instead of starting to reduce to close off the hat, I knit another repeat of the garter block pattern. Holding it up to the preemie hat I knitted for my daughter, I decided it was tall enough. I closed up the top with kitchener stitch, seamed up the open side, and made and attached the two pompoms.

It was a very quick knit -- a few hours on a Sunday afternoon/evening. The fact that it’s preemie-sized helped it go quickly. In the pictures, that’s a nickel on one of the garter squares, for size reference.

So it kinda feels like Pompom Bear, but with a different stitch pattern provided by the garter blocks. It was definitely fun modifying some patterns and seeing what happened. I’m looking forward to seeing this on a baby to really get a feel for how it looks. I’m hoping that it provides some whimsical flair that will be appreciated in the NICU.

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  • Project created: April 30, 2013
  • Finished: April 30, 2013
  • Updated: May 31, 2013