My Mormor (mom’s mom) taught me to knit when I was a small child. She was always knitting, and she was always making baby helmets for any newborns she was even remotely connected to (she also made a red batwing sleeved sweater for me when I was about 10 - I loved it so much!).
Mormor didn’t use a pattern for these helmets, but she had a scrap of paper where she had put down directions such as “cast on as many stitches as it takes to reach round the head - it’s enough because of the stretch in the yarn. If using (brand of yarn) remember it doesn’t stretch much. Place decreased over ears” etc. And then she had put down special things about special brands of yarn.
I sort of followed her “directions” and came up with this little helmet hat - and now I’m trying to make it into a pattern…
11-04-2019
Updated with pattern:
Sizes: Newborn (3 months/ 6 months/ 1 year/ 2 years) corresponding to head circumference 36 cm (40 cm/ 43 cm/ 45 cm / 48 cm)
Tension: 22 st/32 rows ~ 10 cm or 4 inches
Materials/yarn: 1 skein of Superfine Merino from ONIONknit (50 g, 125 m), circular (for magic loop) or double pointed needles size 4 mm.
Abbrevations:
St = stitches
K = knit
M1 = make 1 stitch. Lift up the thread between the stitch you have just knitted and the one you are about to knit, and knit it through the back loop.
SK2P = slip 1 st, knit 2 together, then pass slipped stitch over
k2tg= Knit 2 st together as one
Pattern/directions
Cast on 81/87/93/99/105 st on circular needle or double pointed needles. Join, being careful not to twist the stitches, place a marker to indicate beginning of round.
Work the first 5 rounds in reverse stocking stitch (purl 1 round, knit one round).
Next round: k1, M1, k 12 (13 / 14/ 15 /16) , SK2P, k 11 (12/13/14/15), M1, k1, M1, k 11 (12/13/14/15), SK2P, k 11(12/13/ 14/15), M1, k 1, M1, k 11
(12/13/14/15), SK2P, k 12 (13/14/15/16), M1, k1
Next round: knit all stitches.
Repeat these two rounds 8/8/9/10/10 times.
Crown decreases:
When making size newborn - begin at round 9, size 3 months - begin at round 7, size 6 months – begin at round 5, size 1 year – begin at round 3, size 2 years – begin at round 1.
| 1. |
K 17, SK2P, k 31, SK2P, k31, SK2P, k 17 (99 st left) |
| 2. |
knit all stitches |
| 3. |
k 16, SK2P, k 29, SK2P, k 29, SK2P, k 16 (93 st left) |
| 4. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 5. |
k 15, SK2P, k 27, SK2P, k 27, SK2P, k 15 (87 st left) |
| 6. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 7. |
k 14, SK2P, k 25, SK2P, k 25, SK2P, k 14 (81 st left) |
| 8. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 9. |
k 13, SK2P, k 23, SK2P, k 23, SK2P, k 13 (75 st left) |
| 10. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 11. |
K 12, SK2P, k 21, SK2P, k 21, SK2P, k 12 (69 st left) |
| 12. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 13. |
K 11, SK2P, k 19, SK2P, k 19, SK2P, k 11 (63 st left) |
| 14. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 15. |
K 10, SK2P, k 17, SK2P, k 17, SK2P, k 10 (57 st left) |
| 16. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 17. |
K 9, SK2P, k 15, SK2P, k 15, SK2P, k 9 (51 st left) |
| 18. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 19. |
K 8, SK2P, k 13, SK2P, k 13, SK2P, k 8 (45 st left) |
| 20. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 21. |
K 7, SK2P, k 11, SK2P, k 11, SK2P, k 7 (39 st left) |
| 22. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 23. |
K 6, SK2P, k 9, SK2P, k 9, SK2P, k 6 (33 st left) |
| 24. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 25. |
K 5, SK2P, k 7, SK2P, k 7, SK2P, k 5 (27 st left) |
| 26. |
Knit all stitches. |
| 27. |
k 4, SK2P, k 5, SK2P, k 5, SK2P, k 4 (21 st left) |
| 28. |
K 3, SK2P, k 3, SK2P, k 3, SK2P, k 3 (15 st left). |
| ----- |
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| 29. |
K 2, SK2P, k 1, SK2P, k1, SK2P, k 2 (9 st left) |
| 30. |
k 1, k2tg, k 1, k2tg, k 1, k2tg. |
Cut the yarn, and thread the yarn through the remaining 6 stitches before pulling them together and weaving in the end.
Pick up and knit 3 st at the point of one ear, using double pointed needles, see sketch, and do I-cord for 18 cm.
Repeat for other side.
Alternatively, you could also use a crochet hook and crochet the ties.
Weave in all ends and block as desired.
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