How to Knit a Beautiful Baby Hat with Pompom

You'll Need

Baby yarn (100% acrylic, 200m/50g):

• Blue color – 55g
• White color – 25g
• Pompom 10cm – 20g

Double pointed needles 3.5 mm

Circle needles 4

Ruler

Needle

Scissors

Instructions

Ribbing

In 1 cm – 1.5 st. Calculate:

57 x 1.5 = 85.5, round to 88.

For Ornament

In 1 cm – 1.9 sts. Calculate:

57 x 1.9 = 108.3.

Pattern repeat is 6 sts: 108 / 6 = 18.

Make a rib.

Starting the Hat

Cast on 88 sts in Italian manner with knitting needles 3.5 mm and make 7 cm of 1 x 1 rib.

For the knickline, work in 2 rows of knit sts.

Continue with 6 cm of rib. Then, work 2 distributing rows: * 1 purl, 4 knit sts, 1 purl*.

In the 1st row, add 20 sts, so there should be 108 sts on knitting needles.

Main Pattern

Switch to knitting needles 4 mm and follow the pattern for the next row according to the ornament:

• 1st row: * 1 purl, 2 sts cross right: slip 1 st and leave behind work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, 2 sts cross left: slip 1 st and leave in front of work, 1 knit st, slipped st as purl*;
• 2nd row: * 1 purl, 4 knit sts, 1 purl*;
• 3rd row: * 1 purl, 2 sts cross right: slip 1 st and leave behind work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, 2 sts cross left: slip 1 st and leave in front of work, 1 knit st, slipped st as purl*;
• 4th row: * 1 purl, 4 knit sts, 1 purl*.

Repeat from 1st to 4th rows.

The height of the crown is 18.5 cm.

Add the Gradient

Make 3 pattern repeats with blue yarn in 2 threads, then cut one thread and attach white yarn to make 3 pattern repeats.

Cut the blue yarn. After attaching the second white yarn, make 2 pattern repeats, but do not finish the last row as decreases will start from this row.

Crown Instructions

• 1st row: * 4 knit sts, 8 purls*;
• 2nd row: * 2 sts cross right: slip 1 st and leave behind work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, 2 sts cross left: slip 1 st and leave in front of work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, purl2tog, 4 purls, purl2tog* (90 sts);
• 3rd row: due to the ornament;
• 4th row: * 2 sts cross left: slip 1 st and leave in front of work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, 2 sts cross right: slip 1 st and leave behind work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, purl2tog, 2 purls, purl2tog* (72 sts);
• 5th row: due to the ornament;
• 6th row: * 2 sts cross right: slip 1 st and leave behind work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, 2 sts cross left: slip 1 st and leave in front of work, 1 knit st, slipped st as knit st, (purl2tog) twice* (54 sts);
• 7th row: due to the ornament;
• 8th row: * knit2tog with left decline, knit2tog with right decline, 2 purls* (36 sts);
• 9th row: * 2 knit sts, purl2tog* (27 sts);
• 10th row: * knit2tog, 1 purl* (18 sts);

Cut the working yarn, leaving a "tail" of the needed length, insert it into the needle, and collect the remaining sts. Tighten and fasten.

Finally, decorate the hat with a pompom.