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Baby Cap Knitting Pattern
Baby Cap Knitting Pattern
This guide is designed for a
baby of 0-3 months. This can be an ideal gift or a new born child, or
alternatively we provide instructions for those looking to knit for
baby of 3-6 months.
However you get on with your
child cap kitting pattern, you to find it easier with this helpful
guide.
What next?
Firstly you need to choose
the size that you want to create.
0-3 months - Circumference
12" and Length 5 1/2"
3-6 months - Circumference
16" and length 6"
To complete this task you are
going to need straight talking knitting needles in size six and eleven.
You will also need a crochet hook size 4.50 mm (G).
To get a gauge of sizes
please read the following:
Twelve stitches = four
inches, sixteen rows = four inches
Firstly start with small
straight needles, using CC cast on sixty nine stitches for 0-3 months,
or seventy three stitches for 3-6 months.
Row 1 (RS): K1, *
P1, K1, rep from * across.
Row 2: P1, * K1,
P1, rep from * across. Rep these two rows until piece
measures one and a quarter from beg end on RS. Change to
longer needles then MC and P the next row. Now DEC 23 stitches until
they are evenly spaced across. This should be repeated forty six times
for 0-3 months, or fifty stitches for 3-6 months. Work even
in Stitches until piece measures 4 ?" for 0-3 months or 4 3/4" for 3- 6
months away from the end of beg.
Dec Row 1 (RS): K1,
* K2 tog, K1, rep from * across, end k0 (1) - thirty one stitches (0-3
months) or thirty four (3-6 months) stitches. You should now Purl 1 row.
Dec Row 2 (RS): K1
(0), * K2 tog, rep from * across - sixteen stitches (0-3 months) or
nineteen stitches (3-6 months) and now Purl 1 row.
Dec Row 3 (RS): K
0(1), * K2 tog, rep from * across eight (0-3 months) or nine (3-6
months) stitches. Cut yarn, leaving a twelve inch long end
for sewing. Draw end through all stitches on needle and pull
up tightly. You should now fasten securely. Fasten securely.
To complete you should
firstly sew back seam down to CC band. Then loosen off using CC whilst
sew remains back seam. The back loop requires RS using the crochet hook
and then joining a double strand of CC to the center top of the hat.
Then Make a chain of around one and half inches" long, join with a SLST
on the top of the hat. You should then fasten off.
Good luck on completing the
Child Cap Knitting Pattern!
Please view our Abbreviations
should you have any problems.
DEC, (decrease) = knit 2 STS,
together. K, knit; p, purl; ST (STS); stitch, stitches; NR: next row;
SS, stocking ST, = knit one row, purl one row; cast off = bind off.
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