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Garter St Hat Pattern

This a great garter stitch preemie hat. It is knitted using 4ply baby yarn and dpns. This pattern is very similar to the Preemie Hat Pattern 1, but using dpns. It is a great teaching pattern if you want to learn to use dpns.

Level: easy

Materials Needed:
3.25mm dpns
4ply baby wool
Needle for sewing seams

Instructions:
Using 3.25mm dpns / US 4 cast on 60sts evenly onto 3 needles
Rnd 1 - purl
Rnd 2 - knit
Rep last 2 rnds 7 times (completing 16 rnds total in garter st)
Purl 2 rnds for hemline
Rep first 2 rnds 15 times (completing 30 rnds total in garter st)
Purl 1 rnd

Shape Crown:
Rnd 1 - *sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, k5, rep from * to end
Rnd 2 and all alt rows - purl
Rnd 3 - *sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, k3, rep from * to end
Continue decreasing in this way till you have 12sts remaining
Next Row - purl
Next Row - *k2tog, rep from * to end
Fasten off leaving enough wool, to thread the top 6 remaining sts. Draw up thread and fasten securely. Fold up cuff on the right side of work.

Optional:
You may like to add a pompom to the top of the hat.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
© Copyright 2000, 2001 Nikki Godby for The Little Miracles Group.  All rights expressly reserved.  This pattern is copyrighted.  It may be used for charitable purposes only.  It cannot be distributed to and shared with others without written permission.  It may not be sold, used to produce items for sale, or used in a compilation or archive of any kind without the expressed written permission of the designer.  email designer.
 

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