Bamboo Baby Hat
This hat makes a really sweet baby gift, with the added bonus of being a quick, one-piece knit. It took just shy of one ball of Diamond Bamboo Cotton yarn. I used the pattern Cisco by the Berroco Design Team, with some modifications. I knit the whole hat in garter stitch (rather than stockinette in parts), worked I-cords for the ties and used one solid colour rather than the stripe pattern given.
The ears are a playful feature of this little hat. I used to think dressing children up as animals was cruel. I’ve changed my mind. It’s ridiculously cute.
Tags: baby, bamboo, Berroco, cellulose fibre, cotton, Diamond, FO, free pattern, garter stitch, hat, I-cord, worsted weight
June 8th, 2009 at 10:09 am
It is adorable and I’m all for ears on babies.
I think you need to get a model for your baby attire. The vase and ball aren’t conjuring the cute potential here
June 8th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I agree. I wasn’t very creative. It was between a ball of yarn and a grapefruit!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:12 am
You could have drawn a face on the grapefruit though? Though, that might be a little too close to creepy…
June 8th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I love the twisty ears on this. Beautiful work
June 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Thanks! In the end they turned out to be more bat ears than cat!
June 12th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Glad you enjoyed the class. I sat in on the last session yesterday afternoon and LOVED it. I am knitting a shalw using the method and although I knit slower (until my hands adapt) I really like the even stitches this method produces.
Feel free to join us on June 13th for WWKIP. Details are on our site.
August 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
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