Baby Santa Hat by Imo Mzi

Pattern designed by İmomzi momzi

SANTA HAT FOR CHILDREN Size Small: 00-12 months old size Medium: 1212-24 months old size Large: 2T2T-4T years size

What You Will Need Yarn:1 ball of RED medium weight yarn (will be used holding 2 strands of yarn together),Color together),Color A;1/2 A;1/2 ball of WHITE medium weight yarn (will be used holding 2 strands of yarn together) Color Color B. B. Needles:I Needles:I used 7 mm doubledouble-pointed bamboo knitting needles but if you can’t find 7mm. Knitting needles[US size 10 ½ (6.5mm)] will be equivalent ,too. DoubleDouble-pointed,set of 4 or 5. Notions: OpenOpen-ring stitch marker (I use safety pin),tapestry needle or 3,5 mm. Crochet hook. hook. Gauge:14 stitches and 19 rows=4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch Notes *Instructions are given for medium size;numbers for samller and larger sizes are in brackets.If only 1 number is given,it applies to both sizes. *Hat is worked with 2 strands of yarns held together as 1.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SANTA BEANIE FOR CHILDREN With 2 strands of color B held together as 1 and size 7mm. Doble point needles,cast on 50 (45)(55).Divide (45)(55).Divide stitch stitches equally as possible on 4 double point needles (12/12/13/13 (12/12/13/13),join 2/12/13/13),join work into circle,taking care not to twist stitches.Place marker (or safety pin) at beginning of round.Work in circular stockinette stitch (knit every round) for 10 rows (6cm(6cm-2.5”) 2.5”) *If you want this white band wider you can keep working for for several more rounds. Cut yarn B leaving 5” (13cm) tails;join A (holding 2 strands of yarn together) and continue in stockinette stitch for 26 (22)(32) more orunds. Shape the Top Round 1:* 1:*Knit 8[7][9],knit 8[7][9],knit 2 together;repeat from * to end of round. (45 [40] [40] [50] stitches) Ronds 2,4,6,8,10 :Knit :Knit without making decreases.

Round 3:*Knit 3:*Knit 7[6][8],knit 2 together:repeat from * to end of round.(40 [35][45] stitches) Round 5:*Knit 5:*Knit 6[5][7],knit 2 together:repeat from * to end of round.(35 [30][40] stitches) Round 7:*Knit 5[4][6],knit 2 together:repeat from * to end of round.(30 [25][35] stitches) Round 9:*Knit 9:*Knit 4[3][5],knit 2 together:repeat from * to end of round.(25 [20][30] stitches) Round 11:*Knit 11:*Knit 3[2][4],knit 2 together:repeat from * to end of round.(20 [15][25] [15][25] stitches) Tail Divide remeaning 20 [15][25] stiches equally as possible on 3 double point needles (7/7/6),work in circular stockinette stitch for 44 [40][50] rounds.Cut yarn A leaving 6” (15cm)tail.Thread tail onto tapestry needle and pull through remaining remaining stitches.Gently stitches.Gently pull on yarn tail to draw stitches together and close top of hat.Weave in tail to inside of hat.

Making the Pompom You will need: • • • •

Cardboard Compass, or two circular items you can trace around. Wool Scissors

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Using your compass compass or larger of your two circular items, trace out two circles on a cardboard. I would suggest about 9cm (3.5 inches) diameter. Next put a smaller circle, say 3cm (1.5 inches) in the middle of your larger circles. Now cut out the two larger circles, then

cut out the inner circles. You will now have two rings, 9cm outside diameter with a 3cm diameter hole. Place the rings together. together.Hold ogether.Hold one end on the outside of the ring and feed the other end through the hole, round the back and through the front again. Repeat Repeat this, working your way around the ring until all the cardboard is covered. As you use additional lengths, you don't need to tie them together, just make sure the ends are on the outside, not in the middle. If it makes it easier for you, try using a large darning needle to feed the wool through.

Once your rings are wool, cut the wool edges (i.e. the scissor eventually pass between cardboard as you are won't be able to cut it all do a few layers at a

fairly full of around the blade should the two pieces of cutting.) You in one go so just time.

Pass a length of wool between the two pieces of cardboard, around all the strands of wool, and tie it firmly together. Now you can remove the cardboard rings (cut them if necessary). Trim any lengths of wool wool which are uneven to give your pom poms a tidy look.