Bottom-Up Top-Down Baby Hat

I really need to use this blog. A lovely woman on Ravelry just asked if she could buy my hat pattern somewhere, which is so flattering and wonderful, it's given me the kick in the pants that I needed. Now, Margery, you have to promise me to post a photo of your hat on Ravelry when it's done, okay? Same goes for any of the rest of you!



Bottom-Up Top-Down Baby Hat
needles: set of 4 4mm dpns (USA 6)
yarn: a couple of leftover bits of whatever you like. I've been using Noro Silk Garden Lite and whatever DK yarn works with it - Jo Sharp's Classic DK Wool, or Brown Sheep's Cotton Fleece, or whatever works for you.



Instructions:
Using the solid yarn, cast on 80 stitches: 30sts on first needle, 20sts on second, 30sts on third.

Work in K2 P2 rib for 1 inch.

Switch to the Silk Garden Lite (or whatever), and knit until work is 3 inches from cast-on edge (or maybe a little bit longer... I won't have a newborn to test it on for another five weeks).

(For a fold-up brim, rib 1.5 inches, and knit until work is 3.5 inches, or maybe 4 inches)

Begin decreases:

Row 1: *k8, k2tog* across (72 stitches)
Row 2 (and all even rows): knit
Row 3: *k7, k2tog* across (64 stitches)
Row 5: *k6, k2tog* across (56 stitches)
Row 7: *k5, k2tog* across (48 stitches)
Row 9: *k4, k2tog* across (40 stitches)
Row 11: *k3, k2tog* across (32 stitches)
Row 13: *k2, k2tog* across (24 stitches)
Row 15: *k1, k2tog* across (16 stitches)
Row 16: k2tog across (8 stitches)

Pull yarn through remaining 8 sts and weave in ends.

For the cupcake top...



After working row 16, continue knitting around (as an i-cord) until desired length is reached, and then pull yarn through remaining 8 sts.

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