Baby Jester Hat
Two sweet pom-poms top off this fun knit hat for baby. This free baby knitting pattern from Bernat Yarns can be adjusted from 6 months to 24 months. You only need one ball of yarn for this hat, making it a wonderful gift or quick project.
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Materials:
- Yarn: 1 ball for each size Bernat® Baby Jacquards (100 g / 3.5 oz) #06131 (I’m a Big Boy)
- Knitting Needles: Sizes 3.75 (U.S. 5) and 4 mm (U.S. 6) or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Abbreviations
Gauge: 23 sts and 30 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] with larger needles in stocking st.
Size: To fit child sizes 6 (12-18-24) mos.
Pattern:
- With smaller needles, cast on 86 (90-98-102) sts.
- Knit 5 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS and inc 3 sts evenly across last row. 89 (93-101-105) sts.
- Change to larger needles and proceed in stocking st until work from beg measures 3 1/2 (4-4 1/4-4 1/2) ins [9 (10-11-11.5) cm], ending with a purl row.
Shape top:
- 1st row: (RS). K1. *M1. K21 (22-24-25). M1. K1 (place marker on last st). Rep from * to end of row.
- 2nd row: Purl.
- 3rd row: K1. *M1. Knit to marked st. M1. K1. Rep from * to end of row.
- Rep last 2 rows 6 times more. 153 (157-165-169) sts.
- Next row: Purl.
- Cast off. Sew back seam. Sew top as shown on diagram.
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Pom-pom (make 4).
- Wind yarn around 3 fingers approx 60 times.
- Remove from fingers and tie tightly in center.
- Cut through each side of loops.
- Trim to a smooth round shape.
- Attach to each pointy end of Hat.
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JennyBee1
Aug 19, 2011
@memomog 2860262, You can find the directions for the pom-pom directly below the diagram. --Editor of FaveCrafts
Crafter 21381
Jul 31, 2011
csfries...This may be too late to help you, but maybe it will help someone else as well. M1 = Make 1 = Increase 1 stitch That's how you get to the 153 stitches. :)
csfriess
Apr 20, 2010
What does M1 mean? Is this where I inc. so I can get to the 153 sts.? Thanks,csf
Crafter 0988881
Nov 08, 2009
I am knitting this little hat but when I have gottenvto the place where it says repeat last two rows 6 times says there are 153 st how do I get that with out an increase
Lisa
Dec 13, 2021
The M1 is an increase, you make a new stitch by picking up the strand between the stitch you just knit and the next stitch and knit it through the back of the loop to make a new stitch.
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