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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Garter and rib preemie hat




This cute hat works up fast and is lovely and warm for little preemie heads.........

Yarn : panda lustre yarn, white' 8ply acrylic yarn multi

Gauge : Not too important as every size will fit some little bubba


Cast on 40sts in white lustre yarn

K2 P2 rib for 11 rows

Change color to 8ply yarn and work 11 rows in garter st (knit every row)

DEC rows: *K2tog, knit 1 *rep to end k2tog

Knit a row

*K2tog, knit 1* rep to end k2tog

K2tog across row end K 1

K2tog across row K1

Bind off remaining stitches leaving a long tail to sew side seam and your all done! :)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for this great pattern - you are so kind to share it.
I knit for premmies in the nursery of a large australian hospital and it's nice to do different designs.
Thanks again!

Frankie Bowe