Santa's Little Helper Baby Hat

Santa's Little Helper

Size: Newborn

Materials: double knit yarn in red and white
Needles: 3.25.  and 4mm

Using 3.25 needles and white yarn cast  on 64 stitches

Row 1: k1, p1 to end
Row 2: p1, k1 to end. (moss stitch)

Repeat these two rows another three times

Change to 4mm needles and red yarn

Work in stocking stitch one row knit, one row purl
Continue until work measures  11cm

Shape Crown

Row 1: *k6, k2tog* repeat to end (56 st.)

Row 2 and all alt rows - purl 

Row 3: *k5, k2tog* repeat to end (48 st.)

Row 5: *k4, k2tog* repeat to end (40 st.)

Row 7: *k3, k2tog* repeat to end (32 st.)

Row 9:  *k2, k2tog* repeat to end (24 st.)

Row 11: *k1, k2tog* repeat to end (26 st.)

Row 13: *k2tog* repeat to end (8 st.)

cut yarn long enough to thread through the remaining stitches and sew up side seam.

make a small bobble and attach to top

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