Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2019-08)

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Round 1 Knit.
Rounds2-5K1,p1;rep from to end.
Rounds6-10Knit.
Round 11 K2tog,yo;rep from to end.
Rounds12-15 Knit.
Castoff.
Foldateyeletround and sew in place to
form picot edge.

Waistbandcord
Usinga 3mm(UK11,USC/2)crochet
hookandYarnB,crocheta chain
(orfoundationchain) which is 65cm
(25Ωin)long.
Threadthiscordthroughtheeyelets.
Donotleavebabies unsupervised
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Hat
Stripesequence
Rows1-4Workinst-stusingYarnB.
Rows5-8Workinst-stusingYarnC.
Repeat stripe sequence throughout hat.

Brim
Cast on 90 sts evenly over three

3.25mm(UK10,US3)DPNsusingYarn

C.Joinintothe round, being careful not

totwiststs.

Round 1 *K1,p1;repfrom* toend.

Round 2 *P1,k1;repfrom* toend.

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Changeto4mm(UK 8, US 6) needles.

Round 11 Knit.

ChangetoYarnB.

Rounds12-15Knit.

ChangetoYarnC.

Rounds15-19Knit.

Continueworkinginstripesequence

asset,knittingeveryrounduntilpiece

meas 12cm (4æin) from cast-on edge.

Shaping

Continueinstripesequence.

Round 1 (K7,k2tog) 10 times. 80 sts

Round 2 Knit.

Round 3 Knit.

Round 4 (K6,k2tog) 10 times. 70 sts

Round 5 (K5,k2tog) 10 times. 60 sts

Round 6 (K4,k2tog) 10 times. 50 sts

Round 7 (K3,k2tog) 10 times. 40 sts

Round 8 (K2,k2tog) 10 times. 30 sts

Round 9 (K1,k2tog) 10 times. 20 sts

Round 10 (K2tog) 10 times. 10 sts

Round 11 (K2tog) 5 times. 5 sts

Breakyarn,threadtailthroughrem

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It’sinthedetail

Tow o r ka ne y e l e t( y o ,k 2 t o g ) ,

bringtheyarnthroughthe

needlestothefrontofthe

knitting,placingit overtheright-

handneedle.Knitthenexttwo

stitchestogetherandcontinue

toworkalongtherow,repeating

thesestepsasinstructed.On

thenextrowyouwillhavemade

a neathole– threadthecord

throughtheholestodrawupthe

waist and keep the pants on!

Eyepatch

Using4mm(UK8,US6)needles and

YarnA,caston 11 sts.

Rows1-8 *K1, p1; rep from * to last st,

k1.

Row 9 P2tog,(k1, p1) three times, k1,

p2tog.9 sts

Row 10 *P1,k1;repfrom* tolastst,p1.

Row 11 K2tog, (p1, k1) twice, p1, k2tog.

7 sts

Row 12 (K1,p1)threetimes,k1.

Row 13 P2tog, k1, p1, k1, p2tog. 5 sts

Tomakeup

Usingimageasa guide,sewbutton

tocentreofpatchandembroideron

thecrossbones.Sewpatchtohat.

UsingYarnA andcrochethook,work

a crochetchainthatislongenoughto

reachfromeyepatcharoundtheback

ofthehat(nottootightly)and to the

othersideofthepatch.

Fasten off and sew securely in place.

Moreideas

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bea relaxingpleasureandlovesto

designpatternsthatareaccessible

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n= Yarn C

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