Hi everyone! Lori here again. Today I will be bringing you my last FREE pattern of the year! To close out the year, I will be bringing you the pattern to make a newborn Santa hat! Have no fear! If you don’t have kids, this hat makes the perfect Christmas tree topper! Let’s get started.
Materials
1 skein Kartopu Baby Moon yarn in white
1 skein Kartopu Woolly Baby in red
6mm 16-inch circular knitting needles
Pom Pom maker
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker
Stitch Key
K- knit
P- purl
K2tog- knit 2 together
PATTERN
Cast on 42 stitches with your white yarn.
Making sure your stitches aren’t twisted, join yarn and place stitch marker.
Working in the round, make a K1,P1 ribbing. Continue until your ribbing measures 3 inches.
Cut your white yarn.
Switching to your red yarn work a K stitch around.
K for 21 rounds.
*K 9 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
*K 8 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
*K 7 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
*K 6 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
*K 5 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
*K 4 stitches, K2tog* repeat around
K all stitches for next round.
**you may need to switch to double pointed needles.
Cut yarn leaving a long tail. Weave your tail through all remaining stitches. Pull tight and sew hole closed.
Weave in ends.
Make and add a Pom Pom.
And you’re done!
Happy Holidays! ✨✨
