Santa Hat Baby/Child’s Top Down
Materials: weight category 4 yarn, white and red US/UK7, 4.5mm, & US5, UK9, 3.75mm, dpn’s or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 4sts/5rows=1” on US/UK7, 4.5mm needles in st. st.
| Age/Size: | 0-3mths | 6mths | 1yr | 2yrs |
| Approx circumference: | 13½” | 14½” | 16” | 17½” |
| Body height : | 9½” | 9½” | 10½” | 11½” |
| Brim height : | 1½” | 2” | 2½ | 3” |
| Approx total height : | 11” | 11½” | 13” | 14½” |
- All Sizes
- Rnd 1: With white yarn cast on 4sts, knit 1 round
- Rnd 2: Knit into the front & back of each stitch (8sts)
- Rnds 3 – 5: Knit 3 rounds
- Thread Red yarn through the stitches leaving a couple of inches to “tie off” and weave in end
- Rnds 1 – 5: Continue using red yarn Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 6: (Knit 4, make 1) repeat once (10sts)
- Rnds 7 – 11: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 12: (Knit 2, make 1) repeat to end (15sts)
- Rnds 13 – 17: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 18: (Knit 3, make 1) repeat to end (20sts)
- Rnds 19 – 23: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 24: (Knit 2, make 1) repeat to end (30sts)
- Rnds 25 – 29: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 30: (Knit 3, make 1) repeat to end (40sts)
- Rnds 31 – 35: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 36: (Knit 4, make 1) repeat to end (50sts)
- Rnds 37 – 41: Knit 5 rounds
- 0-3mths size only
- Rnd 42: (Knit 25, make 1) repeat once (52sts)
- Rnd 43-44: Knit 2 rounds
- 6mths size only
- Rnd 42: (Knit 8, make 1) repeat to last 2sts, K2 (56sts)
- Rnd 43-44: Knit 2 rounds
- 1 yr size only
- Rnd 42: (Knit 5, make 1) repeat to last 2sts, K2 (60sts)
- Rnds 43 – 47: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 48: (Knit 30, make 1) repeat once (62sts)
- Rnd 49-50: Knit 2 rounds
- 2 yr size only
- Rnd 42: (Knit 8, make 1) repeat to last 2sts, K2 (56sts)
- Rnds 43 – 47: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 48: (Knit 9, make 1) repeat to last 2sts, K2 (62sts)
- Rnds 49 – 53: Knit 5 rounds
- Rnd 54: (Knit 10, make 1) repeat to last 2sts, K2 (68sts)
- Rnd 55: Knit 1 round
- All Sizes
- Change to white yarn and Knit 3 rounds
- Change to size US5, UK9, 3.75mm needles
- Work 9 (12, 15, 18) rounds K1, P1 Rib
- Bind off very loosely