Baby Boy Blue

Just a quick little knit to take up a rainy afternoon.

Size 8 needles and a worsted weight yarn.

With DPN's cast on 12 sts on each of 4 needles
Knit 2, purl 2 around for 1-2 inches
Knit stockinette stitch for about 3 inches
Decrease rounds:
knit across needle 1 to last 2sts on needle, K2 together, repeat for needle 2,3 and 4
Repeat this around until you have 3sts on each needle. Last round knit 2 sts together around. Fasten off and pull yarn through remaining sts and weave in ends.

Please do not copy this pattern as your own. Feel free to make and give away as many as you like, but if you sell any of your creations, please tag with a link to my page.

To Brim or Not to Brim for BABY

For this one I am using a G hook, and Vannas Choice so it's a little softer for a newborn baby.


FOR BRIMMED HAT

Rnd 1) ch2, 11hdc in second ch from hook, sl st to top of first hdc (11hdc)
Rnd 2) ch1, 2hdc in same st and in each st around, sl st to top of first hdc (22hdc)
Rnd 3) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next st, * 2hdc in nest st, 1hdc in nest st, repeat from * around (33hdc)
Rnd 4) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next 2stS, * 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 2sts, repeat from * around (44hdc)
Rnd 5) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next 3sts, * 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 3sts, repeat from * around (55)
Rnd 6-13) ch1, hdc in same st and in each st around, (55hdc)
Rnd 14) ch1, sc in same st and in next 14sts, 2hdc in next st, * hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * 5 more times, sc in next st and in each st to end of row, sl st to top of first sc,
Rnd 15) ch1, sc in first st and in next 14sts, hdc across next 20 hdc, sc in next st and in each st across, sl st to top of first sc
Rnd 16)ch1, sl st in first st and in next 14sts, hdc in next 20hdc, sl st in each st across to end of rnd, sl st to close. fasten off and weave in ends.
Optional strap with buttons:
Rnd 1)ch22, 2sc in second ch from hook, sc across to last ch, 3sc in last ch, working on opposite side, sc across to end, 1sc in same ch as first 2sc.
Rnd 2)ch1, sc in same st, 2sc in next st, sc across to set of 3sc, (2sc in first st, sc next st, 2sc in third st) sc across to last st, 2sc in last st, fasten off. Attach to hat with buttons


FOR NOT BRIMMED

Work same as above to rnd 13, Rnds 14+15, repeat rnd 5
Rnd 16) sl st or sc around to finish off.

Changing colors as you like.

I used ravelry to find a flower to attach to two of them. Or you can google free crochet flower pattern.

Baby Snuggle and Hat set

I used a K hook and Bernat Baby Boucle, you will need to know how to front post double crochet-FPDC, and back post double crochet-BPDC. This will fit a newborn, but can add extra increase rows to make larger.

Snuggle

Rnd 1) ch3, 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook join to top of first dc (11dc)
Rnd 2) ch2, (does not count as dc now and throughout) dc in same st as joining, 2dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2dc in next st repeat from * around, join to top of first dc
Rnd 3) ch2, dc in same st and in next dc, 2dc in next st, *dc in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around, join
Rnd 4) ch2, dc in same st, dc in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 3sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 5) ch2, dc in same st, dc in next 3sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 4sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 6) ch2, dc in same st, dc in next 4sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 5sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 7-23) ch2 dc in same sta and in each st around. (mine is about 17 inches long here)
Rnd 24-26) ch1, sc in same st and in each st around
Fasten off and weave in ends

Hat

Rnd 1) ch3, 7dc in 3rd ch from hook, join to top of first dc, (7dc)
Rnd 2) ch2,(does not count as first dc until noted) dc in same st and in each st around, join
Rnd 3)ch2,dc in same st, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from *
Rnd 4-15) ch2, dc in same st and in each st around
Rnd 16) ch2, dc in same st and next st, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 17) ch2, dc in same st and in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, *dc in next 3sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 18) ch2, dc in same st and in next 3sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 4sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 19) ch2, dc in same st and in next 4sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 5sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 20) ch2, dc in same st and in next 5sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 6sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 21) ch2, dc in same st and in next 6sts, 2dc in next st, * dc in next 7sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 22) ch2, dc in same st and in each st around
Rnd 23 and 24) ch2 (now counts as first st) * FPDC in next st, BPDC in next st, repeat from * around
Join, fasten off and weave in ends. Add pom pom to end of hat.

Please link to my website if you make pattern, feel free to gift and sell your own finished projects, but do not sell my pattern as your own. Thanks a bunch, Happy Hooking :o)