Baby hat using sock yarn.

[Jill A.]

At knitting group a knitter was making a baby hat out of sock yarn - it was totally cute, except for the top. She had just gathered the top and tied it. I need a quick baby gift and have plenty of sock yarn, but I can't find a pattern with a decreased top.

Thanks!

[Emeraldcutie]

I did this pattern with sock yarn, I think it was approx the weight of opal, I used a needle up from my usual sock knitting needles as the tension didn't need to my tight, and I did a matching pair of socks.

http://www.helloyarn.com/topdownbonnet.htm
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/easbabsoc.html
It took about 3 hours start to finish for the whole set.
and was approx 50 grams of sock yarn.

Here's my finished set
http://emeraldcutie.blogspot.com/200...like-lion.html

[Jan in CA]

Funny you should mention this...I am making one right now out of sock yarn!

I like to work with a multiple of 10 when I can for simplicity so I CO 100 and did about 1.5 in of k1p1 ribbing and now I'm doing the rest of the knitting. When I decrease I will k8, k2tog around, then k one row, k7, k2tog, etc. This one looks like it might fit a toddler, but I'm not far enough into to tell for sure. A newborn hat would most likely have to be knit on DPNs because they are so small.

[sue in canada]

Here is one http://www.ptyarn.com/futurepattern.html
Haven't tried it but it looks cute

[Phretys]

I've knitted an Elann Harlequin Cap with their sock yarn. It's reversible and thus double thick. My nephew loved wearing it last winter, and now I'll have to make a bigger one for next winter, though the next time I'll avoid the provisional cast-on and just knit top-down and then bottom-up.

Debi

[Jan in CA]

I finished the hat. It's way too large for a newborn so you'd need to use a lot less stitches and probably use DPNs. I'd guess this one might fit a toddler or preschooler.
http://purrcat-jan.smugmug.com/photos/159440733-S.jpg

I was concerned that in decreasing that that stripes would widen, but it wasn't a big problem and hardly noticeable.