Skill: Advanced beginner, Knit in the round, Increasing, Decreasing.

Size: (Newborn-3, 3-6, 6-12) months

Actual baby head circumference: (13”~14”, 14”~17”, 16”~19”)

Hat circumference: Approx. (11.5”, 14.5”, 17”)

Hat height: Approx. (5”, 5.5”, 6.5”)

Gauge: 22 sts x 30 rows = 4” x 4” in Stocking sts

Needles: Four US#6 (4 mm) Double Pointed Needles, Yarn needle, 3.5 mm (E) Crochet hook.

Yarn needed: Category 4 medium worsted weight yarn approx. 50 to 100 yds. White Color (A): approx. 43 yds to 86 yds, Pink Color (B): 7 yds to 14 yds.

Yarn I used: Caron Simply Soft; Color A: White 9701, Color B: Blackberry 0005.

Abbreviations: K=Knit, P=Purl, YO=Yarn Over, SSK=Slip-Slip-Knit, K2tog=Knit-two-together, SSKPO=SSK, transfer the stitch back to left-hand needle, pass the second stitch on the left-hand needle over the SSK stitch, then return the SSK stitch to the right-hand needle.

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