This fun and cuddly children’s hat is springy in texture and in style! It’s soft enough for even the most sensitive heads and the rolled brim is comfortably stretchy in a wide range of sizes. With its surprisingly simple stitch pattern and in-the-round construction, it’s also a joy to knit. Knit with two strands held together, it’s easy to jazz up the hat with fun color combinations and variegated pom-poms to make it your own. The soft and springy nature of the stitch pattern is amplified by the Berroco Comfort DK yarn. If you use a different yarn, be sure to find one with a similar weight per length to keep the texture.

Difficulty Level: Advanced Beginner
Skills Required: working in the round on circular and double-pointed needles, decreasing, long-tail cast-on

Materials:
Yarn: Berroco Comfort DK (50% Super Fine Nylon/50% Super Fine Acrylic;178 yds/165 m per 1.75 oz/50 g ball); 1 skein each in 2 colors.

Yardage: 90yds 100yds, 125yds, 160yds, 200yds, 245yds92m, 115m, 147m, 183m, 225m])
total for hat body.
Halve numbers for yardage of each color.
Add 30-70yds (28-64m) for pom-poms.

Needles:
US 7 (4.5mm) 16”/41cm circular needle
US 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles (dpns) or longer circular to use the magic-loop method
Or size required to obtain gauge.

Notions:
Stitch marker
Yarn needle
Pom-pom maker

Size Information:
Sizes:
Preemie/Doll 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, Child Small, Child Large
For Head Circumference: 12” 14”, 16”, 18”, 20”, 21”36cm, 41cm, 46cm, 51cm, 53 cm])

Finished Measurements:
Circumference: 10.5” 12”, 14”, 16”, 18”, 19”30.5cm, 35.5cm, 40.5cm, 45.5cm, 48cm])
Height: 4.25” 5”, 5.75”, 6.5”, 7.25”, 8”13cm, 14.5cm, 16.5cm, 18.5cm, 20 cm])

Gauge:
17 stitches/24 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) square in stockinette stitch with two strands held together

14 stitches/36 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) square in pattern stitch with two strands held together