Here’s a darling hat for your little sprout! Using worsted weight yarn (the sample is made in a soft, sweet alpaca cotton blend that is sure to please even the fussiest baby) and size 7 needles, just a few hours are needed to whip up this delight.

This sweet little cowl is the perfect pattern to explore magic number knitting. Find a hand dyed yarn that is dyed around - one color repeat in the circumference of the hank - and find the number of stitches that creates a helix around the cowl.