Baby Tassels Hat

Alexis Hoy
 Baby Tassels Hat
Alexis Hoy

This hat was originally designed for my son’s giant noggin. I was tired of
constantly pulling hats down over his ears - he grew out of them so quick-
ly! I wanted something quick to knit that would last longer than a month.
The springy yarn in a forgiving rib/cable pattern makes for a nice stretchy
hat that will expand with those fast-growing babies. You’ll get a lot of use
out of it, plus plenty of compliments too!

Materials:
Extrafine Merino Wool DK by Sublime: 100% Merino, 127 yards/50
grams, two skeins in 015 Clipper.
Set of 4 dpn, size 6 (4 mm)
Cable needle
Stitch marker (optional)
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
19 sts and 27 rows over 4”/10 cm in St st.

Size: 0-9 mos (9-12 mos) to fit head circumference up to 40 cm/ 16” (up
to 50 cm/ 20”)

Directions:
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
CO 56 (64), divide evenly over 3 dpn, pm at beg of row and join to work in the 10
round.
9
Rounds 1 - 4: Work in k1, p1 rib.
8
Establish cable pattern: 7
Round 5: [sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k2, k1 from cn, p1, k3, p1] rep around. 6
Rounds 6 - 9: [k3, p1] rep around.
5
Round 10: [k3, p1, sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k2, k1 from kn, p1] rep around.
Rounds 11 - 14: [k3, p1] rep around. 4
3
Continue to work in cable pattern until piece measures 7”/17.5 cm (8.5”/21.5 cm) 2
from CO edge.
1
Binding off: Cable Chart
Move stitches onto 2 dpn and hold parallel so that yarn is at one end of the needles.
With 3rd dpn insert needle knitwise through the first stitch on each parallel needle and k2tog - 1 k stitch made. Rep for
2nd pair of stitches - 2 k sts made. Slip first k stitch over 2nd - 1 st bound off. Continue to k2tog and BO until 1 st re-
mains. Break yarn and slip end through last stitch, pull tight.

Make tassels:
Hold yarn between forefinger and thumb, wrap around 3 fingers 18 times. Cut yarn, insert scissors through all wraps and
cut. Cut another length of yarn and tie in a non-slip knot around middle of yarn wraps. Pull all the ends together tightly
below the knot and secure with another knot 1/2” below the first. Trim tassel ends. Repeat for 2nd tassel.

Finishing:
With tapestry needle, securely sew a tassel to each corner of the hat’s top. Weave in ends.