I saw this in a store and was immediately inspired. I thought, "I can do that." With a little help from the The Knitter's Handy book of Patterns, I was able to determine gauge, needle size and fiber type that I needed for this project.
For the yarn, I used 100% cotton Lily Sugar n' Cream in hot green and hot pink. Michael's was having a sale the other day, and I got both of these skeins for $1.39 ea. That's a pretty good deal!!!
After I finished the top of the hat, I knit an i-cord to add some interest to the top. The bobbles and leaf accents are from Susan Anderson's book, itty-bitty nursery, from the Garden Mice Mobile pattern.
Needles used:
US 3
US 5
US 7
Method used:
Magic Loop
I would still like to knit a few more bobbles and leaves, so that there are four raspberry/leaf combinations placed strategically around the hat. I'd also like to try to make some matching booties.
The most frustrating part of this was the bobbles/leafs. They are small and it took me a awhile to position them exactly the fall I wanted to on the hat. I'm hoping now that I've done one side, the other three will go faster!! I'll post another pic when I have all sides secured.
Notes: Next time I make this, I might add 8 more stitches. I had initially started with 64 sts, and as it was working up, thought it looked too large, so I ripped and started over with 56. Now that I see the finished product, I think the extra 8 would have been fine. If I make another hat with this yarn, I will go with CO 64. I think that would put the hat at a 0-6 month size, which is more forgiving depending on the size of baby!
