Breezybot Baby Beanie
This is the base of many of my newborn hats! Slight variations can be made to leave space for ribbon or add ears, puffballs, a brim, or other details!
With worsted cotton yarn
5mm hook
Worked in spiral rounds - do not tie off or chain at end of each round; just continue to next round:
Ch 4, sl st to join to make a loop, ch 1
Rd 1 - working in center of loop, sc 9, hdc 1 (10)
Working in all back loops for the rest of the pattern:
Rd 2 - hdc 2 in next 9 st, dc 2 in last st (20)
Rd 3 - [dc 1, dc 2 in next st] repeat around (30)
Rd 4 - [dc 2, dc 2 in next st] repeat around (40)
Rd 5 - [dc 9, dc 2 in next st] repeat around (44)
Rd 6-8 - dc around (44)
Rd 9 - dc 40, hdc 2, sc 2, sl st
Rd 10* - ch 2, hdc around, sl st to join
Tie off, weave in ends
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