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How to knit a hat with straight needles for complete beginners. Learn how to knit a beanie flat on straight needles with this step by step tutorial.

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Learning how to knit a hat is a fun and rewarding experience. If you’ve just completed your first scarf, and you’re looking for a new challenge, then this hat is it! This free hat pattern is called the Blank Slate Hat because it’s a simple, classic design that can be decorated and embellished to suit […]

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Easy Newborn Hat Knitting Pattern Knit with Straight Needles OR Double Pointed Needles Free pattern for charitable purposes and personal use only. Please do not sell garments knit from it. Pattern and photos are by Michele Lupien, 2012. All rights reserved. seatrailgrandmas@gmail.com Knit with STRAIGHT needles MATERIAL: -1oz 100% acrylic yarn, 3 ply (Bernat Softee Baby, 1 ball makes 5 hats) -Strait needles size #5 US, -1 darning needle Newborn Hats should measure when finished: Small (S): width 4.5”, length 5.5” (5-6 pounds baby) Medium (M): width 5”, length 6.0” (7-8 pounds baby) Large (L): width 5.5”, length 6.5” (9-10 pounds baby) Cast on (very loose OR cast on with bigger size needles) S 52 (M 56, L 60) Ribs (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) for 1.5 (1.75, 1.75) inches Stockinette stitches (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) for 5.0 (5.5, 6.0) inches of stockinette stiches Ending with a purl row. Shape crown Next row knit 2 stitches together = 26 (28, 30) stitches Next row purl 2 stitches together = 13 (14, 15) stitches Finishing Cut yarn leaving a long tail (24 inches) and using the darning needle thread tail through the remaining 13 (14, 15) stitches, one at a time, and take them off the knitting needle. Pull tail tight. Using the long tail, hat on wrong side, seam hat together matching hat ridges. Weave in ends. TURN UP RIBBED CUFF 2/28/2010 Knit with Double Pointed needles MATERIAL: -1oz 100% acrylic yarn, 3 ply (Bernat Softee Baby, 1 ball makes 5 hats) -Double pointed needles size #5, -1 darning needle Newborn Hats should measure when fini
shed: Small (S): width 4.5”, length 5.5” (5-6 pounds baby) Medium (M): width 5”, length 6.0” (7-8 pounds baby) Large (L): width 5.5”, length 6.5” (9-10 pounds baby) Cast on (very loose OR cast on with bigger size needles): S 52 (M 56, L 60) Divide stitches evenly onto 3 needles, join, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker for beginning of round (or use 1st stitch tail for marker). Ribs (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) for 1.5 (1.75, 1.75) inches Stockinette stitches Knit in round for 5.0 (5.5, 6.0) inches of stockinette stitches Shape crown Next row knit 2 stitches together = 26 (28, 30) stitches Next row knit 2 stitches together = 13 (14, 15) stitches Finishing Cut yarn leaving a tail (10 inches) and using the darning needle thread tail through the remaining 13 (14, 15) stitches, one at a time, and take them off the knitting needle. Pull tail tight by the inside of the hat, turn hat on wrong side Secure tails (last stitch and first stitch) by making knots with the darning needle. Weave in ends. TURN UP RIBBED CUFF 5/13/13

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Create your own hat pattern using the yarn and knitting needles you already have at home. For this tutorial you only need basic knitting skills and straight needles. According to the Gaelic Calendar spring begins

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Easy Newborn Hat Knitting Pattern Knit with Straight Needles OR Double Pointed Needles Free pattern for charitable purposes and personal use only. Please do not sell garments knit from it. Pattern and photos are by Michele Lupien, 2012. All rights reserved. seatrailgrandmas@gmail.com Knit with STRAIGHT needles MATERIAL: -1oz 100% acrylic yarn, 3 ply (Bernat Softee Baby, 1 ball makes 5 hats) -Strait needles size #5 US, -1 darning needle Newborn Hats should measure when finished: Small (S): width 4.5”, length 5.5” (5-6 pounds baby) Medium (M): width 5”, length 6.0” (7-8 pounds baby) Large (L): width 5.5”, length 6.5” (9-10 pounds baby) Cast on (very loose OR cast on with bigger size needles) S 52 (M 56, L 60) Ribs (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) for 1.5 (1.75, 1.75) inches Stockinette stitches (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) for 5.0 (5.5, 6.0) inches of stockinette stiches Ending with a purl row. Shape crown Next row knit 2 stitches together = 26 (28, 30) stitches Next row purl 2 stitches together = 13 (14, 15) stitches Finishing Cut yarn leaving a long tail (24 inches) and using the darning needle thread tail through the remaining 13 (14, 15) stitches, one at a time, and take them off the knitting needle. Pull tail tight. Using the long tail, hat on wrong side, seam hat together matching hat ridges. Weave in ends. TURN UP RIBBED CUFF 2/28/2010 Knit with Double Pointed needles MATERIAL: -1oz 100% acrylic yarn, 3 ply (Bernat Softee Baby, 1 ball makes 5 hats) -Double pointed needles size #5, -1 darning needle Newborn Hats should measure when finished: Small (S): width 4.5”, length 5.5” (5-6 pounds baby) Medium (M): width 5”, length 6.0” (7-8 pounds baby) Large (L): width 5.5”, length 6.5” (9-10 pounds baby) Cast on (very loose OR cast on with bigger size needles): S 52 (M 56, L 60) Divide stitches evenly onto 3 needles, join, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker for beginning of round (or use 1st stitch tail for marker). Ribs (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) for 1.5 (1.75, 1.75) inches Stockinette stitches Knit in round for 5.0 (5.5, 6.0) inches of stockinette stitches Shape crown Next row knit 2 stitches together = 26 (28, 30) stitches Next row knit 2 stitches together = 13 (14, 15) stitches Finishing Cut yarn leaving a tail (10 inches) and using the darning needle thread tail through the remaining 13 (14, 15) stitches, one at a time, and take them off the knitting needle. Pull tail tight by the inside of the hat, turn hat on wrong side Secure tails (last stitch and first stitch) by making knots with the darning needle. Weave in ends. TURN UP RIBBED CUFF 5/13/13