Thursday, June 15, 2006

Little Darling Preemie Hat



Little Darling Preemie Hat By Ro C.

You can see the difference in size between the "Littlest Angels" hat and the Little Darling. Even though the patterns are very similiar, the Little Darling was made using Bernat Cotton Tots yarn, making it warmer and thicker than the previous hat for preemies still in the NICU. The hat pictured measures 9/12 inches around and 3 inches in height.

RND 1: Ch 3, join with sl st to form ring. 6 dc in the ring, join with sl st to first dc.

RND 2: Ch 3, dc in same st. 2 dc in each dc around, join with sl st to first dc.

RND 3: Ch 3, dc in same st. *Dc in next st, 2 dc in next st* continue from * around, join with sl st to ch 3.

RND 4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first ch.

RND 5: Ch 3, dc in same st. *Dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st* repeat from * around, join with sl st to ch 3.

RND 6: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to ch 1.

RND 7: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to ch 3.

RND 8: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st around, join with sl st to ch 1.

RND 9: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to ch 1. Finish off and trim as desired. May be left plain for boys, or last two rows can be worked in a different color yarn to trim the boys hat.

Copywrite Ro C. 2-05-05

This pattern may be used and distributed only to make hats for charity or gifts. For any other use, contact me to request permission. Please do not reproduce this pattern or copy on other websites, linking is happily allowed :)