The MadhuKnitsandCooks.com baby knits obsession continues! My latest project was the embroidered beanie hat from Louisa Harding's Natural Knits for Babies and Moms, my new favorite pattern book. I made the hat for Isabella, the beautiful daughter of my former co-worker Dora. Once Dora sent me a picture of the newborn Isabella, I knew I couldn't resist knitting something that would attempt to be as cute as Isabella! And in a show of how great Dora is, she made sure to take a picture of Isabella modeling the hat with a matching sweater! Project details follow the picture below.
Isabella's Daisy Embroidered Hat
Pattern: Beanie Hat (embroidered version), Natural Knits for Babies and Moms.
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmere Aran in Color 300603 (3/4 skein), with the Gedifra Living in Devon Cream for the off-white embroidered flowers
Needles: Size 5 dpns for the cable picot cast-on, and 2 size 6 circulars for the body of the hat. Tapestry needle for the flowers.
Post-Blocking Measurements: 9 inches wide and 5.5 inches tall, with 6 embroidered flowers. The pre-blocking measurements were 8.5 – 9 inches wide, 5.5 inches tall and 2.5 inches of shaping at the crown. I cast on 72 stitches for the smaller 0 – 3 months hat because the gauge swatch was 17 stitches/4 inches (I was aiming for a larger hat so that it can last through this winter, if not next winter as well).
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