I've had pretty bad luck knitting newborn and infant hats. They are often way too large, but sometimes they can almost fit correctly, giving me hope that maybe I can master newborn hat sizes.
Unfortunately my latest project fits into the former category instead of the latter. This simple newborn hat, which I whipped up in a few days, was too big despite facially meeting several newborn fit guides online.
Granted, I delivered a small baby but I was pretty sad that I had to put him in the standard hospital-issue hat instead of a homemade one.
C'est la vie. I will likely use this hat in winter instead, unless he outgrows it by then. I can also see myself making more in the future with leftover yarn scraps given how fast this knits up and how cute the pattern is.
Neutral Newborn Hospital Hat
Pattern: Baby Business Set Hat, Size <0
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK, approx. 0.2 skein in color 131 cream
Needles: US size 5, 22 inches = 4 inch gauge swatch in stockinette stitch
Measurements: post-blocking measurements of 5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide at the bottom / widest part of hat
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