My First Pattern

Now that I am back on my knitting buzz I decided to start to make patterns of my own. All these years knitting and I've never put my own ideas into practice.

So the first instalment is a simple baby hat with a skinny brim. I thought I was making a 3-6 month size that would fit Smem but I got my figures wrong. So this is a 0-3 month size, kindly modelled by a giant mug I have.

Pictures of a bigger size modelled on Smem will follow as soon as I have made another hat.


SIMPLE GARTER BABY HAT


Materials:
3.5mm needles
50g DK wool
darning needle to sew together

Size:
Basic pattern is 0-3 month size. Figures in brackets for 3-6 and 6-9 months.

Instructions:

Cast on 107 (120, 132) sts.
G-st 10 rows.
Brim Shaping Row: K1 (0,0), [(K1, K2tog)] to end. 72 (80,88) sts.
G-st 49 rows.
Top Shaping:
Row 1: (K6, K2tog) to end - 63 (70,77) sts
Row 2 and every alternate row: K
Row 3: (K5, K2tog) to end - 54 (60,66) sts
Row 5: (K4, K2tog) to end - 45 (50, 55) sts
Row 7: (K3, K2tog) to end - 36 (40, 44) sts
Row 9: (K2, K2tog) to end - 27 (30,33) sts
Row 11: (K1, K2tog) to end - 18 (20, 22) sts
Row 13: (K2tog) to end - 9 (10,11) sts
Row 15: K1 (0,1), (K2tog) to end - 5 (5,6) sts

Cut long length of wool, thread through remaining sts, pull up tightly and fasten off.

To Make Up
Join side seam.

All comments are very welcome.