Free Knitting Pattern For Dolls Strawberry Hat

I’m happy to share this beautiful, free and easy knitting pattern with you today. An adorable strawberry hat for your 12-inch doll. This hat makes a great gift for any little girl who loves dressing her doll up! This hat gives you a lovely accessory to add to your doll´s wardrobe. It is easy and fun to make and you’ll need just a little bit of yarn! The easiest hat is the one that’s knit flat and uses just the knit stitch. So, grab your needles and some yarn, and let’s get started!

MATERIALS

ca 20-25 gr merino wool Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 50 gr/ 131 yrd, DK (11 wpi) oder Lana Grossa Merino Uno, double-pointed needle set US 2½ - 3, and circular needles of the same size, yarn needle. 

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

This is an intermediate level knitting pattern and the techniques involved are knitting, purling, increases, K2tog and K3tog decreases, making an i-cord and reading from a chart, and working both flat and in the round.

SIZE

12-14 inch doll

GAUGE

22 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

ABBREVIATIONS

st = stitch

ks = knit stitch

ps = purl stitch

yo = yarn over

k2tog = knit two stitches together

sl1 = slip one stitch

psso = pass the slipped stitch over

ES = edge stitch

R = row

Rnd = round

EDGE STITCHES

Slip the first stitch and purl the last stitch of every row.

STOCKINETTE STITCH

Stockinette stitch is a basic knitting stitch pattern that creates a smooth, even fabric. It is made by knitting alternating rows of knit and purl stitches. Stockinette stitch works with any number of stitches per row, and you can use it on patterns that call for an odd or an even number of stitches. There are two ways to knit stockinette stitch: flat and in the round.

Row 1: Knit all stitches.

Row 2: Purl all stitches.

Repeat rows one and two until your piece measures the desired length.

Working in the rounds simply knit every round until your piece measures the desired length.

KNIT 3 STITCHES TOGETHER

Knit three stitches together are double decreases techniques in knitting. You reduce three stitches to one. 

1. Insert your right needle into all three stitches at once, just like a standard knit stitch.
2. Wrap the yarn over the needle counterclockwise.
3. Pull the yarn through all three stitches and slide them off the left needle.

A K3tog is made.

INSTRUCTIONS

This pattern is really easy to follow; no matter if the only stitches you know are knit and purl. And there are many possibilities to customize it by adding new color for the top, using another stitch or knit in a different color.

This hat is worked fro the bottom to top, begun by working the two earflaps separately on two double pointed needles, then they are joined between cast on spacing stitches, and the hat is completed in the round.

TIES

The hat started form ties. Cast on 4 stitches. Work ca. 15 cm in stockinette stitch.

OR you can knit I-Cord - a tube knitted in the round with two double-pointed needles. 

I-CORD

To begin, cast on 3 or more stitches onto one of your double-pointed needles. Knit these 3 stitches normally, from the left needle to the right. Now all 3 stitches are on the right-hand needle and the yarn is attached to the left stitch. Without turning your work, slide the stitches from one end of the needle to the other. Without turning the needle, pull the yarn across the back of the work and knit the 3 stitches. When you have knit all 3 stitches onto the right needle, again slide the stitches from one end of the double-pointed needle to the other. Repeat these steps, pulling the yarn snug at the beginning of each row to insure even stitches. Fasten off normally.

EARFLAPS

After the last row of I-Cord, turn rather than sliding stitches to the other side of needles.

Row 1: 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 2 knit stitches, yarn over, 1 knit stitch

Row 2: purl 6 stitches

Row 3: 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 4 knit stitches, yarn over, 1 knit stitch

Row 4: purl 8 stitches

Row 5: 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 6 knit stitches, yarn over, 1 knit stitch

Row 6: purl 10 stitches

Row 7: 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 8 knit stitches, yarn over, 1 knit stitch

Row 8: purl 12 stitches

Work even until 8 rows have been completed, end having completed a right side row. Do not bind off. Cut yarn, leaving a tail. Place earflap on a holder and set aside. Make the second earflap exactly like the first one.

Continue to body of hat.

HAT

Round 1: knit 12 stitches of the first earflap, cast on 12 stitches, knit 12 stitches of the second earflap, cast on 24 stitches. Join for knitting in the round and place unique marker, being careful not to twist the stitches. (= 60 stitches).

Rounds 2-26: work in stockinette stitch.

TOP DECREASES

It´s time to start with decreasing.

Now work crown shaping decrease rounds as follows:

Round 1: *knit 4 stitches, knit 2 together (k2tog) *, repeat from* to* (50 stitches remained)

Round 2: knit all stitches

Round 3: *knit 3 stitches, knit 2 together*, repeat from* to* (40 stitches remained)

Round 4 knit all stitches

Round 5: *knit 2 stitches, knit 2 together*, repeat from* to* (30 stitches remained)

Round 6 knit all stitches

Round 7: *knit 1 stitch, knit 2 together*, repeat from* to* (20 stitches remained)

Round 8 knit all stitches

Round 9: *knit 2 together*, repeat from* to* (10 stitches remained)

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail, and with blunt needle thread tail through remaining stitches, slipping stitches off the needles. Pull tight to gather hole closed and sew to inside of the hat.

LEAF (4x)

Row 1: cast on 3 stitches

Row 2: purl all stitches

Row 3: ES, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, ES

Row 4: purl all stitches

Row 5: ES, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, ES

Row 6: purl all stitches

Row 7: ES, 2 knit stitches, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 2 knit stitches, ES

Row 8: purl all stitches

Rows 9-14: ES, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, yarn over, 1 knit stitch, ES

Row 15: ES, 2 knit stitches, k3togs, 2 knit stitches, ES

Row 16: purl all stitches

Row 17: ES, 1 knit stitch, k3togs, 1 knit stitch, ES

Row 18: purl all stitches

Row 19: ES, k3togs, ES

Row 20: purl all stitches

From the bottom of each leaf pick up two stitches (=8 stitches), join for knitting in the round.

Knit 5 rounds in stockinette stitch.

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail, and with blunt needle thread tail through 10 stitches, slipping stitches off the needles. Pull tight to gather hole closed

ASSEMBLY

Sew beads onto the hat. Sew leaf and acorns to hat. Weave in all ends.

Happy knitting!

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