Ruffle Hat (Diaper cover to come)

 (There is a hat under there, trust me :). I am hoping to eventually get some professional photos once I have made the diaper cover)

Newborn/3-6 Months

Materials

• Ruffle yarn of your choice – I used Fabulous Fibres Meshio in pink and purple. I worked the two meshes together. Any other ruffle yarn will work like Redheart Sashay and it is not necessary to work two together. I only did that because I noticed the Meshio was quite thin and I wanted a fuller look.
• DK/8ply yarn – I used Olympus by Crucci
• 4.50 mm hook, 5.00 mm 
• Scissors
• Cotton for sewing ruffle to hat and diaper cover
• Tape Measure

Hat Pattern – with DK yarn

Use 4.50mm hook for newborn. Use 5.00mm hook for 3-6 months.

Ch 2 counts as the first hdc in each round, place another hdc into the same stitch at the beginning of each round

Starting with a magic circle or ch 3, join with a slip stitch.

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 hdc in circle. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (12 hdc)

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (24 hdc)

Round 3: Ch 2, hdc in same st as ch 2, *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next* around. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (36 hdc)

Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in same st as ch 2, hdc in next 2 stitches, *2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in next 2 st* around. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (48 hdc)

The diameter of this circle should measure:

Newborn - 4 inches.

3-6 months – 4.5 inches

Adjust hook size accordingly.

Round 4- 12: Ch 2, hdc around. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (48 hdc)

Hat height – 4.5 inches.

Finish off, weave in ends.

3-6 Months only

Round: 13-14: Ch 2, hdc around. Join to top of ch 2 with a slip stitch. (48 hdc)

Hat height – 5.5 inches

Finish off, Weave in ends.

Ruffles:

As mentioned before I used two together but you can just use one if using a thicker brand. Brands like Redheart Sashay will have a solid edge. This will be the bottom of your ruffle. You will be working into the top.

Tip: You may find it easier to wind your yarn flat around something before starting rather than doing it as you go.

How to use ruffle yarn – Insert hook into the 4^th loop from the beginning. Pick up every second loop onto your hook until you have 10 loops on your hook. Turn your hook and pull the last loop through all the loops on the hook. Do this over and over again until you have enough to wrap around your hat To finish off, twist the end of the yarn and pull through the last loop on your hook.

A great video for this can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgUxPI66KM&list=HL1353982206&feature=mh_lolz Thank you LeAnne Greene from L.A. Crochet on facebook for allowing me to use this video.

Sewing ruffles to hat:

Pin ruffles to the hat starting from the bottom up MAKE SURE TO KEEP COUNT OF YOUR PINS! Work in a spiral until you reach the top. Position ruffles so that the join is not showing.