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When I heard a friend was expecting twin girls (who may already be born), I knew I wanted to make something for them. Perhaps it's just because I have a twin sister myself, but I adore twins—especially, twin girls.

Almost directly after I set my denim fetching to dry on a towel, I casted on for the first of a pair of baby hats. I knew exactly how I wanted them to look: seed stitch border with a button tab, plain body, and seed stitch ears. What could be cuter? (The buttons may look familiar from a pair of Simple shoes I made earlier this year...)

Finished Size 13.5" (34 cm) around, best fit for 0-3 months.
Yarn Rowan 4ply Cotton, #120 Orchid, 1 skein.
Needles US 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 US 2 (2.75 mm) 16" circular needles.
Notions Stitch marker, 1 button, and sewing needle.
Gauge 29 sts and 39 rows on US 2 needles.

Pattern Description

This is a very basic hat pattern, but I think even basic patterns need to be written down sometimes. The seed stitch border is knitted back and forth on the smaller needles. The button tab is created with stitches bound off at the beginning of the row. The remaining stitches are joined for knitting in-the-round in stockinette stitch for about 4 inches before decreasing for the crown of the hat. Stitches are picked up along the decrease seams to add cat ears, after the hat itself is finished.

The pattern for this project will be made available in PDF format soon. (Much sooner than the Herringbone Tweed hat pattern, I'm afraid.)

Update

The pattern for this project is now available for download in PDF format here and under My Patterns on the side bar. Comments and correction are always welcome. Thanks!