Quick and Easy Baby Hat

So during a short break from studying MOD2, I decided to flip through some photos of my "godchildren," Joshua and Lauren, which always puts me in a brighter mood. I came across an adorable picture of Lauren in a little hat I'd made her while she was still lagging a bit behind in the hair-growing department, and thought I share!

Pattern:

Cast 88 sts onto size 5 round needles (68 is about right for a newborn, so adjust accordingly for age/ head size of child). Just straight knit in the round. Simple, right? The brim will begin to roll up as you get longer and let it! This is actually very useful in kids' hats, because it allows you to roll the hat down a bit to make it larger as they grow.

When you reach a length of about 4-4.5 inches from the bottom of the roll, place 4 makers spaced equally. Here with 88 sts, I placed them every 22 sts. Now, k2tog before and after every marker every other row. When you get too tight on the round needles, switch to size 5 double pointed needles and continue decreasing in pattern.

When you have about a dozen stiches left, cut a long tail and use a tapestry needle to run the yarn through the remaining stiches. Cinch the top and tie off inside the hat.

Make a pom-pom by wrapping yarn around about 3 fingers over and over until you have enough, and tie the loops together in the middle with a separate piece of yarn. Leave these ends long. Cut all the loops and then trim into a ball shape. Thread the long tails of the yarn you tied in the middle through the top of the hat, and attach.