Knit a hat to match Baby Lace Cardigan
Red Heart’s Baby Lace Cardigan
knit in Soft Baby Steps is too
adorable to pass by. This little
cardigan has a small lace panel
in the front on either side of the
button band. That, paired with
the soft shine of this yarn, gives
it a tiny bit of elegance not often
seen in baby knits.
The lace edging around
the ribbing of the hat
almost looks like a
crown for your
prince or princess...
Since the Soft Baby Steps yarn
is silky and shiny I think of it as
more of a summery yarn. Don’t
get me wrong, it’s warm, that's
the beauty of synthetic fibers,
but I love it paired with a lace
panel. The little bit of lace isn’t
enough to make the sweater
too breezy, but the perfect thing
to throw on over-top of some
leggings and an undershirt, even
onesie pajamas when people are
headed over.
I thought the only thing this
cute little outfit is missing is a
matching hat, so a wrote up a
version incorporating the seed
stitching and lace panel. Here's
how to knit it up.
How the top of your
hat will look when
you're done!
materials
Ӭ1
Ӭ ball of Red Heart’s Soft Baby
Steps in color Elephant
ӬӬUS7 [4.5mm] 16” circulars
ӬӬUS7 [4.5mm] double pointed
needles
Ӭ1
Ӭ tapestry needle
CO 59 stitches, join into round,
place marker and knit in seed
stitch for 6 rows.
Baby Lace Cardigan knitting chart for pattern.
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KNITmuch | issue 2
Next follow the arrowhead lace
pattern from the sweater pattern.
There's no chart available in the
pattern it self so I created the
one below. The chart is a visual
to supplement the pattern, so
make sure you're looking at the
pattern while following this chart.
After that, knit until the hat
reaches 3" in length and begin
the decreases. Decrease in the
following pattern.
Row 1: *K6, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 2: K all.
Row 3: *K5, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 4: K all.
Row 5: *K4, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 6: K all.
Row 7: *K3, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 8: K all.
Row 9: *K2, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 10: K all.
Row 11: *K1, K2tog*
Repeat until marker.
Row 12: K all.
Row 13: K2tog the whole row.
Row 14: Cut your yarn leaving a
12" tail, slide the tapestry needle
on and slip all stitches from
your needles onto your tapestry
needle and pull tight.
Weave in ends and block lightly.
This little hat and sweater would
make a lovely gift for any little
person’s wardrobe and, with the
washing machine friendliness of
Soft Baby Steps, any mother’s
laundry basket. There's an
excellent palette of colors from
this yarn for you to choose from
so it can be made in any color.
No matter how complex the
wardrobe, you'll be able to find a
color to accent it.
Photos this page by Michelle Nguyen