Fairy Floss Newborn Beanie.


I was helping a friend make some newborn hats for a charity she supports and couldn't resist playing with the textures of herringbone and 3rd loop HDC. When I showed it to her, she said the colours reminded her of cotton candy. Being an Aussie, I had to use the Australian name - Fairy Floss. This hat's quick and easy and took about 45 minutes to make.


Finished Size

Circumference 11", height 51/2"


You will need

Worsted weight yarn, approx 1 oz/50 yd

5.5 mm hook

Yarn needle

Scissors


Abbreviations

St Stitch

Ch Chain

HDC Half double crochet

HHDC Herringbone half double crochet

Sl st Slip stitch


Notes

You will be working into slip stitch in each round so keep stitch size even with other stitches.


Ch 1 at beginning of each round doesn't count in stitch count.  You will also not slip stitch into this ch 1, but into the top of the first HDC in the round.


For instructions on the 3rd loop HDC see here:

https://www.mooglyblog.com/third-loop-half-double-crochet/


Pattern

Round 1

Using magic circle, ch 1, 8 HDC into magic circle, sl st to top of 1st HDC. [8 st]


Round 2

Ch 1, 2 HHDC into same st and remaining st around, sl st to top of 1st HHDC. [16 st]


Round 3

Ch 1, *2 HHDC into same st, 1 HHDC into next st*, repeat around, sl st to top of 1st HHDC. [24 st]


Round 4

Ch 1, *2 HDC into same st, 1 HDC into next 2 st*, repeat around, sl st to top of 1st HDC.  [32 st]


Round 5

Ch 1, 1 HDC into 3rd loop of st below and into remaining st around, sl st to top of 1st HDC.


Round 6-7

Ch 1, 1 HHDC into top of same st below and into remaining st around, sl st to top of 1st HHDC.


Round 8

Ch 1, 1 HDC into top of same st below and into remaining st around, sl st to top of 1st HDC.


Round 9-16

Repeat rounds 5-8 twice, finish off and sew in ends.

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