tomato baby beanie

Size: 6-12 months
Tension: 19 sts x 25 row  / 10cm
Yarn: RYC Cashsoft Aran: 
010 Poppy (MC) & 0006 Bud (CC)
Needles: 4.5mm DPNs 

On circular needles CO 72 sts
Place marker to indicate the beginning of the round & join, being careful not to twist
Knit in the rnd evenly for 25 rounds.

leaves:
round 26: * K1, K9 * around;
round 27: * K3, K5 * around;
round 28: * K5, K3 * around;
round 29: * K7, K1 * around;
round 30: * K9, K1 * around.

decrease for crown:
round 31: *K6, SSK* repeat around (63)
round 32: *K5, SSK * repeat around (54)
round 33: *K4, SSK* repeat around (45)
round 34: *K3, SSK* repeat around (36)
round 35: *K2, SSK* repeat around (27)
round 36: *K1, SSK* repeat around (16)
round 37: *SSK* repeat around (9)
round 38-43: Knit  remaining 9 sts
round 44: K2tog around

Thanks to Dances in Garden for the following correction:

Round 26:  K1, K7 around
Round 30: K7, K1 around (a repeat of row 29)

Pull tail to inside & shape stem.

 

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Comments

[Ann Robinson]

How do I convert this tomato hat pattern into an adult size? I'd like to knit it for my brother in law whose a gardener, he'd love it!

[Katie]

This is so cute!! I am going to knit this for one of my directors of my play. Her baby boy would look adorable in this!

[Maren]

What does the abbreviation 'SSK' mean? Thank you for short explanation!

[pauline]

SSK (slip, slip, knit) is a left-slanting decrease.

Also known as slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over.

[DancesInGarden]

Just a note. I tried this pattern, and had a problem when I started the second colour. The counts don't add up. For 72 stitches, a count of ten (1 CC and 9 MC for example) does not divide evenly. I made two hats, one with the original directions and one with the following changes:

Round 26: K1, K7 around
Round 30: K7, K1 around (a repeat of row 29).

The one with the changes resulted in a hat that looked like yours, the original pattern created a ragged and misaligned leaf segment. Let me know if you would like pictures of the hats as examples.

Anyhow, the hats are absolutely darling, and quick to knit up!

[Kimberly]

I loved the hat. i made it but put little seeds on it so it looked like a strawberry!

[Kim]

I just got to the point where I start to add in the green, and I can't make the pattern come out properly either. I wasn't sure the change suggested in the comments would work either, but that may be a math issue on my part! I'll keep trying - the hat is adorable.

[ann-marie]

isn't a SSK when you slip 2 stitches (hence the SS) and then knit the 2 slipped stitches together??
that's what my vogue knititng book says, and that's what i did in this pattern--and it worked.
nice little hat!!!

[knitteriam]

Ever hear of Ann Norling? Search it.

[Kitt]

Thanks for this pattern! I just made my first hat ever with it. It's very cute. I hope it fits the baby I made it for. Pictures here: Kitt's Knits

[jennifer]

Do I use DPN or circular needles? Is it 4.5 circular or DPN? Just checking to be sure I have necessary supplies to begin. Love the pattern!

[funkeh]

wtf tomao hats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats so gay! u eat tomatoes not werd dem! god! 1 word LOOSERS

[funkeh]

LMFAO DIDNT FINK IT WOULD ACTUALLY POST THAT HAHA MINGERS

[Devon]

I love the hat and look forward to making it. If I were you I would remove FUNKEH comments. They were unnecessary and rude!!!!! Grow up FUNKEH and learn to spell.

[KellyM]

Love the pattern - my first hat. But I didn't get the swirl in the leaves with the pattern -- the SSK fell at a different point for me. Did anyone else have the same experience?

[KellyM]

Love the pattern - my first hat. But I didn't get the swirl in the leaves with the pattern -- the SSK fell at a different point for me. Did anyone else have the same experience?

[Gaila]

Cutest hat but do I use circular needles or double pointed needles? Confused me. Thanks

[Kitt]

I posted six months ago that I had photos, but I just gave a link to my blog in general, and those pictures are long gone from the front page.

So here's a direct link. (Click on "Newer Posts" to see the next ones I made):

http://kittbo.blogspot.com/2006/09/its-good-to-produce.html

[Kitt]

Oh, actually you can see all three at once (plus yarn and needle details) with this link:

http://kittbo.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html

Scroll down a couple posts.

[Kylie]

I jsut knitted these up - thankyou for the pattern - I did however knit a few extra rows cause it was going to be way to small and looked like a pipmle on a pumpkin - IYKWIM!

[Jana Anello]

Hey there. I figured out the adult conversion. Just use size 8 needles instead of 6. It comes out great.

[Tomato King]

I'd like to buy 3 child's and 8 adult beanies. Anyone selling?
Thanks!!

[pam]

Hi- when do you start adding the green yarn to this darling pattern? and do you have the pattern for the black woman's hat that you have on your site ( it looks like it has a brim and may be felted). It is in the photo with two baby hats. Thank you so much. Pam

[Elizabeth Barron]

Did you use a circular needle throughout the project or did you switch to a dpn when you got to the crown? What size needle and how much yarn for a size 18 to 24 month. I love the hat and would like to make it for my granddaughter

[Nancy]

Do I need more than one skein (85 yards per 50 gram ball) of each?