Let me explain how you can make tiny heart beanie for baby in a beginner-friendly way. These are knitted beanies with a colorwork pattern (those little colored stitches, which are called “faux hearts” or “flecks”) and a faux fur pom-pom on top. I’ll detail the steps below.
📌 What You Need:
🧶 Materials:
- Bulky or super bulky weight yarn in:
- Main Color (MC): Cream or off-white
- Accent Colors (CC): Pink, mustard, blue, etc. for the dots
- 8mm (US 11) and 9mm (US 13) circular knitting needles (40cm / 16” cable)
- Tapestry needle
- Faux fur pom-pom
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
📖 How to Make This Hat:
🥣 Step 1: Cast On
- Using 8mm needles and main color yarn, cast on about 48–56 stitches (depending on size: baby, child, or adult).
- Join in the round, place a stitch marker to mark the beginning.
🥣 Step 2: Knit the Ribbing (Brim)
- Knit K1, P1 ribbing (or K2, P2 if preferred) for about 6–8 rows (approx 2 inches).
🥣 Step 3: Switch to Larger Needles
- Switch to 9mm circular needles.
🥣 Step 4: Work Body of the Hat
Pattern Idea:
- Knit 3 rows in Main Color (MC).
- On the 4th row, add the faux heart stitches:
- Knit 1 stitch in MC.
- Bring up your Contrast Color (CC), knit 1 stitch.
- Knit 3 in MC.
- Repeat this around the row.
- Continue this alternating row of dots every 4th row or as desired.
- Space the colors randomly or in a repeating pattern.
💡 Pro tip: Carry your contrast yarn loosely inside the hat as floats, making sure not to pull too tightly.
🥣 Step 5: Shape the Crown (Top)
- Once the hat reaches about 7–8 inches tall, start decreasing:
- Row 1: K6, K2tog, repeat around.
- Row 2: Knit
- Row 3: K5, K2tog, repeat around.
- Continue decreasing this way (decrease 1 less stitch before K2tog in each round) until you have about 8 stitches left.
🥣 Step 6: Finish Off
- Cut yarn, thread through the remaining stitches with a tapestry needle, pull tight to close the hole.
🥣 Step 7: Add Pom-Pom
- Sew on a faux fur pom-pom to the top securely.
🎨 Pattern Options:
You can get creative by:
- Changing the order or spacing of the colored dots.
- Using speckled yarn for fun random colors.
- Knitting matching mittens or cowls.
📖 Techniques Used:
- Knitting in the round
- K1, P1 Ribbing
- Stockinette stitch (just knit rounds)
- Simple colorwork
- Decreasing with K2tog
- Weaving in ends
- Attaching pom-poms
