I greatly enjoy knitting child size projects, and this hat was no exception. There is something exciting about seeing a knitting project finished and this one was especially fun because I created the pattern myself. After knitting and re-knitting the top to make it curve just right I finally got to the end of the hat, it was very satisfying.

For those of you who enjoy knitting, here's the pattern:

Supplies : size 5 or 6 double pointed needles, (five)

DK weight yarn

CO 8

Rnd 1: knit around

Rnd2: inc 1*, k1 around

Rnd3 (and all odd rounds): knit around

Rnd4: k1, inc1, k1 around

Rnd6: inc 1, k3, around

Rnd8: k3, inc1, k1 around

Rnd10: k2, inc1, k3 around

Rnd 12: k6, inc1 around

Rnd14: k4, inc1, k3 around

Rnd16: k2, inc1, k6 around

Rnd18: k7, inc1, k2 around

Rnd20: k5, inc1, k5 around

Rnd22: k4, inc1, k7 around

Rnd24: k10, inc1, k2 around

knit in stockinet stitch for 2 inches (approx. 12 rounds)

next rnd: k2, p2 around

repeat round 5 more times

knit next round

Do 6 more rounds of k2, p2 ribbing

bind off in pattern

*inc. by knitting in stitch below current row

I hope you enjoy!