Fiber Arts Friday: Two Hats for Twin Girls

New friends of ours had twin girls recently.

Hubba thought it would be nice if I knit something for them.

I don't have a lot of yarn that is suitable for baby girls in my stash, but I did find some luscious wool/alpaca/silk in white and brown.  This yarn is so very soft and has a bit of a pearl effect due to the silk.

I checked a few patterns then decided to try something on my own.

Hat A on the left and Hat B on the right.

Here's what I came up with for 14 inch heads:

Supplies:
16 inch #7 circular needles
#7 dpns
1 stitch marker
~ 2 ounces of Sulka Mirasol yarn (50g, 55yd) per hat

Hat A:
Cast on 54 stitches
Place Marker, join stitches
Knit 5 rounds in seed stitch
*knit 9, inc 1* (60 stitches)
Knit rounds until the piece measures 3.5 inches from the cast on edge
*k8, k2tog*
knit 3 rounds
*k7, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k6, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k5, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k4, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k3, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k2, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k1, k2tog*
knit 1 round
*k2tog* (3 stitches)
knit I-cord for 15 rows
Bind off
Tie the I-cord into a knot
Weave in Ends

Hat B:
Cast on 54 stitches
Place Marker, join stitches
Knit 5 rounds in seed stitch
*knit 9, inc 1* (60 stitches)
Change Colors
Knit rounds until the piece measures 3.5 inches from the cast on edge
*k8, k2tog*
*k7, k2tog*
*k6, k2tog*
*k5, k2tog*
*k4, k2tog*
*k3, k2tog*
*k2, k2tog*
*k1, k2tog*
*k2tog*
*k2tog*
Bind off
Add a pom pom
Weave in Ends.

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