Fusion Newborn Bomber Hat

There are so many babies everywhere!!! I can't knit hats fast enough!  This bomber is for a friend who is pregnant with a boy due the end of March.  They live in Colorado and I'm hoping that it's cold enough there for him to get some wear out of it.  I will add photos of him in it as soon as I get some but for now the hat will be modeled by a bear.

For this project you will need:

 Size 6 (4mm) double pointed knitting needles

Size F crochet hook

3 colors worsted weight acrylic yarn

yarn needle

2 buttons

Stitch marker

Ear flaps (make 2 with main color)

CO3

K1, MK1R, K1, MK1L, K1

Purl across

K1, MK1R, knit to last stitch, MK1L, K1

Purl across

Continue with this pattern until there are 15 stitches on the needle.  End with a purl row.

Main Hat:

CO9, knit across 15 from one ear flap, CO16, knit across 15 from other ear flap, CO9 (total of 64 stitches)

Join in the round taking care not to twist your stitches. Place stitch marker.

K 3 rows in main color

K2 rows in second color (Don't worry about jogs in the stripes since the seam will be covered by the bomber flap)

K3 rows in third color

K2 rows in second color

K in main color until the hat measures 8 cm (not including ear flap)

Decrease:

[K6, K2tog] repeat to end of round

K across row

[K5, K2tog] repeat to end of round

K across row

[K4, K2tog] repeat to end of round

K across

Continue with this pattern until the last round is K2tog around

Sew yarn through the last stitches, tie knot and sew in all loose ends

Finishing:

With the size F crochet hook, using the secondary color of yarn, single crochet across the 18 stitches on the front of hat (the side with the stitch marker).  Single crochet back and forth until flap measure approx. 5cm. Tie off.  Using the third color yarn, start at the tip of an ear flap and single crochet around the frame of the hat including the outside of the bomber flap.  You should end at the tip of the ear flap where you began.  Tie ends together and weave in.  Sew the two buttons to the top corners of the bomber flap to secure it to the main hat.

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