Free! Here is the english version of my baby beanie pattern: If you would prefer to download a pdf of the pattern click here!

MyBabyLove Beanie

This hat is knit in moss stitch so it's very elastic. The heart is sewn on with duplicate stitch.

sizes: xs(1-2 kg), s(2-3kg)

Materials: One skein fingering weight yarn,  Superwash Merino, or a cotton or cotton blend
Yarn in a complementary color, about 2 m. Fingering or sport weight.
Double Pointed needles or a circular needle (for magic loop) 2.5 mm, 3mm

Moss stitch:
row 1, 3, 5 etc: *p1, k1*
row 2, 4, 6 etc: *k1, p1*

Shorthand:
Inc1: knit into the front and back loops of one stitch
p2tog: purl two stitches at once
k2tog: knit two stitches at once
p3tog: purl three stitches at once

***for an elastic cast-on use the slip-knot cast-on, there's a video instruction in my previous post***

Cast on 60, 66 st with 2.5mm needles and divide them on dpns or a circular needle Place a marker and join in the round.
Knit 1 x 1 rib for 3 cm
Switch to 3 mm needles. Next row, knit all stitches and increase 7 st evenly, inc1 about every 9, 10 stitches (67, 73 st)
Knit moss for four rows. Place a marker after the 26th, 30th st
next row (row 5) knit moss to marker, then follow the diagram for the heart, then knit moss til end of row.
Repeat for row 6- row 13 until the diagram is done.
knit moss until the hat is 10, 12 cm from cast-on edge.

Start decreases on an eneven row of the moss pattern

Size xs:
*p1, k1, p3tog,(p1, k1)2 times, k1* 6 times, p1,k1, p3tog, k1, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*(p1,k1)2 times, p3tog, k1* 6 times, p1, k1, p3tog
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*p3tog,k1,p1,k1*6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*p2tog, k2tog* 6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
pull thread through remaining stitches and fasten loose ends.

size s:
*p1, k1, p3tog, (k1,p1)3 times, k1* 6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*(p1,k1)3 times, p3tog, k1* 6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*(p1,k1)2 times, p3tog, k1* 6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*p3tog, k1, p1, k1* 6 times, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
*p2tog, k2tog* 5 times, p2tog, p1
*k1, p1* to last stitch, k1
pull thread through remaining stitches and fasten loose ends.

Embroider the heart using duplicate stitch or cross stitch. Fasten all threds.
Done!