This bunny ear hat is knit flat on two needles and then seamed.
The hat has been made from pink cotton and has floppy ears.
Great for Easter, this sweet little hat will look awesome on baby!
An Easy Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are casting on, casting off and knit and purl stitches.
It will also introduce you to shaping, through simple increases and decreases.
*Please scroll down to see the free pattern*
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
- You should be able to knit the purl stitch.
- You should be able to knit in stockinette stitch.
- How to K2tog.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
More Baby Knitting Patterns
You may also be interested in these baby knits:
- Baby Sweater Knitting Pattern
- Stockinette Stitch Baby Cardigan Pattern
- Garter Stitch Baby Cardigan Pattern
- Baby Hat Knitting Pattern
- Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
- Baby Bunny Knitting Pattern
- Pom Pom Baby Booties Knitting Pattern
- Bunny Softie Knitting Pattern
Bunny Ear Hat
Make a cotton bunny hat for baby with this free pattern.
Materials
- 1 x Rico Creative Cotton Aran in Rose - (00)
- Scraps of Rico Creative Cotton Aran in pearl grey (52) for the eyes/nose/mouth
- (Medium weight yarn 04)
- For the larger size hats you will need 2 x the main colour yarn for the hat
Tools
- 1 pair of 4mm (US 6) knitting needles
- 1 pair of 4.5mm (US 7) knitting needles
- Darning needle
- Tape measure
- Scissors
Instructions
- Yarn A - Pink / Yarn B - Grey
- With 4mm (US 6) knitting needles - CO 61 (68/75) sts in Yarn A and work 4 rows in st st.
- Change to size 4.5mm (US 7) knitting needles and work 16 (18/20) rows in st st.
- Decrease > Row 1 – *K8, K2tog* rep from * to last st (8:5) and K1 (8:5).
- Work 3 rows in st st.
- Decrease > Row 2 – *K7, K2tog* rep from * to last st (8:5) and K1 (8:5).
- Work 3 rows in st st.
- Decrease > Row 3 – *K6, K2tog* rep from * to last st (0:5) and K1 (0:5).
- Work 3 rows in st st.
- Decrease > Row 4 – *K5, K2tog* rep from * to last st (0:5) and K1 (0:5).
- Purl 1 row
- Decrease > Row 5 – *K4, K2tog* rep from * to last st (0:5) and K1(0:5).
- Purl 1 row
- Decrease > Row 6 – *K3, K2tog* rep from * to last st (0:0) and K1 (0:0).
- Purl 1 row
- Decrease > Row 7 – *K2, K2tog* rep from * to last st (0:0) and K1(0:0).
- Purl 1 row
- Decrease > Row 8 – *K2tog* rep from * to last st (1:0) and K1 (1:0).
- Leave a length of yarn (say about 5/6 inches) and cut, thread the yarn through the rem st and with the wrong side of the hat facing you, secure the yarn.
Making Up
Sew the seam (I used an invisible seam for this and you can’t see the seam on the right side).
Roll the brim and secure it into position with a stitch or two.
Stitch the eyes/nose mouth on in Yarn B.
Bunny Ears - Make 2
With Yarn A and 4.5mm (US 7) needles CO 8 sts
K 20 rows in st, st
Row 21 - K2tog, K to last 2 sts, K2tog
Row 22 - P
Row 23 - K
Row 24 - P
Row 25 - K2tog, K to last 2 sts, K2tog
Row 26 - P
Row 27 - K
Row 28 - P
Row 29 - K2tog, K to last 2 sts, K2tog
Row 30 - P
Cont to work in st, st inc (KFB) at both ends of rows 2, 4 and 8.
Work in St, st for 21 rows
Cast off.
Making Up
Stitch the side seams and leave the ears to lie flat.
Stitch to the top of the bunny hat - where you want the ears to go, I find it easier to do this with the hat placed over a ball of yarn.
Secure and sew in any loose ends.
Notes
This Easter bunny hat knits up quickly in double knit yarn, and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
You are welcome to sell items knit from this pattern, I just ask that you give pattern credit to Handy Little Me and link to www.handylittleme.com in any listings. Thank you!
Gauge >
18 sts in 25 rows in 4 inches - measured over st, st using 4.5 mm (US 7) needles.
Size >
0-3 months - Head circumference = 34 cm / 13.5 inches
3-6 months - Head circumference = 38 cm / 15 inches
6-9 months - Head circumference = 42 cm / 16.5 inches
Abbreviations >
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- CO - cast on
- Cont = Continue(ing)
- Dec = Decrease
- Inc = Increase
- K = Knit
- KFB - Knit into the front and back of the stitch (to increase)
- K2tog = Knit 2 sts together
- M1 – Make one st
- P = Purl
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- St St = stocking stitch – knit 1 row, purl 1 row
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Happy Knitting! xoxo
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