Little Whale Baby Hat and Booties Set

* free pattern *

from Woolly Mammoth Knits

Little Whale Baby Hat & Booties

We are expecting our first little one in June ’09 and one of the perks of being pregnant is of course having the best reason ever for knitting lots of sweet tiny baby things. With this in mind, I designed this baby hat and booties set. The hat has a wide ribbed band in a contrasting color to the top, and the booties have a ribbed top in a contrasting color, as well as a drawstring to keep them from slipping off. The hat also features a simple embroidered picture of a whale, courtesy of my husband who made a sweet drawing for me to work from, which inspired the name of the patterns: ‘Little Whale Baby Hat’ and ‘Little Whale Baby Booties’.

Size

One size: Baby/Newborn

Gauge

18 sts/26 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Materials Needed

• DK weight yarn, approximately 100 yards (91m) in main color.
• DK weight yarn, approximately 50 yards (45m) in contrasting color.
• 1 set US #6/4mm double-point needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
• 1 darning needle.
• 1 stitch holder or scrap yarn.
• Embroidery needle and small amount of embroidery floss for whale design.
• 2 small buttons for booties drawstring ends (optional).