I loved making this baby hat from the very popular Poppy pattern, designed by Justine Turner and kindly offered for free on Ravelry. The great thing about this pattern is its versatility. It is written for several weights of yarn, and several sizes. I adore sport weight, so used some of my Lorna’s Laces Sportmate yarn in the Cranberry color. As this was a gift for a baby shower, I picked the 16″ size, figuring the baby will grow into it soon. The pattern was easy, clever, and lots of fun to make!

 baby hat

 

A little sunflower button was the just-right accent:

Poppy 3_sml

 

Resources:

Justine’s blog: Just Jussi

Poppy pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/poppy-11

Lorna’s Laces Sportmate: http://www.lornaslaces.net/sportmate.html