Today I want to start a series of master classes dedicated to knitting for the Baby Born doll. Why this particular doll? Firstly, my niece has a doll, but she doesn’t have many outfits. Secondly, in size it is very similar to a newborn baby. This means it won’t be difficult to knit clothes for your baby.
Materials and tools for the master class "Knitting a hat for a Baby Born doll"
Blue threads
Stocking needles No. 2.5
1. To knit the hat, I took blue Yarn Art Charisma threads. It is 80% wool, 20% acrylic. Thanks to their composition, products made from such threads are warm, soft and non-prickly. I have knitting needles No. 2.5.
2. We cast on 72 loops on two knitting needles. The number of loops must be a multiple of four.
3. We distribute the loops on four knitting needles, we got 18 loops on each.
4. We knit 6 rows with a 2x2 rib (knit 2, purl 2).
5. Now we knit another 18 rows in stockinette stitch.
6. We begin to decrease the loops to round the cap. To do this, on each knitting needle in each row we knit two loops together at the beginning and at the end of the row. For example, we have 18 loops on our knitting needle. We knit the first two together with a tilt to the right, and the last two - with a tilt to the left. Then you will get a neat seam. The hat is ready! Everything is very fast and simple! You can knit a headdress for a newborn in the same way.
7. Since we are knitting for a girl, we decorate the hat with a flower, beads or bows. I have an ordinary hair tie, from which I borrowed an interesting flower. For a boy, you can decorate the hat with buttons or appliqué.
8. Happy creativity!
Kids have been ready for winter for a long time, so mom can find a free minute to prepare her daughter’s dolls for winter. The simplest thing you can do is knit a hat. This small master class will tell you how to please a doll with a new thing in 20 minutes.
I knitted without any instructions, by eye. You can follow my example or knit your own way. Our doll is quite large (from our Kirov factory “Vesna”). Head circumference - 28-29 cm.
If you need a hat for Barbie (and similar dolls), here it is. The result will look like the photo below.
What I needed for a doll knitted hat:
- Leftover yarn (230 m/100 g).
- Stocking needles No. 3.5.
I will describe the process of calculating the number of loops. In case you need to knit a hat of a smaller (or larger) size or you took a different yarn (knitting needles).
First we determine the knitting density. To do this, we make a small sample. I got 25 loops wide - 9 cm, 18 rows - 6 cm.
We calculate the number of loops required for the hat. In order for the hat to fit well, subtract a couple of centimeters from the circumference of the head. I cast on 72 loops. After casting on, we distribute it onto 4 knitting needles (I got 18 loops each) and knit 9 rows with an elastic band 1*1. Then 10 rows in stockinette stitch. It's approximately. When you start knitting, you can adjust the height of the hat by trying it on the “model”.
I don’t have step-by-step photos because I knitted quickly and didn’t have time to take photos.
All that remains is to evenly decrease the loops on the top of the head. I decreased at the beginning and end of each row on each needle. That is, at the beginning I knitted 2 stitches together purlwise, and at the end of the set on the knitting needle I removed the penultimate loop, knitted the last one and pulled it through the removed one. This is a standard decrease that I usually use to close a sock.
When there are 2 loops left on each knitting needle, close them all off. Now the hat for the doll is ready.
You can decorate the model in any way you wish. The simplest thing is to make a pompom from yarn and sew it on the top of your head. Or you can knit a hat not in a single color, but with a simple jacquard pattern.
Now your daughter’s doll will not freeze on the way to kindergarten :) And this hat (without ties) is very comfortable so that the little ones can put it on their favorite without any problems.
By the way, this doll hat is another answer to the question of where to put the leftover yarn. For real housewives, everything goes to work!
One of the important wardrobe details is the hat. There are many modifications and shapes of hats; a variety of materials are used to create them, and they are also successfully combined.
And while it’s still winter outside, let’s connect with you crochet doll hat— it knits easily and quickly. In it I used two types of yarn: regular and grass-type yarn.
➡ Knitting density: 19 hdc x 14 rows = 5 x 5 cm
The hat is knitted in circular rows - do not turn the knitting.
When knitting in the round, a starting ring is used, which can be formed from a chain of chain stitches or using a sliding loop. Sliding loop allows you to make an inconspicuous, tight and highly adjustable ring. A sliding loop can be obtained in several ways. I perform it like a regular initial air loop, but do not tighten the knot, and work the required number of stitches into the resulting ring, and then secure the thread.
Row 1: Make a sliding st with brown thread, ch 2. (counts as 1st PSSN), 8 hdc in the loop, connect using hdc in the 2nd ch. lifting, pull off the sliding stitch and secure this thread. (9 PSSN)
Row 2: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st st (increase), 2 hdc in each st to the end of the row, connect. (18 PSSN)
Row 3: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. n., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. p.* – 8 times, connect. (27 PSSN)
Row 4: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 2 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 2 p.* – 8 times, connect. (36 PSSN)
Row 5: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 3 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 3 p.* – 8 times, connect. (45 PSSN)
Row 6: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 4 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 4 p.* – 8 times, connect. (54 PSSN)
Knitted 6 rows:
Row 7: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each stitch to the end of the row, connect. (54 PSSN)
Row 8: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 5 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 5 p.* – 8 times, connect. (63 PSSN)
Row 9: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each stitch to the end of the row, connect. (63 PSSN)
Row 10: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 6 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 6 p.* – 8 times, connect. (72 PSSN)
Row 11: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each stitch to the end of the row, connect. (72 PSSN)
Row 12: 2 ch, hdc in the 1st p., hdc in the next. 7 p., *2 hdc in next. p., PSSN next. 7 p.* – 8 times, connect. (81 PSSN)
Row 13 – 19: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each stitch to the end of the row, connect. (81 hdc) At the end of the 19th row, cut and fasten the thread.
Crochet hat pattern for dolls
I tied the hat with “grass”, I knitted 5 rows of sc. Thanks to the binding, the hat turns out to be winter with a fur edge. And at the same time quite light, which is very important for a doll’s outfit.
All we have to do is decorate the vest with the hat with embroidery and the “Christmas Carols” outfit is ready :)
Master classes from this set:
I will be very glad to see your comments and wishes 😉
Today's master class is for beginners, we will knit the simplest openwork hat for a doll that you can knit with knitting needles, it’s easier just to sew it from a sock.
If you only know how to cast on stitches and knit stitches, then you can safely begin. In this model you won’t even need to know how to close the hinges. This is how the work will look in the end, the cap is demonstrated by the Liu Paola Reina doll:
For knitting we will need the following tools and materials:
COCO VITA COTTON yarn (240 meters in a skein weighing 50g) in three colors. I used shades 4306, 4312 and 3853;
- knitting needles with a diameter of 2.5 mm, set of 5 pieces for circular knitting;
- crochet hook with a diameter of 1.5 mm;
- one large bead or several small ones for the core of the flower.
First you need to cast on 60 stitches on 4 knitting needles and then knit in the round.
Row 1 and all odd rows: (knit 2 stitches together behind the back wall, yarn over) * repeat 20 times until the end of the row.
Row 2 and all even rows: 60 knit stitches.
This is what the work looks like after the odd row is knitted:
And this is how the work looks when an even row is connected:
We continue to knit 28 rows like this. Then cut the thread, leaving a tail about 20 cm long. Thread the thread into a needle with a large eye and, using the needle, pull it through all the loops on the knitting needles:
Then you need to pull the center of the cap, secure the thread and cut it off.
Using a thread of the second color, tie the bottom of the cap with single crochets, inserting a hook into each loop, i.e. You should get 60 single crochets. Fasten and cut the thread.
Using a thread of the third color, knit one row of single crochets, inserting the hook behind the back wall of the loops of the first row of stitches. Fasten and cut the thread.
Depending on the design of the remaining elements of the doll’s outfit, you can decorate the hat in different ways; I decided to crochet a flower.
Connect a chain of 6 loops into a ring,
1st row: 1 chain lifting loop, 10 single crochets, connect with a half single crochet with the first single crochet.
2nd row: (3 chain loops, 3 double crochets in the next single crochet of the first row, 3 chain loops, half single crochet in the same loop where 3 double crochets were knitted, single crochet in the next loop)* repeat 5 times to the end of the row.
Fasten and cut the thread.
The third row is knitted with a thread of a different color.
Row 3: fasten the thread using a single crochet on the wrong side of the flower, inserting a hook between the petals, (5 chain loops, single crochet in the first row between the petals)* repeat 5 times.
Row 4: in an arch of 5 chain stitches, knit 1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 6 double crochets, 1 double crochet, 1 single crochet)* repeat 5 times.
Fasten and cut the thread.
Sew a bead into the center of the flower.
The flower can simply be sewn to the hat, but it is more practical to make it universal and removable. Therefore, you need to twist the cord with your own hands to which we will attach the flower.
Cut 40 cm of threads of yarn of two colors that we used for the flower, fold the pieces in half and tie them together. Now we will need an assistant, for example, you can put one end of the resulting rope in the teeth of your German Shepherd and ask him to hold it. The other end should be rotated around an axis (no matter clockwise or counterclockwise). The more turns you make, the tighter the twist of the cord you will get. Then you carefully remove the end of the string from your dog's mouth and fold the string in half (without letting go of either end, otherwise they will unwind back). Align the cord and tie knots at both ends.
The hat and flower are knitted very quickly. I was knitting to the movie “The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers,” and by the time our people defeated the Urukhai at the Battle of Helm’s Deep, and the Treant and his team restored order to the lands of Saruman, my Liu Paola Reina doll already had a new hat:
P.S. Follow the link to find another master class on knitting a hat for Paola Reina, knitted using the lazy jacquard technique.
Happy knitting! And let your dolls be beautiful!
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