Birthday beanie hat {Knitting}

Baby MiH has a very busy social life, he has parties to attend and birthday cakes to eat (although he is more interested in twiglets). I have decided to see the very positive side to these parties - birthday parties for little ones are an opportunity for me to make some handmade presents and try out new patterns and new colour palettes. 

The birthday boy

This beanie hat is based on a pattern from the Phildar Catalogue Layette no 84. It is inFrench, without charts - not helpful, but you can see that it is not that hard to work out - and I did discuss the decrease they are using here. I changed the pattern a bit too, so it does not really look like the very cute picture.

The beanie hat as featured on the book; another colour palette I had in mind

Pattern: Beanie hat pattern found in Phildar catalogue

Yarn: Rowan Creative Focus Worsted in New Fern and Teal

Needles: circular 3.5 mm

Size: one year old, it fits the birthday boy better than Baby MiH. 

I would knit him a size bigger. 

Modifications: I knitted it in the round (cast on 94 stitches), I shorten the stockinette section so it was not as slouchy and no pompom (it did not really work with the style).  

Baby MiH 'forced' to wear the beanie hat for a picture

I am always amazed at how long it takes to knit a baby hat, but it is always fun. I am not sure whether it is the greatest present for a one-year old. Baby MiH would not leave it on his head for more than 20 seconds (hence the scary picture), but the birthday boy does leave it on... 

This is my entry for the knit 12 hats in 1 year challenge - whoohoo, I am back! 

PS: A bit of time ago, I made a how to Sunday on joining when knitting in the round that I found useful for this hat.