7 Shells Premmie Beanie, free pattern

Here is a pattern for a premmie beanie that measures about 9.5cm across, which might be on the small side and is for the very tiniest of premmie babies. If you use a 3.5mm hook it turns out a little bigger. This pattern is like my Tiny Shells premmie hat pattern, but a bit easier with 2 increasing rounds of dc instead of the hdc shells. This is in US terms, please let me know if you need this in UK terms and I'll write it out.

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this premmie beanie measures 9.5cm and is made with 4 ply yarn and a 3 mm hook

Shells Premmie Beanie in US terms by Teena Sutton Murphy
3mm hook 4 ply like Patons Big Baby
for a bigger hat try a 3.5mm hook

1. 3 ch sl st to 1st ch to form loop, 2 ch (counts as 1st st) 13 dc into loop, sl st to 1st st (14 sts)
2. 2 ch (counts as 1st st) dc into same (2 dc into ea st around) sl st into 1st st (28 sts)
3. 1 ch sc into same (sk next st, 5 dc into next st, sk next st, sc into next st) repeat 5 more times, sk next st, 5 dc into next st, sk next st, sl st into 1st sc (7 shells)
4-11. 3 ch counts as last st, (sk next 2 sts, sc into next st, sk next 2 sts, 5 dc into next st) repeat 5 more times, sk next 2 sts, sc into next st, sk next st, 4 dc into last sl st of prev round, sl st into 1st sc of this round (7 shells)
12. sl st to next st, 1 ch sc into same st, sc into next 4 dc, (sk sc st, sc into next 5 dc) repeat to end, sl st into 1st sc
13. 1 ch sc into same st, sc into every sc around, sl st into 1st sc, fasten and weave in ends

For alternate brim, round 12 is the same as 4-11 and there is no round 13.

this hat was made with 4 ply yarn and a 3.5mm hook, and has the alternate brim

this pattern is perfect for Patons Big Baby 4 ply, made in Australia