Making 9.5cm premmie beanies

I stumbled across the Tiny Sparks WA facebook page today, and found their website which is asking for a crochet premmie beanie pattern. They need them to be 9.5cm across and 9.5cm tall. The premmie beanies I've made before are slightly bigger than that so I have worked out 2 more patterns that end up being 9.5cm across using a 3mm hook. One pattern is for 4 ply yarn and one pattern is for 3 ply yarn, which I also had in my stash. It was interesting to note that they don't like wool, that they prefer acrylic yarn, which is easier to come by at least. I'm not sure why, maybe the acrylic yarn is easier to wash? I found some acrylic yarn in my stash with the labels still on, the yellow 3 ply has a lovely vintage tag! The 3 ply pattern starts with a round of 10 dc, has a total 4 increasing rounds, 6 non-increasing rounds of dc, and 4 non-increasing rounds of sc. The 4 ply pattern starts with a round of 9 dc, has a total 4 increasing rounds, 6 non-increasing rounds of dc, and 2 non-increasing rounds of sc. I will write out the proper pattern if need be. I can also translate it into UK terms for Australian crocheters.


 

this beanie was made with 3 ply yarn and a 3 mm hook, and starts with a round of 10 dc

this beanie was made with 4 ply yarn and a 3mm hook, and starts with a round of 9 dc

a vintage tag on some acrylic yarn in my stash