Baby Shell Hat

Size: newborn (approx. 13.25" X 5")

Use size "G" needle and baby yarn or simply soft yarn.

Hat:
Magic circle,
Round 1: 12 hdc
Round 2: (2 hdc in each) around. 24 hdc
Round 3: (2 hdc, hdc 2) around. 32 hdc
Round 4: (2 hdc, hdc 3) around. 40 hdc
Round 5: (2 hdc, hdc 4) around. 48 hdc
Round 6-11: Shell stitch around. (On rows where you are beginning with sc, slst to center of shell, ch 1, sc... then continue pattern). 48 stitches
Round 12: sc around. 48 sc
Round 13: hdc around. 48 hdc. Fasten off.

Bow:
ch 12,
Row 1-5: sc across. 11 sc
Fasten off leaving a long enough string to wrap around center of bow and weave around bottom of hat.

Finish making the bow by tucking in the string to the center of the bow and wrapping the string around the center 15 times. Make a knot to secure. Once the bow is finished, weave string loosely around hat in-between round 12 and round 13. Tack bow down and finish off.