The Hummingbird Hat is a stretchy, striped hat designed to meet the donation requirements for Knots of Love, a nonprofit organization that distributes hats to people suffering from traumatic hair loss and blankets to infants in neonatal intensive care units. This hat uses a simple stitch pattern that can be worked flat OR in the round, so you choose how to make it! This is part of a Knit-a-Long sponsored by Lion Brand. Find out more about the Knit-a-Long here. Chat with other knitters in the KAL thread here on Ravelry.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl
Knitting flat in rows and seaming OR knitting seamlessly in the round using double pointed needles or the magic loop method on circular knitting needles

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Sizes:
2-Lb. Preemie, 4-Lb. Preemie, 5-Lb. Preemie, 6-Lb. Preemie, Newborn, 0-6 Months, 6-12 Months, Toddler, Child, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large.

Materials
Lion Brand Heartland yarn (5 oz/142 g/251 yd/230 m/100% acrylic) – 1 skein each in your Main Color and a Contrasting Color, or approximately 251 yd (230 m) in each of 2 colors in any medium weight yarn.
(For my versions, I used 195 Biscayne as the main color and 98 Acadia as the contrasting color for the preemie sizes. I used 149 Great Smokey Mountains as the main color and 195 Biscayne as the contrasting color for the larger sizes.)

US Size 8/5 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. This pattern can be knit flat on straight needles or in the round using double pointed needles or on circular needles using the magic loop method.

Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set (optional, but helpful if knitting in the round or to mark repeats in pattern).

Gauge
20 sts = 4″ (10 cm) in pattern. For best fit, always check your gauge.