Ujima Baby Hat UK Terms

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Questions about this pattern? Answers are available at

www.ravelry.com/groups/wild-bird-song-designs.

This cheerful cap was inspired by a Partners in Health hospital in

Rwanda, where doctors requested hat donations to help keep newborns

warm and healthy. To donate your own cap, please visitwww.pih.org,

hotheadknitters.blogspot.com,orwww.goodgoes.org/caps.Ujima is one

of seven Wild Bird Song baby hat designs inspired by Partners in

Health, each named for one of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa. Ujimameans community responsibility in Swahili.To see more of Kristens

designs, visithttp://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristen-hein-strohm.

Sizes:

XXS (critical premie, less than 2.25kg/5lb): 24cm/9.5in circumference

(stretches to 30cm/12in, stretches less if cotton or acrylic yarn is used),

12.5cm/5in length before folding brim (length excluding pom-pom)

XS (2.25-kg/5-lb premie to 5-month infant): 28cm/11in circumference

(stretches to 38cm/15in, stretches less if cotton or acrylic yarn is used),

16cm/6.25in length before folding brim (length excluding pom-pom)

S (5 months to 3 years): 35.5cm/14in circumference (stretches to

46cm/18in), 23cm/9in length before folding brim (excluding pom-pom)

Skill Level: Intermediate

Tension:

Size XXS (XS, S): 20 (16, 16) st and 10 (9, 9) rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in

shell stitch pattern

Materials:

73(87,133)m/80(95,145)yds Debbie Bliss Cashmerino

Aran or other yarn in similar gauge, e.g., Be Sweet

Bambino/Bambino Taffy, Blue Sky Organic Cotton,

Debbie Bliss Eco Cotton, Crystal Palace Mochi Plus,

Karabella Aurora 8, Rowan Cashsoft Aran, Bouton

dOr Ksar, Berocco Pure Merino, Malabrigo Rios,

Lornas Laces Shepherd Worsted, Rico Soft Merino

Aran, Spud & Chloe Sweater, Madelinetosh Vintage

Crochet hook size varies with hat size. XXS: G/7

(4.5mm). XS and S: size I (5.5mm) or hook size needed

to obtain gauge. To save time and ensure a proper fit, take

time to check tension and adjust hook size if necessary.

Yarn needle to weave in ends

Wild Bird Song Designs

Ujima Baby Hathttp://wildbirdsongdesigns.wordpress.comDesign and Instructions Kristen Hein Strohm

Logo Painting Christine Elder,http://christineelder.comStitch Illustrations Miranda Currie,www.mirandacurrie.com
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Abbreviations:

R = row, st = stitch, ch = chain, dc = double crochet,

tr = treble crochet, sl st = slip stitch, rep = repeat,

prev = previous, flo = front loop only

Special Stitches:Shell stitch = *dc in next st, miss next 2 st, 5 tr in next st,

miss next 2 st, rep from *. The figure at left illustrateshow 5 tr are crocheted into a single st to form a shell.

Pattern Notes:

Sized from premies to toddlers, this adorable hat is crocheted sideways in a shell-stitch pattern, shaped with short

row wedges, and invisibly seamed up the back. The stretchy tension and stitch pattern allows the hat to fit a range

of sizes, and the folded-up brim can be gradually let down to accommodate a growing little head.

Short row wedges are used to give this hat its proper shape, with the bottom wider than the top. This means that

some rows have fewer shell stitch pattern repeats than others, ending and turning early, before theyve reached

the end of the previous row (see stitch diagram below). Later long rows continue past the ends of these short rows.

With the exception of R0, all yarn tails in colour A should be 25.5 (28, 35.5) cm / 10 (11, 14) inches in length. When

finishing, these tails will be woven on the wrong side of the work from the bottom of the hat to the top, tied into the

pom-pom, and cut to the length of the other pom-pom strands. Integrating the tails into the pom-pom reduces the

opportunity for stray tails to peek out from the fabric after multiple wearings. The yarn tail in R0 should be 33

(38, 51) cm / 13 (15, 20) inches in length, as this tail will be used for seaming from the top of the hat to the bottom

before being woven back to the top of the hat and integrated into the pom-pom as the others. Yarn tails in colour B

should be 12 (15, 22) cm / 4.75 (6, 8.75) inches in length and woven on the wrong side of the work without being

integrated into the pom-pom.

Instructions, All Sizes:

R0: With colour A, ch 26 (26, 38), turn.

R1 (right side): Dc in second ch from hook, * miss next 2 ch, 5 tr in next ch, miss next 2 ch, dc in next ch, rep from * 3(3, 5) times, turn.

R2 (wrong side): 1 ch, miss first dc, sl st-flo in first 2 tr, dc in next tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc

in next tr, rep from * 2 (2, 4) times, miss next 2 tr, 3 tr in next dc, turn.

R3: 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * 2 (2, 4) times, turn. This

short row has fewer shell stitch pattern repeats than the 2 prev rows, and ends before reaching the end of either of

the 2 prev rows (see photo below). The stitch diagram below details R0-R9 for size XXS, with blue as colour A and

red as colour B. Odd-numbered rows are slightly lighter in colour than even-numbered rows, for easier reading. To

shape the top of the hat, R3-4 and R7-8 are short rows, and R5 & R9 extend past those short rows & into prev rows.

R6

R2

R0

R9

R7

R5

R3

R1


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R4: 1 ch, miss first dc, sl st-flo in first 2 tr, dc in next tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr,

rep from * once (once, 3 times), miss next 2 tr, 3 tr in next dc, fasten off.

R5: Join colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * once

(once, 3 times), miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc, miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss

next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R1, turn.

Continue the instructions below according to your desired size.

To continue size XXS:R6-8: Rep R2-4.

R9: Join colour A, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next

dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * once, miss next 2 tr, 5

tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc, miss next 2 tr, 5

tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R5, turn.

R10-12: Rep R2-4.

R13: Join colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next




R14-16: Rep R2-4.R17: Join colour A, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next




R18-20: Rep R2-4.

R21: Join colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next




R22-24: Rep R2-4.

To continue size XS (S):

R6: Rep R2.

R7: 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * twice (4 times), miss

next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R5, turn.

R8: 1 ch, miss first dc, sl st-flo in first 2 tr, dc in next tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr,

rep from * twice (4 times), miss next 2 tr, 3 tr in next dc, fasten off.

R9: Join colour A, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * twice (4

times), miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R7, turn.

R10-12: Rep R2-4.

R13: With colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * once (3

times), miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc, miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl

st-flo, dc in next dc from R9, turn.R14: Rep R2.



R16: Rep R8.

R17: Join colour A, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * twice (4

times), miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R15, turn.

R18-20: Rep R2-4.

R21: Join colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * once (3

times), miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc, miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl


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st-flo, dc in next dc from R17, turn.

R22: Rep R2.



R24: Rep R8.

Stop here for size XS. To continue size S, add the following 8 rows:

Size S only:R25: Join colour A, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * 4 times,

miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R23, turn.

R26-28: Rep R2-4.

R29: Join colour B, 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * 3 times,

miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc, miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo,

dc in next dc from R25, turn.

R30: Rep R2.

R31: 1 ch, dc in first tr, * miss next 2 tr, 5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 tr, dc in next tr, rep from * 4 times, miss next 2 tr,

5 tr in next dc, miss next 2 sl st-flo, dc in next dc from R29, turn.

R32: Rep R8.

All Sizes:

Seaming:Using the yarn tail from R0, seam R0 and R24 (R24, R32) together using a modified whip stitch on the

wrong side of the work. (If youve never seamed before, an excellent photo-tutorial is available at this link:

http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-whip-stitch-in-crochet/). To make the seam invisible on the right side by

matching the look of the shell stitch pattern, modify the traditional whip stitch seam as follows. When weaving the

yarn tail through a dc of R24 (R24, R32) or through the third tr of a 5-tr shell of R24 (R24, R32), weave through both

loops of these sts. When weaving the yarn tail through the first, second, fourth, and fifth tr of each 5-tr shell of R24

(R24, R32), weave only through the front loop. When weaving the yarn tail through a ch of R0, do so as you

normally would. After the seaming is complete, there will be a small hole at the top of the hat; this will be

completely covered by the pom-pom.

Make Pom-pom:With colour A, wrap the yarn around your 3 (3, 4) smallest fingers 65 (65, 80) times and cut the

end. Cut a separate meter/yard of yarn, lay this strand across the back of your fingers, over and perpendicular to

the wrapped yarn. Pull one end of this strand from the back of your hand, between the tops of 2 fingers, and

toward your palm. Use your crochet hook to pull the other end of this strand from the back of your hand, between

the bottom knuckles of the same 2 fingers and toward your palm. Holding these 2 yarn ends with your free hand,

slide the wrapped yarn off of your fingers and tie the 2 yarn ends as tightly as possible to secure the wrapped yarn.

Each side of the knot will have 65 (65, 80) loops; cut each loop in half to create the pom-pom. Refine the spherical

shape by trimming the strands to equal lengths, except the 2 tied ends.

Attach Pom-pom and Close Top Hole:Use the 2 long ends to seam the pom-pom across the center hole at the top

of the hat, weaving your yarn needle from the pom-poms knot to the next stitch along the hats center holeand

back to the pom-poms knot, repeating for each stitch and fastening off to secure the seam after the last pass.Thread the hats colour A yarn tails through the pom-pom knot, fasten off each one, and cut these last strands to an

equal length with the rest of the pom-pom.

Finishing:Weave in the yarn tails of colour B, fold up brim, and enjoy!
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