a little cupcake kitten hat is the perfect thing to wear when having tea & cakes.
and cakes..
and cakes…
and cakes…

chart included for 2 flavors: strawberry & chocolate

Sizes: Adult 22”, Child 18.5”

Finished measurements flat: 11” (9 ¼”) wide at base.

Yarns used: 4-ply/fingering weight wool such as: Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift 25 g - 115 yds - 105 m, 100% Shetland wool. Colors listed below:
Child hat needs – 1 ball MC and 1 ball of each CC.
Adult hat needs – 2 balls MC and 1 ball of each CC.
(Adult size only uses a bit of the 2nd MC ball.)

Colors for the strawberry cupcake kitten hat:
MC - pink: dog rose 268
CC1 - dark red: madder 587
CC2 - light red: poppy 524
CC3 - green: leaf 788
CC4 - blue: eucalyptus 794

Stripy ears:
CC5 - white; natural white 104
CC6 - black/brown: earth 227

Colors for the chocolate cupcake kitten hat:
MC – brown: moorit 108
CC1 - green: ivy 815
CC2 - yellow: burnt ochre 423
CC3 - pink: salmon 301
CC4 - egg blue: willow 769

Stripy ears:
CC5 - white; natural white 104
CC6 - egg blue: willow 769

Tension/gauge: Correct gauge is crucial for this hat because of the high stitch count. Don’t be afraid to go UP a needle size to get it. The average recommended gauge of this wool is 30 sts to 4” but for this project you must get a looser fabric. Work 24 sts and 34 rows to measure 4x4” in St st stitch using US 3 or 3.25 mm needles in the round.