Baby caps
Do you Knit?
Do you know anyone who does?
How about a project for your small group?
Last year we had 317 newborns delivered at Soddo Christian Hospital. We would love to give each mother and newborn a gift.
The pattern is listed below you can mail the caps to our Foundation address and we will make sure they arrive safely at Soddo Christian Hospital.
Size of needle: Size 3
Any weight of yarn may be used that works on Size 3 needles. Baby yarn any color. The Ethiopian flag colors are the color of our Logo. Primary colors Red, Yellow and Green. If making a cap in Red, Yellow and Green: then 11 rows of red, attach yellow and knit for 1 and 1/2 inches, then attach green for 1 and 1/2 inches and then start the decrease.
Cast on 80 stitches
Knit 2 Purl 2 11 rows
Knit 1 row –Purl 1 row 3 inches
Start decrease Knit 8 stitches
Then knit stitches 7 & 8 together
Bind-off –insert needle tip into 7th loop and
Over 8th stitch. Continue 8 stitches until end of row.
Purl back to other side
Then Knit 7 stitches
Knit 7 stitches and bind off 6th and 7th stitches
Continue 7 stitches and bind-off until end of row.
Purl back to other side
Repeat decreasing until 10 stitches remain on needle.
Purl back to other side
With sewing needle run a piece of yarn
through those 10 stitches.
Sew seams together and finish off as needed.
A pom-pom may be attached to top. 
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