A cute little breast hat....

......I knit up the cute little breast hat as a gift for a friend's friend almost 2 years ago.  I developed the pattern and thought it would be fun to create sizes for all heads.  After all, it could work as a quirky gift for someone going through breast cancer.....

Little did I know, I would be knitting one for my own mother.

Breast Hat, Boob Hat, Boobie Beanie... whatever you want to call it....: Update

Breast Hatt pattern is now available for $4.00.  It has been clarified, centimters added, top down & bottum up instructions as well as a new Copyright.  The Copyright is like a license to sell the finished hats for charity, auction or donation.  The pattern cannot be reproduced to sell or handout.  

This hat has been immensely popular lately due to the many photos and articles circling around facebook/the net/blogs/etc.,. I have been getting many questions about it and figured I should do an update post.

Breast hats are great for gently promoting nursing, keeping baby's head toasty, raising breast cancer awareness or as a cute gift.  All of the above are reasons close to my heart :)

This hat was originally commissioned for a friend as a gift.  I made a free pattern for a knitted hat as opposed to the crochet counterpart. Yes, crochet is faster, but a knitted hat is not as bulky and alot smoother :)

The knit hat is worked seamlessly form the top down, in the round. No seaming! Just a couple of ends to sew in.

I have an Etsy Shop where I will sell finished hats in any size from preemie up to adult, in organic cotton.  Color options are as above.  $15 per hat plus shipping. Depending where you are, it could take about 1-2wks to get to you :)

Rather knit your own breast hat?

The pattern is available on Ravelry,

Craftsy

& here, on my blog (scroll down the page) :)

Finished hats are here, in my Etsy Shop.



Happy Knitting!

Breast Hat Pattern Release!

Breast Hatt pattern is now available for $4.00. It has been clarified, centimters added, top down & bottum up instructions as well as a new Copyright. The Copyright is like a license to sell the finished hats for charity, auction or donation. The pattern cannot be reproduced to sell or handout.  

Here it is in all it's glory; the Breast Hat Pattern.  Okay, it really is just a simple top down, knit in the round beanie.  Still, it is fast and fun and cute to boot!



Who says all breasts are white???  I am sure that somewhere there are multicolored pink ones :)

Of all my kids (other than the BOYS, of course!!) only Mady would proudly wear a breast on her head  :D

This hat is so comfortable! 

  For the Breast Hats, I used Knit Picks Simply Cotton Worsted in "Malted Milk" (I am not kidding!) & Dogwood Heather for the white breast and "Toffee" & "Reindeer Heather" for the darker breast.  VERY soft, organic yarn. I am not a fan of knitting with cotton as it does not have any give, but these were so soft and luscious, I will definitely use it again to make little baby hats.

A special hat for my new little niece yet to come.  Knit from Noro Silk Garden.  Perfect for a little girl :)

Sizes are preemie to large adult

I rate this pattern beginner to advanced beginner as it is knit from the top down, in the round, using circular needles.  The increases used are lifted increase; wonderful increases, but a bit tricky. I highly recommend this video. 

Have fun with it and be creative (wouldn't a breast beret be funny?)  Happy knitting!