Hello! Good news from me today! Last weekend our second grandson was born. I am so very relieved, grateful and happy to be able to tell you that mum and baby are doing well.
It is our tradition to give newborns and their families a basket filled with gifts for the first 10 days.
This time, I knit a matching set consisting of a pair of leggings, an asymmetrical cardigan and a hat for gift #1.
To celebrate, I have a wee gift for you, too – the pattern for the hat. Maybe I’ll get round to writing up the patterns for the rest of the set someday as well, but for now it’s just the hat. I’ve named it Mûtske.
Mûtske is the diminutive of the Frisian word mûts, meaning hat. So a mûtske is a small hat – in this case a newborn size one. The ‘û’ is pronounced more or less like the ‘oo’ in good.
The yarn I used is ‘Merci’ from Filcolana – a nice and soft, machine washable wool-and-cotton blend. I purchased the yarn at the yarn shop in my previous post but I believe it’s widely available. And of course it can easily be substituted by a similar fingering-weight yarn.
As a nod to the leggings, the hat has a narrow edge in a contrasting colour.
Mûtske is knit in the round from the brim up, either using double-pointed needles or a circular needle and the magic-loop method. The body of the hat has a simple yet decorative stitch pattern, and the decreases on the crown make lovely swirling rays:
Mûtske is a quick little gift that will fit the average newborn baby head.
The free pattern for Mûtske can be found here on Ravelry.
Happy knitting!
Nogmaals gefeliciteerd!! En wat een ontzettend schattig setje… Zo lief!!
Dankjewel! En het is ook nog eens heel zacht…
Congratulations on the new family members and on such opportunity for nice gifts to share. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you – giving gifts is even better than receiving them.
Oh, wat een mooi nieuws!
Van harte gefeliciteerd, Marijke!!
En wat heb je prachtige cadeaus voor jullie 2e kleinzoon gemaakt 💚
Dankjewel! Zo leuk om te doen, die kleine breiwerkjes.
Such a lovely hat…lucky baby! I will look for it on Ravelry, but I hope you will adapt the pattern sometime for adults, as well. I, for one, would love to knit it for my family members!
Oh, I hadn’t thought of that – what a good idea! I’d probably choose a different yarn for adults. But which one? Hmmmm, thank you, food for thought.
What a joy to celebrate the wonder of a birth in your family. My best wishes to all of you, and especially to the mother and wee one. Thank you for sharing your baby hat pattern. I love the look!!
Thank you! I’ll pass your kind wishes on. The little hat was a joy to knit. And as the Dutch saying goes: shared joy is double joy.
Congratulations on the new arrival, Marijke! Wishing all the best to your whole family.
Thank you, dear Ravelry friend!
Van harte gefeliciteerd, en fijn dat het goed gaat met moeder en kind!
Wat een allerschattigst setje heb je gebreid en ontworpen. Ik denk dat je veel mensen blij maakt met het patroon.
Ik houd van die traditie, ook ik kreeg een mand met 10 cadeautjes, toen mijn dochter werd geboren, inmiddels alweer 30 jaar geleden.
Dankjewel voor de felicitaties en voor je aardige opmerking over het patroontje. Een mooie traditie, hè? Dertig jaar alweer, en die mand met cadeautjes vergeet je nooit.
Marijke, So wonderful to hear that the baby arrived safely and is doing well along with his Mum. Thank you for letting us know.
The outfit you made for the first day is charming. I like the stitch you chose for the hat and sweater. Thank you for sharing the hat pattern.
I enjoy your blog posts very much. They are a treat and I look forward to them.
Thank you for your for your kind words! The stitch pattern is very simple, really, but lovely to knit.
So happy for you. My daughter and her husband have chosen not to have children. I decided that I would knit baby blankets for my friends and family members grandchildren. I try different patterns and yarn for each baby. Some years I have not needed to knit a blanket, but this year has been busy with babies and they continue to come. I give the blanket along with a stuffed animal and a book suitable for a young child. This last blanket was for a cousin in Belgium. After too long away, we were there to meet Mira and personally give her parents her welcome present. It was doubly good being home. We arrived back in the states July 17 and I am still catching up with my special emails. I downloaded your beautiful pattern Thanks you so much for sharing.
How wonderful that you’ve found a way to pour your love and creativity into gifts for other people’s (grand)babies. And even better when you’re able to give them in person. I hope you’ll enjoy knitting my little Mûtske for some of your gifts. Thank you for your kind message!