Prince Harry and Megan have been in the news a lot this week, but before that they were spotted in Canada and baby Archie was seen wearing an adorable hat with two pom-pom ears.
The company that made his hat, Make Give Live, said orders have gone through the roof since the pint-sized royal was seen sporting the hat.
But since we are knitters, we know we can make our own.
The exact pattern is the Cocobear design, which you can also buy direct in a kit for $20, or the pattern alone for $8.
If you want to reverse engineer it, the hat has 2×2 ribbing and a Stockinette Stitch body and regular decreases at the top to give it a round shape.
Lion Brand Yarn recently sent a newsletter featuring the Royal Baby Beanie Bear Hat, which looks similar but has a shorter section of decreases.
Jessie Molzan has a design she’s calling the Archie Bear Hat that has no crown shaping, but is worked straight to the desired length and closed up with a three-needle bind off. If you prefer that look the pattern is $2 on Ravelry, with proceeds going to the Australian Red Cross and WIRES Emergency Wildlife Rescue.
Another good option is to take any baby hat pattern (maybe the Basic Baby Hat by Heather Tucker or my Super Speedy Bulky Hat) and add pom-poms to the sides.
Are you planning to make an Archie hat? I’d love to hear about it!
[Photo via Make Give Live.]
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