Free knitting pattern: Elvira pixie hat
Knit a delicate and charming baby pixie hat with the Elvira knitting pattern!
This airy, lightweight hat features a simple lace edge, making it the perfect photo prop or everyday accessory for newborns and little ones. Elvira is an easy-level knitting pattern, worked flat with soft lace-weight yarn for a light, ethereal finish. The hat is completed with a decorative braid threaded through the folded brim for extra sweetness and adjustability.
✔ Sizes: Newborn (3–6 months, 1 year, Child)
✔ Knitted: Flat (seamed at the back)
✔ Yarn: Lace weight (2 ply; No. 0), approx. 13g (115 yards)
✔ Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) or size to obtain gauge
✔ Gauge: 24 stitches x 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch
✔ Skill Level: Easy
✔ Pattern Terminology: Standard US knitting terms
Materials Needed:
Lace mohair yarn (such as Rowan Kidsilk Haze)
Knitting needles US 4 (3.5 mm)
Tapestry needle
Crochet hook (optional, for inserting braid)
Features:
Worked flat and seamed
Simple lace pattern at the face edge
Folded hem to create a casing for a braid
