A baby beanie experiment

Recently I took up the seemingly simple task of making a crochet beanie for my little niece Violet. (And incase you are about to stop reading right now because you think crochet beanies belong to another time and place, look at these pictures of Peaches Geldof's baby people. The crochet hat!)

I started with a pattern, and modified it a little, because it looked a bit cone-shaped and I didn't want it having a pointy, empty bit on top. I followed the nine-months size, because she is gone six months. Here it is, plain and simple.

That still looked a bit cone-shaped to me, so I made another one, just making this pattern up and going out flatter on the top, but keeping the same nine-months circumference size.

The only problem with this one is - well look at it! - it might not be that apparent in the photo, and it's hard to tell without a baby on hand, but I think it is going to be miles too big for my niece. Violet might look more like she has a bucket over her head. I suspect I am going to have to make another, smaller one (and that five-year-old Annie could well get some use out of this one). I didn't fasten them on but made the violet flowers to add, just to snazz it up a little. (Yes, it's blurry, but I took the photo then put it in the post before realising just how blurry it was, so it was too late to try again.)