Teal Baby Set - Booties and Ruffle Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

I just fell in love with this yarn color when I saw it.  So brilliantly bright and really, isn't teal a great color for boys and girls???  (My husband would disagree and say it's much more male...) 

The ruffle hat and booties pattern is from Bernat.  I will post up the bootie pattern later, here is the pattern for the ruffle hat:

SIZES


To fit child sizes 6 (12-18-24) mos.

MATERIALS

Worsted Weight Yarn #4
Size 4 mm (U.S. 6) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE

23 sts and 30 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.

INSTRUCTIONS

Note: Hat is worked from top down.

Cast on 9 sts.

1st row: (RS). (K1. yfwd) 8 times. K1. 17 sts.

2nd and alt rows: Purl.

3rd row: K1. (yfwd. K2) 8 times. 25 sts.

5th row: K1. (yfwd. K3) 8 times. 33 sts.

7th row: K1. (yfwd. K4) 8 times. 41 sts.

9th row: K1. (yfwd. K5) 8 times. 49 sts.

10th row: As 2nd row.

Cont in same manner, inc 8 sts on next and every following alt row to 89 (97-97-105) sts.

Place marker at end of last row.

Cont in stocking st even until work from marked row measures 3 (3½-3¾-4) ins [7.5 (9-

9.5-10) cm], ending with a purl row.

Ruffle: Next row: (RS). *K1. M1. Rep from * to last st. K1. 177 (193-193-209) sts.

Knit 6 rows (garter st). Cast off knitwise (WS), leaving a long end.

Sew back seam. Thread yarn through cast on sts and pull tightly. Fasten off.