I started making a baby hat in my preferred manner, with double crochet stitches from the crown, and I realized that I could pick up and knit once I had the circumference the right size, and not have to do any knit increases. I knit for while, then switched to a ribbed pattern to give the hat some more elasticity and holding power.

Then came the dreaded bind-off. What if I nålbound the live knit stitches? It works and may be my new favorite bind-off.

I do need to spend some quality time with the nålbinding join to make it neat, and it would be easier in a less complicated stitch than Telemark, but I like the woven look of the stitch.

Then, to add a little pizazz, I did some simple lazy daisy stitches around the crown in white.