Loom Knit Doll Hat Project -- The Sweet Treat

I've got a goal to have knitted at least fifty doll hats within the next fifty days to sell at a huge neighborhood yard sale in the fall.  To my surprise, I found there were very few doll hat patterns available for free on the internet.  This is a pity since a doll hat is a very good project for a beginning loomer and it isn't always obvious how a full-sized hat pattern should be changed to be appropriate for a doll.  Therefore, I've decided to share my notes on creating and converting hat patterns to fit 18" dolls (such as the American Girl, Journey Girl, Our Generation, or My Life dolls).

The Sweet Treat Cupcake Hat

There are a lot of "cupcake" or "ice cream" hat patterns out there.  My pattern is a combination of several that I have liked.  Here are some of the ones I was influenced by:  Cupcake Hat, Cupcake Hat video, and Crochet Cupcake Hat.  There are many, many more!

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom:  Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom

Yarn:  
     Color A:  Carosel "Blonde Camel" #4 size yarn
     Color B:  Red Heart "Pink" #4 size yarn
     Color C:  Red Heart "Red" #4 size yarn
     Color D:  Red Heart "White" #4 size yarn
     Color E:  Red Heart "Light Raspberrry" #4 size yarn

Skill Level: Beginner

Abbreviations:
     k = knit
     p = purl
     ew = e-wrap

Instructions:

With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.

Row 1:  knit to the end
Row 2-4:  purl to the end

Row 5: knit to the end
Row 6: ewrap to the end

Rows 7-16:  Repeat Rows 5 and 6

Row 17-20:  purl to the end

Switch to Yarn Color B

Rows 21- 30: e-wrap to the end

When you've completed Row 30, find the first stitch in Yarn Color B. Loop the first stitch back up over Peg #1.  Continue around the loom until the entire first row is looped back up onto the loom. Knit the last row of stitches over the first row of stitches.

Rows 31-33:  knit to the end

Row 34: purl to the end
Row 35: knit to the end

Rows 36-50: Repeat Rows 34 and 35

Row 51: knit to the end

Bind off using gathered removal method.

To create the "cherry on top," wind Yarn Color C around three fingers around 20 times.  Tie a short piece of yarn tightly around the middle of this bundle of yarn.  Cut the looped ends of the yarn and trim to the desired shape.  Sew to the top of your toboggan using your yarn and a tapestry needle.

To create the "sprinkles,"  Cut off around 16" of Yarn Color D and Yarn Color E.  Using your plastic tapestry needle, gently sew stitches in random directions all around the top of your cup cake.  Do not pull these stitches in tightly or you may deform your cupcake.  I only used two colors, but you may use as many as you like!