Make these patterns your go-to for baby gifts, charity drives, and all the precious babes in your life! Pair a sweet hat with a handmade crochet baby blanket for an extra special baby gift! These baby hat crochet patterns were designed to fit babies from birth through their first year. I’ve included two sizes below … a newborn hat for newborns through 6 months and a baby hat for 6 months through 1 year. And of course since babies all grow at different rates I included the circumference and hat height for each so you can gauge the size you would need for your baby.
Looking for a different size or style? Find all my patterns for crochet baby hats here and use this handy Hat Sizing Guide to help easily modify a pattern to fit any size you need.
Baby Hat Crochet Patterns … Sizes Newborn through 12 Months
Here’s what you will need:
- 1 skein (approx. 60 yd) worsted weight yarn (shown here in Plymouth Jelli Beenz color #2208 White)
- US I-9 / 5.5 mm crochet hook
- pom pom maker (optional)
- yarn needle and scissors
Gauge: approximately 11 hdc and 9 rows = 4 in.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this crochet pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, How to Make a Magic Ring {photo & video tutorial}.
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Note: I prefer starting rounds with a ch-1 followed by the first st of the round because I feel it leaves a less obvious “seam”; however, if you prefer the more traditional ch-2 start, count the ch-2 as a stitch and use it in place of the ch-1 and the first hdc (end of round stitch counts should remain the same).
Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc): Yarn over and insert hook from the front around the back and to the front again around the post of the stitch in the previous row. Complete as a regular double crochet.
Newborn Hat: 0 to 6 months
(approx. 13 in. circumference, 5.5 in tall)
Make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can also ch 4 and join in the furthest ch from hook to form a ring).
Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and throughout), work 8 hdc in ring, join — 8 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 16 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in next, rep from * around, join — 24 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, join — 32 sts.
Round 5: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join — 40 sts.
Round 6: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 40 sts.
Rounds 7 through 11: Repeat Round 6.
Round 12: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join, 1 FPdc around next hdc, *1 hdc in next st, 1 FPdc around next, rep from * around, join — 40 sts.
Round 13: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join, 1 FPdc around next FPdc, *1 hdc in next st, 1 FPdc around next FPdc, rep from * around, join — 40 sts.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Add a decorative pom pom if desired.
Baby Hat: 6 to 12 months
(approx. 15 in. circumference, 6.25 in. tall)
Make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can also ch 4 and join in the furthest ch from hook to form a ring).
Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and throughout), work 8 hdc in ring, join — 8 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 16 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in next, rep from * around, join — 24 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, join — 32 sts.
Round 5: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join — 40 sts.
Round 6: Ch 1, work 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in each of the next 4 sts, *2 hdc in next, 1 hdc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around, join — 48 sts.
Round 7: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 48 sts.
Rounds 8 through 13: Repeat Round 7.
Round 14: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join, 1 FPdc around next hdc, *1 hdc in next st, 1 FPdc around next, rep from * around, join — 48 sts.
Round 15: Ch 1, work 1 hdc in same st as join, 1 FPdc around next FPdc, *1 hdc in next st, 1 FPdc around next FPdc, rep from * around, join — 48 sts.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Add a decorative pom pom if desired.
Finishing Touches
Now that you’ve stitched up your hat, can make it as unique as the sweet babe you’re gifting it to. Embellish it with a pretty crochet flower or perhaps a cute crochet applique.
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