Crochet Baby Hat - Free pattern

Get ready to fall head over heels for the cutest crochet baby hat you've ever seen! This delightful accessory is perfect for keeping your little one warm and stylish during those chilly months. Handcrafted with love, this hat is made using the art of crochet, a technique that involves creating intricate patterns with yarn and a crochet hook. The result? A beautifully textured and snug hat that will make your baby the center of attention wherever you go. Indulge in the joy of creating something special for your precious bundle of joy with our crochet baby hat!

Materials needed:

DK yarn, I used Stylecraft Special
A 4.5mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Pattern:

This pattern is written in US crochet terms

Ch: chain

Hdc: half double crochet

Dc: double crochet

Trc: treble crochet

Sl st: slip stitch

Blo: back loop only

Tog: together

MC: magic circle

For newborn to 3 months old baby.

Hat

With sage color
Make a MC
R1: ch2, 11DC in MC, join with a Sl st to the 1st DC,
R2: ch2, 2DC in every st around, join to the 1st DC,
R3: ch2, 2DC in 1st st, DC in next, repeat around, join to the 1st DC,
R4: ch2, 2DC in 1st st DC in next two sts, join to the 1st DC,
R5: ch2, 2DC in 1st st DC in next three sts, join to the 1st DC,
R6: ch2, 2DC in 1st st DC in next four sts, join to the 1st DC,
R7-R8, ch2 DC around, join to the 1st DC,
R9 — R12, ch1, SC around, join to the 1st SC, don't fasten off

Earflaps

ch2, DC in next 10,
ch2, turn, DC2Tog, DC in next 6, DC2Tog
ch2, turn, DC2Tog, DC in next 4, DC2Tog
ch2, turn, DC2Tog, DC in next 2, DC2Tog
ch2, turn, 2 DC2Tog
ch2, turn, DC2tog, fasten off.

fold the hat in half and repeat the earflap on the other side.

Embelishments

With pink yarn make a long chain of 120chs and leave a long tail in order to add chains if needed. Thread the one end of the chain and start from the top of the hat. Between R1 and R2 pass the chain through one back post of the DC in the pattern and then through the front post of the DC. It's like a ladder sewing stitch really, just pass front to back to the end of the row. Then go down the next rows and repeat the process in the third row and then the fifth one and lastly in eighth row. Fasten off and secure the yarn.

Then using pink, sage and yellow yarn make the braids at the bottom of the earflaps. With the same colors make a pom pom and attach it to the top of the hat.

You made it!!!