Crochet Tutti Frutti Baby Hat

Bring a burst of colorful joy to baby's head with the Crochet Tutti Frutti Baby Hat! This adorable hat is adorned with vibrant, fruity-inspired motifs and a soft, stretchy design that's perfect for little ones. Easy to make with basic crochet stitches and a variety of bright yarn colors, this hat is a sweet way to add a pop of personality to baby's wardrobe.

Skill: Easy

Materials:

Hook — H/ 5.00 MM
Yarn — Light (3) 1.5 oz. I used Caron Cupcake — Tutti Frutti
Yarn Needle

Stitches:

Chain ( ch)
Slip Stitch (slst)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet ( dc)
Skip (sk)

Special Stitch:

Cluster Stitch — (CL St)
yo, go in st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1st 2 loops,( 2 loops on your hook)
yo, go in same st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1st 2 loops,(3 loops on your hook)

yo, go in same st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1st 2 loops,(4 loops on your hook)

yo, pull through all 4 loops)

Sizes: Small -Newborn to 3 month — 12 — 13 inch head

Medium — 6 month — 14-15 inch head

Notes:

Pattern is written for Small with Medium in Parenthesis.

Ch 3 at the end of rows counts as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

R: 1 — Ch 4, 9 dc in the 2nd ch from the hook, join to ch3 with a sl st, ch3 (10 dc)

R: 2 — 1 dc in the next dc, 2 dc in each dc around, join, ch 3 (20 dc)

R: 3 — 1 dc in the next dc, 2 dc in each dc around, join, ch 3 (40 dc)

Skip to R: 5 For 12-13 inch size

R: 4 — 1 dc in the next 2dc, *2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in the next 2dc*,

Repeat from * to * around, ch 3 (53 dc)

R: 5 — Working in the FRONT loops only of R: 4,

sc in each dc around, join, ch1 (40, 53 sc)

R: 6 -Working in the BACK Loops of R: 5,

ch 3, 1 dc in each dc around, join to 1st dc, ch 3( 40, 53 dc)

R: 7 — Ch 3, 1 Cl St in the 1st dc, ch2, sk the next 2 dc,

* 1 CL St in the next dc, ch2, sk the next 3 dc* Repeat around row,

join to the top of the ch3, slst to the 1st ch2 sp, ch3

R: 8 — Sl St into the 1st ch 2 space, 1 CL ST in the 1st ch2 space,

and in each Ch 2 space around, join to ch3, slst to the 1st ch2 sp, ch 3

R: 9 — Repeat R: 8, ch 1

R: 10 — 1 sc in the top of the 1st CL ST, 2 sc in the next ch2 space,

Repeat around, join and ch 1 ( 40, 53 sc)

R :11 — 1 sc in each sc, join, ch 1 (40, 53 sc)

R: 12 — Repeat R: 11, Ch 3 (40, 53 sc)

R: 13 — 1 dc in the 1 st, 2 dc in the next st, Repeat around,

join, ch 1(60, 79 dc)

R: 14 — 1 sc in each st around, join to 1st sc with a slst. (60, 79 sc)

Tie off and Weave in your ends.

The Pom pom has a long string to tie the pom pom on the top of the hat.

It is a little heavy, so I added a few extra stitches

and sewed the pom pom on securely.