Easy Baby Beanie

It’s a New Year ready for new beginnings.  The perfect time to share a tutorial for an easy  newborn crochet baby beanie hat. The size of this hat can be adjusted by going up or down a hook size, dependant on what size you need.

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials and Tools needed

Yarn: Stylecraft Special for babies (100% Acrylic, 323 yds per 3.5oz)

Hook: 5mm hook or size needed to obtain gauge  (yarn calls for 4mm but I chose 5mm)

Scissors

Darning Needle

Gauge/Finished Size:  Finished newborn had measures between 12-14” circumferences.  Example piece is 6” diameter and 5” from crown to brim.  Change hook size based on your tension to achieve the right size.

Abbreviations: Pattern written in UK terms

Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook

Treble Crochet (tc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop (3 loops on hook), (yarn over, pull through 2 loops) twice.

Double Crochet (dc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (ss): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull yarn through stitch and loop on hook

Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.

Easy Baby Beanie Hat Pattern

Hat

Foundation chain: Ch 3, insert hook into first ch to make a sl st.  You have made a very tight circle, you can choose to make a magic circle if you wish.  If this circle is too tight, you can chain 4 to make your circle. A tight circle prevents a big hole on top of the hat.

Round 1: Working into the center of the circle.  Ch 2 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), work 12 tr into center of circle, ss to first st. (12 tr)  Remember the beginning ch-2 does not count as a stitch, your slip stitch is into the first treble crochet.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 tr into st at base of ch, 2 tr into each st around, join round with a ss to first st. (24 tc)

Round 3: Ch 2, 2 tr into st at base of ch 2, tr into next st, *2 tr in next st, tr in next st; repeat from * around, ss to first st. (36 tc)

Round 4: Ch 2, 2 tr in st at base of ch 2, tr in each of next 17 sts, 2 tr in next st, tr in each st to end, ss to first st.  (38 tc) We increased by only 2 stitches in this round.

Round 5-8: Ch 2, tr in st at base of ch 2, tr in each st around, ss to first st.  (38 tc)

Easy Crochet Baby Beanie

Take your tape measure and measure from crown to brim and see if it is close to 5”.  We will add one more row, if you’re close to 5” (4.75”).  If you’re much shorter than 4.5” you might want to add another round or 2 of treble crochet then proceed to the finishing round.

Finishing Round: Ch 1, working in between each st (not worked into the two loops at the top of the stitch, I am inserting the hook in the space between the posts of two different stitches), dc into every st around, ss into first st, ch 1.  Cut off yarn with a tail of several inches.

Use darning needle to weave in tail to your work.  Be sure to weave tail several inches in multiple directions so tail is secured after washing.  Cut remaining yarn tail.  Give the tail area a tug to make sure tail is hidden.

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