Only Just Born Hat Free Crochet Pattern

As part of the celebration for I Love Yarn Day 2015 I thought it would be nice to share a free crochet pattern so you can have some fun with colorful yarn and spread a little hooky happiness!

So here is the... 

ONLY JUST BORN HAT

I designed this hat specifically to provide a pattern for those of you wanting something unique and cozy for potential charity projects or for a first hat for that special little one in your life. Maybe you will want to make several and donate them to your nearby maternity hospital. The pattern is written in newborn size only.

It works up quickly and has lots of fun color and texture. I used Red Heart Unforgettable for mine which I think was a good choice for affordability, softness and color changes without the need to weave ends.

Photo courtesy of Needles Hook & Hand. Sample by Johanna Rollins.

So let's get going with the pattern...

Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable (approximately 65yds/60m)

(100% acrylic; 3.5oz/100g; 280yds/256m)  

Hook—G (4mm)

Tapestry needle

Gauge/Dimensions

● Gauge: In pattern through Rnd 6 = 4in (10cm) in diameter

● Dimensions of Newborn Hat: 6in (30.5cm) across widest point of hat; 4.75in (12cm) in height

Stitch Abbreviations

bead	bead stitch (see Special Stitches)	Rnd	round
BLO	back loop only	RS	right side
ch	chain	sc	single crochet
dc	double crochet	sl st	slip stitch
hbdc	herringbone dc (see Special Stitches)	sp(s)	space(s)
hdc	half double crochet	st(s)	stitch(es)
rep	repeat

● Pattern is written in standard US terms.

Notes

● All joining is completed with a slip stitch (sl st).

● Ch 1 at the beginning of a round does NOT count as a stitch.

● The hat is worked in rounds, joining at the end of each, with RS facing throughout.

Special Stitches

● puff—(yarn over, insert hook in designated st, yarn over, draw through st and pull to height of working row) twice, yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook

● herringbone dc (hbdc)—yarn over, insert hook in designated st, yarn over, draw through st and first loop on hook, yarn over, draw through both loops on hook

● bead stitch (bead)—insert hook in designated st, yarn over, draw through st, (yarn over draw through first loop on hook) twice, yarn over, draw through both loops on hook (pushing bead loop to the RS when completing next stitch in the pattern)

Newborn Hat

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 1, 8 hdc in ring, pull tail to close, join to first hdc –8hdc

Rnd 2: ch 1, (puff, ch 1, puff) in each st around, join to first puff –16 puffs & 8 ch-1 sps

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *2 sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 puffs; rep from * around omitting final sc in puff, join to first sc –32 sc

Rnd 4: ch 1, working in BLO around, hbdc in same st as joining, hbdc in next 2, 2 hbdc in next, *hbdc in next 3, 2 hbdc in next; rep from * around, join to first hbdc –40 hbdc

Rnd 5: ch 1, working in BLO around, hbdc in same st as joining, hbdc in next 3, 2 hbdc in next, *hbdc in next 4, 2 hbdc in next; rep from * around, join to first hbdc –48 hbdc

Rnd 6: ch 1, working in BLO around, sc in same st as joining, sc in next 4, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 5, 2 sc in next; rep from * around, join to first sc –56 sc

Rnd 7: ch 1, working in BLO around, hbdc in same st as joining and each st around, join to first hbdc

Rnd 8: ch 1, working in BLO around, sc in same st as joining and each st around, join to first sc

Rnd 9: ch 1, working in BLO around, sc in same st as joining, bead in next, *sc in next, bead in next; rep from * around, join to first sc –28 bead sts & 28 sc

Rnd 10: ch 1, working in BLO around, bead in same st as joining, sc in next, *bead in next, sc in next; rep from * around, join to first bead –28 bead sts & 28 sc

Rnds 11-12: ch 1, working in BLO around, hbdc in same st as joining and each st around, join to first hbdc –56hbdc

Rnds 13-14: rep Rnds 9-10

Rnd 15: rep Rnd 7

Rnds 16-18: rep Rnd 8, fasten off at end of Rnd 18 and weave in ends

I hope you enjoy your I Love Yarn Day. And I hope you enjoy this free little newborn hat pattern. Maybe to celebrate you can teach someone to crochet it. And maybe then you can share a few hats and a few hooking skills with those who might really appreciate and need it.

You can find an ad-free, print-friendly copy of the PDF pattern for a small fee in my Etsy store here. And feel free to browse for other fun and colorful patterns while you are there.

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