After realizing that the sweet little one hour crocheted bonnet that I made last week wasn't quite right for the new baby boy in the extended family, I decided to make the quickest little crocheted baby hat that I know: the one-hour crocheted baby beanie, with a little crocheted button cover (omiting the actual button)on top. Okay, the addition of that button and weaving in the ends due to the color changes will add more time to the project, but it is still a quickie, especially after you've made one and don't need to refer to any instructions!
Oh, and of course, the zero-3 months size is what takes an hour, the larger sizes a bit more, but you could always make a chunky beanie in a bigger size, and that would be quick too, it just depends on whether you want something soft and pliable (lighter weight yarn, smaller hook) or whether something a bit firmer will also do.
I'd say as far as baby head sizes, unless one has actually seen the baby, it is hard to know what size hat to make, though knowing the weight of the baby would certainly help. And, truthfully if you're going to give a newborn sized hat, I'd make two as those little ones grow quickly and the hat will soon be too small!
While I do love pom poms, they are messy to make, and I'm never quite sure that they'll really stay intact, especially if there are other little ones in the family, so my solution? Crochet a little button to sew on top, which will stay looking great and is also oh so sweet.
Supplies:
- crochet hook: 5 mm
- medium weight yarn (yarn that specifies a 5mm hook on the label)
- note: this beanie can of course be crocheted with any size hook and yarn, you'll just need to look up standard sizes for baby hats and crochet accordingly.
- guage: 14 stitches in 4 inches, 12 rows in 4 inches
Crochet Beanie Pattern, Newborn, 0-3 Months, 3-6 months, 6-12 Months
Instructions: Newborn, Hat should measure 13.5" circumference, 4.5" height, mid ear length
Rnd 1: With color A, single crochet 8 into a magic ring. Pull the ring tight and slip stitch into the first sc.
Rnd 2: ch 2, 2hdc into each stitch, join to first hdc (not ch2) with a slip stitch. 16 stitches
Rnd 3: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch. (24 stitches.)
Rnd 4: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next stitch. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch. (32 stitches)
Rnd 5: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next two stitches. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch. (40 stitches.)
Rnd 6: ch 2, hdc around, join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 7 - 14: repeat rnd 6 until hat is 5" high. Crochet Rnd 9 in color B. And Rnds 10-14 in color C.
Rnd 15: With color A, slip stitch around loosely.
Weave in the ends, and with color B, follow my simple crocheted button pattern, just omit the button so it will be soft for baby. Sew on button firmly with a yarn needle.
Instructions: 0-3 months Hat should measure 16" circumference, 5.25" height
Rnd 1: With color A, single crochet 6 into a magic ring. Pull the ring tight and slip stitch into the first sc.
Rnd 2: ch 2, 2hdc into each stitch, join to first hdc (not ch2) with a slip stitch.
Rnd 3: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 4: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next stitch. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 5: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next two stitches. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 6: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next three stitches Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 7: ch2, hdc around. jJoin to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 8 - 16: repeat rnd 7 until hat is 6" high. Crochet Rnd 9 in color B. And Rnds 10-17 in color C.
Rnd 17: With color A, slip stitch around loosely.
Weave in the ends, and with color B, follow my simple crocheted button pattern, just omit the button so it will be soft for baby. Sew on button firmly with a yarn needle.
Instructions: 3-6 months Hat should measure 17" circumference, 5.5" height
Rnd 1: With color A, single crochet 6 into a magic ring. Pull the ring tight and slip stitch into the first sc.
Rnd 2: ch 2, 2hdc into each stitch, join to first hdc (not ch2) with a slip stitch.
Rnd 3: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 4: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next stitch. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 5: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next two stitches. Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 6: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next three stitches Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 7: ch 2, *2hdc into first stitch, hdc in next four stitches Continue from * around, and join to first hdc with slip stitch.
Rnd 8: ch 2, 1hdc in each stitch around. slip sitch to first hdc.
Rnd 9 - 17: repeat rnd 8 until hat is 5.5" high. Crochet Rnd 9 in color B. And Rnds 10-17 in color C.
Rnd 18: With color A, slip stitch around loosely.
Weave in the ends, and with color B, follow my simple crocheted button pattern, just omit the button so it will be soft for baby. Sew on button firmly with a yarn needle.
