How To Crochet Baby Hats: The Easy Way (Double Crochets)


Crochet Baby Beanie Video Tutorial

These are the most complete crochet baby hat patterns available. Thankfully, this is a one-stop-shop. Every single size is listed here. The pattern is written so that you can make any size crochet baby beanie: Preemie, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, toddler & child.

Crochet Baby hats are fun, quick, affordable and practical crochet projects.

This crochet hat pattern comes in all sizes so that you can make matching designs for everyone in the family or make new ones as your baby grows up and outgrows the first one.

It also makes a great gift for baby showers or new additions to family and friends’ families, and it’s a very gender-neutral pattern.

This is an easy crochet baby hat pattern created using double crochet with reverse single crochet edging.

Above, a step-by-step video tutorial is provided for my visual learners, which makes this project perfect for beginners. Scroll down below for the written pattern.


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Crochet Baby Hat – Free Pattern

Baby-Child Beanie

Materials

#4 worsted weight 200 yards

5 mm hook 

Scissors

Yarn needle

Gauge:

14 Dc = 4 in

8 Rows = 4 in

Stitches (US Terms)

Sl st- Slip Stitch

Ch- Chain

Dc- Double Crochet

Specialty Stitches

Rsc- Reverse Single Crochet: Insert hook in the stitch to the right of the hook (behind the current stitch), yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on the hook. (Video 10:45)

*Note, chain 2 doesn’t count as a stitch

Pattern Instructions

how to crochet a baby hat

Preemie

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join. 

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Rounds 4-9: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 10: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.

how to crochet a baby hat

0-3 Months 

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join. 

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Rounds 5-10: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 11: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.

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3-6 Months

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Round 5: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 10 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (48)

Rounds 6-11: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 12: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.

How to crochet baby hats

6-9 Months

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Round 5: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 10 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (48)

Round 6: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 11 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (52)

Rounds 7-12: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 13: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.

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9-12 Months

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Round 5: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 10 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (48)

Round 6: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 11 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (52)

Round 7: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 12 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (56)

Rounds 8-13: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 14: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join

 

Toddler 1-3 yrs

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Round 5: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 10 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (48)

Round 6: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 11 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (52)

Round 7: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 12 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (56)

Round 8: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 13 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (60)

Rounds 9-14: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 15: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.

Child 4-10 yrs

Magic ring or ch 4 & sl st into first ch to form a ring. 

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc into ring, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join.  (22)

Round 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in next) repeat around, sl st to join (33)

Round 4: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 2 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (44)

Round 5: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 10 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (48)

Round 6: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 11 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (52)

Round 7: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 12 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (56)

Round 8: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 13 st) repeat around, sl st to join. (60)

Round 9: Ch 2, (2 dc, dc in the next 14 sts) repeat around, sl st to join. (64)

Rounds 10-15: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Rounds 16: Ch1, rsc in each st around, sl st to join.


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