Simple Crochet Baby Hat Tutorial For Newborn Baby

Crocheting a baby hat is like wrapping your love around a little one's head. It's a project filled with warmth and care, turning yarn into a cozy, cute cap. Perfect for beginners or seasoned pros, making a baby hat is a satisfying way to spend a few hours.

Crochet Baby Hat

Materials Needed:

Scheepjes Chunky Monkey 100% premium anti-pilling acrylic yarn
Number 5 crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle

Steps to Crochet a Newborn Hat:

Magic Circle:

Wrap yarn tail around your two fingers to create an X.
Flip your hand and place a finger over the intersection to hold.
Insert hook under the first strand, grab the second one, twist, pull through, and loop it to create an adjustable ring.

Setup Row:

Chain 2 (this counts as the first double crochet).
Work 11 more double crochet (DC) into the magic circle.
You should have 12 DCs in total.
Pull yarn to close the circle and join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 2.

Increase Round 1:

Chain 2 (counts as the first DC).
Work a DC into the base of chain 2.
Work 2 DCs in each stitch around.
You should have 24 DCs by the end of the round.
Join with a slip stitch to the first DC.

Increase Round 2:

Chain 2 (counts as first DC).
Work a single DC in the next stitch, then 2 DCs in the following stitch. Repeat from * around.
Complete the round to have 36 stitches in total.
Join with a slip stitch to the first DC.

Work Even:

For the next three rows, chain 2 and work one DC in each stitch around (36 DCs).
Join each row with a slip stitch to the first DC.

Decrease Round:

Chain 2 (counts as first DC).
Work 5 DCs.
For the decrease: yarn over, insert hook into the front loop of the next two stitches consecutively, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and complete as a DC.
Continue the pattern: 6 DCs, then a decrease, around the hat.

Brim of the Hat:

Slip stitch and chain 2.
Flip the hat inside out for working the brim.
For the brim: working in the back loops only, double crochet around.
For a clean finish, do 31 more DCs for a total of 32 stitches including the first chain two as a DC.