Newborn Crochet Side-to-Side Hat

This cute and stretchy newborn hat is crochet from side to side. It is mostly HDC, but the top few stitches are SC to make it narrower, so there's less to gather at the top! Below are a basic pattern, a striped pattern with a decorative top, and a pumpkin pattern.

Basic Hat

Materials

2 oz. soft worsted weight yarn
Size H crochet hook
Tapestry Needle

Foundation : chain 32. Starting in second chain from hook, HDC in the next 24 chains. SC in the last 5 chains. CH1, turn. (25 HDC including initial CH2, 5 SC).

Row 1 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 2 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). CH1, turn.

Repeat Rows 1 & 2 for 36 rows (18 ridges) or until the hat measures approx. 12 inches across the bottom edge. End with a Row 1.

Finish : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY,slip stitch the two sides of the hat together. Bind off and cut yarn, leaving a 6" tail. Thread tail on a tapestry needle and weave through the top of the hat. Pull tight to gather the top of the hat and tie off. Weave in ends and turn hat right-side out.

Striped Hat

Materials

1 oz. soft worsted weight yarn in color A, 1/2 oz. each of colors B, C, and D
Size H crochet hook
Tapestry Needle

Foundation : In Color A, chain 32. Starting in second chain from hook, HDC in the next 24 chains. SC in the last 5 chains. Cut Color A and tie on Color B. CH1, turn. (25 HDC including initial CH2, 5 SC).
Row 1 : Using Color B and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 2 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor B and tie on Color A. CH1, turn.
Row 3 : Using Color A and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 4 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor A and tie on Color C. CH1, turn.
Row 5 : Using Color C and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 6 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor C and tie on Color A. CH1, turn.
Row 7 : Using Color A and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 8 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor A and tie on Color D. CH1, turn.
Row 9 : Using Color D and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 10 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor D and tie on Color A. CH1, turn.
Row 11 : Using Color A and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, SC in each SC (5 SC), HDC in each HDC (25 HDC). CH2, turn.
Row 12 : WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, HDC in each HDC (25 HDC), SC in each SC (5 SC). Cut COlor A and tie on Color B. CH1, turn.

Repeat Rows 1-12 one more time, and Rows 1-11 one more time, for a total of 36 rows (18 ridges).

Finish : Using Color A and WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY,slip stitch the two sides of the hat together. Bind off and cut yarn, leaving a 6" tail. Shove all of the cut ends down inside the hat (so they'll be sticking up when you turn the hat right-side out). Thread tail on a tapestry needle and weave through the top of the hat. Pull tight to gather the top of the hat and tie off. DO NOT CUT TAIL. Push tapestry needle with tail down intot he top of the hat, and turn hat right-side out. Pull all of the cut ends straight up together. Wrap tail (still threaded through tapestry needle) tightly around the base of the cut ends several times. Tie off. Weave in end of tail. Trim cut ends to approx. 1" high to make a little "pom pom."

Pumpkin Hat

Materials

2 oz. orange soft worsted weight yarn, scraps of green yarn
Size H crochet hook
Tapestry Needle

Using orange yarn, follow directions for the basic hat. To make the curly vines and stem, see directions below.

Curling Vines (make 2) Using green yarn, chain 10. SC in first chain from hook. 2 SC in each chain to the end. Bind off and tie tails together in a small knot. ((picture 1))

Stem (make 1) Using green yarn and leaving a 6" tail, chain 10. DC in 3rd chain from hook. HDC in the next 3 chains. SC in last 4 chains. Chain 1, turn. Sc in each SC, HDC in each HDC, DC in each DC. Bind off.((picture 2))

Fold stem in half lengthwise. Using the 6" tail (which should be at the top, where the SC's are), whipstitch together the sides of the stem. ((picture 3)) Tie tails in a small knot at the bottom of the stem.

Attach one curling vine to each side of the stem. Using a tapestry needle, pull the tails of the curling vines up through the stem and out the top. ((picture 4))

Pull tight and trim. This will hide the ends *and* will give the stem a little thickness. Attach completed stem ((picture 5)) to the top of the hat. Weave in ends.

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