Free Pattern - Coming Home Baby Hat

The following is my recipe for newborn baby hats. I used this for making a lot of them while I was expecting.

Abbreviations: 

K Knit
P Purl
K2tog Knit 2 stitches together

Requirements: Sock or Worsted Weight yarn
4 dpns or circular needles in appropriate size.

Main Body of Hat 
Row 1: Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches. I cast on 64 stitches using sock weight yarn and 48 stitches for worsted weight yarn.
Row 2 - 10 : K2 P2 around
Row 11: K all around
Repeat row 11 till the size is enough to cover the head of the baby. (About 4.5 inches/ 11.5cms)
Next row start crown shaping.

Crown Shaping for Sock Weight Yarn 
Row 1: K8, K2tog
Row 2: K around
Row 3: K7, K2tog
Row 4: K around
Row 5: K6, K2tog
Row 6: K around
Row 7: K5, K2tog
Row 8: K around
Row 9: K4, K2tog

Crown Shaping for Worsted Weight Yarn Follow steps from Row 5 of Crown shaping for sock weight yarn.

Finishing Cut the working yarn leaving a 6 inch tail. Thread this through a tapestry needle and sew through the remaining stitches on the needles while taking them off the needle. Pull through and secure top. For added finishing sew a pom pom to the top of the hat.


Here are some finished projects made by others.

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