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baby hat

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Stormy Stewart
Mio, MI

This hat is made with two skeins at once. Use the light weight thin baby yarn to make this. The first hat I made I didn't make a pattern for so this time I did. I can't read crochet patterns so please bare with me on writing one. Feel free to ask questions

(2 ratings)
yield 1 hat
prep time 1 Hr
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For baby hat

  • 2
    baby skein of yarn (very thin yarn) each a different yet colors
  • 2
    pieces of ribboon (12-14 inches) long each
  • 1
    number 10 1/2 (k) crochet needle

How To Make baby hat

  • baby hat back
    1
    Back of hat Start with 16 stitches across x 13 rows deep. 14th row drop first stitch and last stitch (you will have 14 stitches now) 15th row drop one stitch at begining and end of row same as row 14 (you will now have 12 stitches) 16th row drop two stitches at each end (you will have 8 stitches) this is the top of the back of the hat
  • side and top
    2
    Sides/top of hat is all one piece. 18 stitches long x 37 rows deep
  • starting at bottom of hat and one end of the hat attach back to front-sides of hat.
    3
    Peg stitch back to top and sides.
  • attached sides-top and back
    4
    Then stitch with same yarn.
  • turn hat inside out and peg stitch fold for hat front
    5
    Turn inside out, then peg stitch lip of hat front.
  • finished hat except for ties
    6
    Ok only three more rows to go Line 17 crochet 1 stitch then loose one then straight stitch but loosing every other stitch when you get to the back of the hat only. (Loose a total of 4 stitches in back of hat) then loose second to last stitch at end of row. Row 18 at bottom of hat where you had peg stitched bill on hat start at the end and put a stitch then skip 1 then stitch 2 skip 1 stitch 2 all the way across ending with skip at stitch then do last one. (just do the bottom of hat Row 19 skip first stitch then stitch across loosing the last stitch. Tie off.
  • finished hat
    7
    attach ribbon and you are done.
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