FREE PATTERN: Newborn Spring Beanie

This hat is adorable for this Spring, Easter and Summer!!!  I love it….I think you will, too!!

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Free Pattern:  Newborn Spring Beanie  (Crochet)

Size:  Newborn (0-3 months)

Materials Needed:

1 Skein Worsted Weight (Aran) Size #4 Acrylic Yarn in Cream  (I used Loops & Threads “Impeccable” Worsted.)

Size I (5.50 mm) Crochet Hook  (I have recently invested in a gorgeous and super comfortable Wooden Hook from Furls Crochet.   I love it!  And they have all kinds of hooks made of various materials….beautiful and a joy to work with!)

Small amounts of contrasting colors of your choice for flowers   (I used Caron “Simply Soft” Yarn.)

Yarn Needle to weave in loose ends and to sew on flowers.

Stitches Used in this Hat:

Magic Circle
Slip stitch (sl st)
Chain (ch)
Half double crochet (hdc)
Front post half double crochet  (fphdc)
Back post half double crochet  (bphdc)

Hat:
***Important:  Be sure to Turn at the end of Rows 1 through 10.  Do not turn at the end of Row 11.

Round 1:  Using “Magic Circle”, work  7 hdc.   Join with sl st to first hdc to form circle.   Turn.  Ch 1.  (7 st)

Round 2:  2 hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to first hdc. Ch 1.  Turn.  (14 st)

Round 3:  *1 hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st*.  Repeat from * to * around.  Join with sl st to first hdc. Ch 1.  (21 st). Turn.  

Round 4:  *1 hdc in each of the first two st, 2 hdc in next st.*  Repeat from * to * around. Join with sl st to first hdc.   Ch 1.  (28 st). Turn.

Round 5:  * 1 hdc in each of the first 3  st, 2 hdc in next st.*  Repeat from * to * around.  Join with sl st to first hdc.   Ch 1.  (35 st). Turn.

Round 6 – 10:  1 hdc in each of the stitches around.  Join with sl st to first hdc.  Ch 1. (35 st)   Turn.

Round 11:  1 hdc in each of the stitches around.  Join with sl st to first hdc.  Ch 1.  (35 st). DO NOT TURN!

Round 12:  *1 fphdc in first st, 1 bphdc in next st*.  Repeat around.  Join with sl st to first st.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Flowers:  (Make 2)  (Your choice:  Both flowers in same color or each a different color.  Either way the hat looks adorable!)

Round 1:  Using “Magic Circle”, work 5 sc.   Join with sl st to form circle.
Round 2:  (This round forms the round of 5 “petals”.)  Sl st in first st.  *Ch 2, 4 dc, ch 2* in next st.* Repeat from * to * 4 more times.  Sl st in space between last and first petal.  Fasten off.  Weave in loose ends.

Sew flowers to the beanie!

Enjoy!  Pictures of your baby wearing this hat will be So-o-o-o-o Cute!!