Newborn Nautical Hat Crochet Pattern

This Newborn Nautical Hat is really fun and easy to coordinate with outfits! It’s a must have for the next outing in the boat or at the beach.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Size Included

Newborn

Finished Size

12″ circumference (yarn should stretch)

4 3/4″ long from top of the hat

*These are our finished measurements. If yours don’t fit within these measurement, please check your gauge.

Materials

Worsted weight yarn (4-medium)

Dark blue
White
Gray

I-9 (5.50mm) crochet hook

Fabric scissors

Yarn needle, to weave ends

Gauge

6 dc stitches x 3 rows is 2″

*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge.

Notes

(11 sts) means how many stitches you should have at the end of the row. That count does NOT include the chain.
You may want to add a double crochet row or 2 if you wish to make it longer.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

st(s)-stitch(es)

ch-chain

sc-single crochet

sc dec-single crochet decrease

hdc-half double crochet

dc-double crochet

*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.

Hat

Starting with blue yarn,

Round 1: ch 3, 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join in first dc of round (11 sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Round 3: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join in first dc of round (33 sts)

Cut yarn and change to blue yarn.

Round 4: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 8 sts* repeat * to * 1 more time around, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, join in first dc of round (37 sts)

Round 5: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first dc of round (37 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Round 6: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first dc of round (37 sts)

Cut yarn and change to blue yarn.

Round 7: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first dc of round (37 sts)

Round 8: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first sc of round, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (37 sts)

With gray yarn and a yarn needle
Weave gray yarn in and out of round 7 and 8 stitches

Anchor

All with gray yarn,

Main middle part: ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 6 sts, 11 hdc in last st (turning), sc in each st down, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends

middle ‘-‘ part: ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in remaining sts, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends

Bottom ‘v’ part: ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 sts, sc dec, sc in next 4 sts, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends

With gray yarn and a yarn needle
Attach main middle part to front, right side of hat
Attach middle ‘-‘ part, on top of main middle part, in the middle
Attach bottom ‘v’ part, at the very bottom of the main middle part