Preemie Newborn Football Hat Crochet Pattern

Preemie Newborn Football Hat Crochet Pattern

Materials

Extra soft worsted weight yarn

• We recommend Lion Brand, Vanna’s Choice.

1. Brown
2. White
3. Light Pink (optional)

• 1-3 lb: ~ 17 yards of yarn for hat only, not for add-ons
• 3-5 lb: ~34 yards of yarn for hat only, not for add-ons
• 6-8 lb: ~43 yards of yarn for hat only, not for add-ons
• 9-11 lb (Newborn): ~51 yards of yarn for hat only, not for add-ons

G crochet hook

1′ button

Fabric scissors

Yarn needle, to weave ends

Gauge

3 dc stitches x 2 rows is 1″

*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge

Notes

• This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.
• Start in the same stitch as chain.
• In the amount of stitches you should have at the end of the row, (ex. 11 sts). That count does include the chain.

Abbreviations

st(s)-stitch(es)

ch-chain

sc-single crochet

dc-double crochet

1-3 lb Preemie Hat

Start with brown yarn.

ch 3

Row 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (12 sts)

Row 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (23 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 3: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * 7 more times around, sc in last st, join (30 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 4: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (30 sts)

Row 5: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (30 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 6: ch 1, sc in each st around, join (30 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 7: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (30 sts)

Row 8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (30 sts)

6-8 lb Preemie Hat

Start with brown yarn.

ch 4

Row 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (12 sts)

Row 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (23 sts)

Row 3: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, *2 dc, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (34 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 4: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 4 sts, *2 dc, dc in next 4 sts* repeat * to * around 5 more times, 2 dc, dc in next 2 sts, join (41 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 5-7: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (41 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (41 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 9-10: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (41 sts)

Row 11: ch 2, dc in each st around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (41 sts)

9-11 lb Newborn Hat

Start with brown yarn.

ch 3

Row 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (12 sts)

Row 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (23 sts)

Row 3: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, *2 dc, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (34 sts)

Row 4: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around, join (46 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 5: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (46 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 6-8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (46 sts)

Cut yarn and change to white yarn.

Row 9: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (46 sts)

Cut yarn and change to brown yarn.

Row 10-11: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (46 sts)

Row 12: ch 2, dc in each st around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (46 sts)

6-11 lb Hats Embellishment

1. With white yarn and a yarn needle.
2. Take the yarn down the front middle of hat in between the two white stripes.
3. Then on top and bottom of white line you just made.
4. Then go in the middle of the first white line you just made.
5. Cut and tie ends, weave ends.

Flower (optional)

1. Using this flower pattern (I didn’t use the leaf part of pattern.) with white worsted weight yarn, 1″ button and a G hook
2. Attach flower on left side

Bow (optional)

1. Using this bow pattern with light pink worsted weight yarn and a G hook
2. Attach bow on front, towards the top part of the hat.