You can now make lots of mice hats for the NICU with this Preemie/Newborn Mouse Hat.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Sizes Included
1-3 lb: 8.5-9″ circumference, 3.5-4″ length
3-5 lb: 11-11.5″ circumference, 4-5″ length
6-8 lb: 12-12.5″ circumference, 5-6″ length
9-11 lb (Newborn): 13-14″ circumference, 6-6.5″ length
*These are our finished sizes. If yours doesn't fit within these measurements, please check your gauge.
Materials
Extra soft worsted weight yarn
- We recommend Lion Brand, Vanna's Choice.
- Gray
- Black
- Pink
- White
- 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-6 (4.00mm) crochet hook
2 small black buttons
Fabric scissors
Yarn needle, to weave ends
Gauge
3 dc stitches x 2 rows is 1″
*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge.
Abbreviations/Stitches Used
st(s)-stitch(es)
ch-chain
dc-double crochet
fpdc-front post double crochet
bpdc-back post double crochet
*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.
1-3 lb Preemie Hat
Starting with CA yarn,
ch 3
Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)
Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around dc in next st, join (29 sts)
Rounds 4-6: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (29 sts)
Round 7: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, fpdc in next st, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (29 sts)
3-5 lb Preemie Hat
Starting with CA yarn,
ch 3
Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)
Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)
Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts* repeat * to * around, dc in next st, join (37 sts)
Rounds 5-8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (37 sts)
Round 9: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, fpdc in next st, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (37 sts)
6-8 lb Preemie Hat
Starting with CA yarn,
ch 3
Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)
Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)
Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts* repeat * to * 4 more times around, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, join (40 sts)
Rounds 5-9: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (40 sts)
Round 10: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (40 sts)
9-11 lb Newborn Hat
Starting with CA yarn,
ch 3
Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)
Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)
Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around, join (44 sts)
Rounds 5-11: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (44 sts)
Round 12: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (44 sts)
Ears (Make 2)
With gray yarn,
ch 2
Round 1: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first st of round (4 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, join in first st of round (6 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, join in first st of round (8 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st of round (8 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st of round, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (8 sts)
- with gray yarn and a yarn needle
- attach the ears to the top of the hat
Hair
- Cut three 8″ stands of gray yarn
- At the top of the hat, attach the three pieces of yarn with a yarn needle
- Take both end together
- Make a knot close to the hat
- Cut the yarn to the length you would like
Nose
With pink yarn,
ch 2
Round 1: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first st of round (4 sts)
Cut yarn and change to gray yarn.
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in first st of round (8 sts)
Rounds 3-4: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st of round (8 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st of round, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (8 sts)
- with gray yarn and a yarn needle
- attach nose just above ribbing in middle, front of hat
Whiskers
- with black yarn and a yarn needle
- make 3 horizontal lines on each side of the nose (as seen in photos)
Eyes
- with 2 small black buttons, white yarn, and a yarn needle
- attach the buttons just above nose, on each side of nose
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