Puff Newborn Hat Crochet Pattern

Puff Newborn Hat Crochet Pattern

The Puff Newborn Hat is great for hot days when your baby needs a little air to their head, while still covering it. I have always loved making the puff stitch which is what brought me to making a puff stitch hat, although I didn’t want it to be intimidating to newer crocheters, so I made all of the increases with the double crochet stitch.

I’d love to see what y’all do with yours! 🙂

Size Included

Newborn

Finished Size

13″ circumference (yarn should stretch)

5 1/4″ long from top of the hat

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

Materials

Super Fine-1 weight yarn

Mary Maxim, Twinkle, about 75 yards

Color A | Blue, White, or Yellow color

E-4 (3.50mm) crochet hook

Fabric scissors

Yarn needle, to weave ends

Gauge

16 dc stitches x 10 rows is 4″

*Change your hook size to obtain the gauge.

Special Stitch

Puff Stitch | pull up 3 times, ch 1, sk 1 st

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

CA | Color A

st(s) | stitch(es)

sk | skip

ch | chain

slst | slip stitch

sc | single crochet

dc | double crochet

puff st(s) | puff stitch(es)

*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.

Newborn Hat

Starting with CA yarn,

ch 3

Round 1: 9 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (9 dc sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (18 dc sts)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (27 dc sts)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around, join (36 dc sts)

Round 5: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts* repeat * to * around, join (45 dc sts)

Round 6: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts* repeat * to * around, join (54 dc sts)

Round 7: ch 2, puff st around, join (27 puff sts)

Rounds 8-13: slst in next st, ch 2, puff st around, join (27 puff sts)

Round 14: ch 1, sc evenly around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (54 sc sts)