Knit Baby hat for beginners, free pattern for a newborn and for a 3/6 months old.
This pattern is great for beginners because it only uses the knit st, purl st, and knit 2 tog, which is just a modification f the basic knit stitch… It’s also knitted on the row instead of on the round, like most hat patterns. Also known as knitted flat, which means you don’t even need a circular needle or DPNs (double pointed needles).
So, if you’re not very comfortable knitting on the round just yet, this easy pattern will be perfect for you.
Hope you like this free knitting pattern 😀
Table of Contents
Materials
Gauge or Tension: 15 stitches by 22 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)
Stitches used
Knit Baby hat for beginners – Size: Newborn
- Cast on 40 st.
- Row 1: k1, p1
- Row 2 to row 6: Repeat row 1
- Row 7: knit
- Row 8: Purl
- Row 9 to Row 22: Repeat rows 7 and 8
- Row 23: Knit 2 to together (20 st)
- Row 24: Purl
- Row 25: Knit 2 to together (10 st)
- Row 26: Purl
- Row 27: Knit 2 to together (5 st)
Bind off, leaving a long tail to sew the sides together.
Knit Baby hat for beginners – Size: 3 to 6 months
- Cast on 48 st.
- Row 1: k1, p1
- Row 2 to row 6: Repeat row 1
- Row 7: knit
- Row 8: Purl
- Row 9 to row 26: Repeat rows 7 and 8
- Row 27: Knit 2 to together (24 st)
- Row 28: Purl
- Row 29: Knit 2 to together (12 st)
- Row 30: Purl
- Row 31: Knit 2 to together (6 st)
Bind off, leaving a long tail to sew the sides together.
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Play with your options:
- You can leave it as it is to keep it simple,
- add a pompom to the top,
- flower to the side,
- a pin
- or perhaps a bow!
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The term trough is used in a knit hat pattern. What is trough?
I apologize. Is a typo. Is now corrected.
Hi I made the newborn hat using the pattern …but it came out very small ..I used DK 100g …thought this would be OK but obviously not ?
Oh no!! Sorry that it didn’t turn out right.
I used worsted yarn. And although some patterns can come up just right when switching, something so small like a newborn hat can be greatly affected even if the yarn is just slightly smaller.
I made mine with DK but I needed 6mm needles to get the right tension. Mine seems to be a reasonable size.
Yeah, adjusting the tension is necessary when substituting yarn weights. I’m glad it came at a good size. I also have patterns designed for DK, they can be found at the end of this post.
My two baby girls wore these hats, so if it comes with a similar size I’m sure it will fit other babies ^_^
Knit 2 to together (6 st)
What does the number mean. Does it mean every 6 stitches you knit 2 to together.
When a number of sets is stated at the 3nd of row or round in parentheses that refers to that row or round stitch count. If a pattern doesn’t have any increases or decreases then this is not necessary so it won’t show. But in this case after all those knit 2 together, at the end of the rou d you should have 6 sts remaining. The stitch count is just there so you could double check, if you choose to do so.
I tried this pattern using size 6 needles and yarn size 4, but it came out super small! I’m a new knitter, so I’m not sure what happened. Any tips?
great directions but I’m confused how to do the end: do you use the same tail to cinch the last 6 stitches together and somehow then seam the sides of the hat together? Can you explain the ending steps to me? Thanks so much for encouraging and sharing