Easy Peasy Baby / Infant Sized (6- 12 Months) Double Crochet Beanie Hat Pattern
free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com
Looking for an Easy Peasy crochet beanie pattern? What about a simple one made with Double crochet? This pattern is perfect even for the beginner so give it a try.
Are you looking for this in another size? Check out the whole family of sizes in the free Easy Peasy Double Crochet Beanie pattern page here at cRAfterchick.com.
Project requires:
Medium to normal weight yarn (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver or Caron one pound skeins of yarn for these though you can use baby yarn for extra soft beanie hats too!)
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends
Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US)
Easy Peasy Baby / Infant Sized (6- 12 Months) Double Crochet Beanie Hat Pattern Notes
*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe
Round 1: In a magic circle, ch 2 (does not count as a dc throughout pattern as I use this to make a more seamless appearance in my hats) before placing 8 dc in to the circle. Pull circle tightly closed. Join with sl st in the top of beginning st. (8 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before making *2 dc in first st and 2 dc in each of the following 7 st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning st. (16 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 before placing *2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next st.* Repeat *pattern for next 14 st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning st. (24 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 and make *2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 2 st. Repeat * pattern for next 21 st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning st. (32 dc)
Round 5 -10: Ch 2 before placing 1 dc in first st and 1 dc in each of the remaining 31 st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning st. (32 dc)
Round 11: Ch 1 and place 1 sc in first st and 1 sc in each of the remaining st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning st. (32 sc)
Cut yarn leaving a short tail to finish off the project. Pull tail through and weave in ends with your yarn needle before cutting off any extra length left behind to fasten off hat.
Want a trim or contrast color? You can easily add a contrast trim by adding an additional round of sc to end of hat in new yarn color or for a wider trim, subtract one dc round from Round 5-10 then add that to the end after in between sc rows in contrast color.
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I’m not sure this can be right – I started this size after making a newborn size, and the crown was hardly any bigger. I’m going to start over with 10dc in the initial row and see what happens….
That is correct. Please see sizes for hats here: http://www.crochetgeek.com/2008/04/newborn-head-circumference-13-14-hat.html There is not much difference in crown sizes of infant hats but the length differs a lot more. Your size of circle at end of increase rounds should be right on these sizes with a size J hook and using dc (us) stitches. Does that help at all?
Quick question – I LOVE your patterns – they are SO easy to follow – but this one looks like the same exact pattern, number of rows and all, as the 3-6 month pattern? Is that correct?
On the 3-6 month old beanie you are starting with a round of 8 sc versus the 8 dc in first round of 6-12 month old beanie. You can see a great chart for the crown and length needed for different aged hats here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hat-sizing-chart—newborn-through-mens-sizes I use the standard measurements when creating all my hats. Hope this helps!
I’m reading through this pattern and the sizes for 3-6 months. I don’t see any difference in the patter at all, for the crown or the length of the finished beanie. Am I missing something? There is a great deal of difference in the head sizes of a 6 month old and a one year old. Thanks! By the way, I LOVE this pattern! 🙂 I make these for donations from my church and they are so quick to work up, even the adult sized ones.
On the 3-6 month old beanie you are starting with a round of 8 sc versus the 8 dc in first round of 6-12 month old beanie. You can see a great chart for the crown and length needed for different aged hats here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hat-sizing-chart—newborn-through-mens-sizes I use the standard measurements when creating all my hats. Hope this helps!
That’s really, extremely helpful! Thank you so much for linking that. I had started your pattern for a newborn and felt it was impossibly small. Compared to that chart I was right on. Thanks for the pattern, I needed a quick and easy hat pattern and this was perfect.
love these they are perfect I have been looking so a simple beanie that I could doll up thank you .. making a hat to look like tinkerbells hair wish me luck … her hair is in a bun so it should be easy
Hi I am also a crafty woman with RA..just came across your blog…actually just finished the cute little beanie hat for one of my 4 granddaughters. ..would love to chat if you would!