I love making simple beanies. Besides the fact that they are SO fast, they are great for charity projects. There are tons of great ways to give back using newborn beanie hats. Hospitals use them in their OB wards (I still have the homemade beanies my sons wore home from the hospital!). Or how about donating them to orphanages? Last summer I had the opportunity to hand-deliver over 300 newborn beanies to orphanages in Bogota, Colombia (more on my connections with that wonderful country later).
Today’s free pattern isn’t so much a pattern as it is just a little inspiration; a fun, simple way to finish your typical newborn hat to make it stand out a bit more. The hat itself is just your standard, double crochet beanie hat. I added a contrasting row of SC to the bottom and a cute little button on the side, and that’s all there is to it!
Many of my readers make charity hats. Let me know in the comments where you donate your hats!
SUPER SIMPLE NEWBORN BEANIE
Hook: H (5.00mm)
Yarn: Small amount of worsted in two contrasting colors (I typically use Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Yarn” or Lion Brand’s “Vanna’s Choice”)
Difficulty: Easy
Notes:
- Ch 2 does not count as starting DC. (Note: Originally, I had incorrectly stated that it does. Sorry for the confusion!) When joining, join to the first DC, not to the top of the chain.
- This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
- This pattern was updated on September 12, 2015.
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With H hook and first color yarn, make a Magic Circle.
Round 1: Ch 2; 12 DC in magic circle; join. (12)
Round 2: Ch 2; 2 DC in same St and in each St around. Join. (24)
Round 3: Ch 2; 2DC in same St, 1 DC in next, (2 DC in next, 1 DC in next) around. (36)
Round 4: Ch 2; 2DC in same St, 1 DC in each of the next 17 St, 2 DC in next, 1 DC in each of the next 17. Join. (38)
Rounds 5-9: Ch 2; DC in each St around. Join.
Switch to contrasting color.
Round 10: Ch 1; SC in each St around. Join. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Making pre hats for the hospitals
I can’t seem to get the magic circle, how many chains to begin, I tried 4, but it left a little hole. appreciate your help. Thank you
Hi Jan – the magic circle doesn’t involve multiple chains. Here is a tutorial: http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/how-to-crochet-a-magic-circle/
I make newborn hats for Mattel Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. I’m paying it forward. My granddaughter is special needs and this is our 3rd hospital and they have been most helpful. (Pray for gianna. On Facebook)
Hi! Just made one of these! Super easy!! Thanks for the pattern!!
I’m a pediatric nurse and i will have fun doing those hat for mission smile. thank you for your easy pattern. julie
I love making this easy pattern for two reasons…It is easy to memorize so you can do it without thinking and it is really good therapy for severe anxiety! Thank you for developing this pattern to help 🙂
I live in a care and have trouble getting patterns for crochet hats and amigurumi animals lost all my patterns in move.
I would like to pdf this pattern.what is theprice
Will be making this to donate to a hospital on mothers’ day. I am hoping i can make a lot of mothers happy on that day 🙂
Love these hats! Thank u
Do not understand second part of round 4? How is this different than first 17 stiches?
Thank u!
It isn’t. The round is a DC increase, then 17 DC, then a DC increase, then 17 DC.
I L;IKE MAKING MADING SMALL THNIG.THANK FOR THE PATTERN.EV
Love your pattern. I’m using it to make hats for babies in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.
Thank you so much or the use of this pattern. It was very easy for me as a new crocheter and will be perfect for my new twin Grandbabies due in June. It made very nice looking beanies.
I am a senior citizen and a group of us crochet baby beanies, blankets for preemies and new born at our local hospital. The new moms seem to love the them.
I am using your pattern to make hats for the newborn babys at the hospital. I hope you don’t mine.
came across your website looking for newborn baby hats to make for the hospital I work for, looking forward to make as many as I can, hope it is ok to use your patterns, if so thank you
Sandra
I will be donating to MUSC in Charleston South Carolina NICU where my 7 day old grandson had his open heart surgery.
I donate to The Preemie Project out of Iowa. They supply the Iowa City hospital and several others.
I just made the Call the Midwife blanket and thought I’d make this beanie with the leftover yarn. The friend who’s expecting has a family history (both sides) of 10+pound babies. Is there a way to make this beanie just a bit bigger?
Thank you and congratulations on you new baby!
Just read the post before mine…and I looked up increasing. Thank you once again.