KNIT NEWBORN BABY HAT

This teeny tiny newborn hat is made with soft acrylic yarn and size 7 knitting needles. It is a great beginner's baby knitting project because it is relatively easy but also requires the use of a few more complicated techniques that beginners should learn, such as decreasing stitches. The yarn used in the pictured hat is Bernat Softee Baby yarn in Lemon, but any light or medium weight soft acrylic yarn would do. Since these hats will be donated and not made for a specific boy or girl, neutral colors, such as beige white, mint, yellow, etc. are suggested. A few pink or blue are alright, but the majority of hats need to be the suggested colors.

Skill Level:

Beginner/Easy
Materials Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

1 Skein Bernat Softee Baby Yarn Any light or medium weight soft acrylic yarn would do. Size 7 Knitting Needles Yarn Needle

R - Row K - Knit P - Purl tog - together sts - stitches

Instructions for Baby Hat

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Cast on 60 sts R1-R10: (K1, P1) across R11: Knit R12: Purl Repeat rows 11 and 12 6 more times. (24 rows completed) R25: (K4, K2 tog) across R26: Purl R 27: (K3, K2 tog) across R 28: Purl R29: (K2, K2 tog) across R30: Purl R31: (K1, K2 tog) across R32: Purl R33: (K2 tog) across

Instructions for Finishing

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Using the yarn needle, draw the yarn through the remaining stitches on the needle. Pull tightly and secure the yarn. Sew the back seam of the hat with the right sides facing. Sew in the loose ends.