My finished newborn hat.
Every newborn baby needs a hat to help keep them warm. I designed this hat as a gift for a pregnant friend who is expecting a baby boy later this year.
It’s a simple Stockinette stitch hat with rolled brim, but I used beautiful, hand-dyed yarn to make it special. The rolled brim is perfect for a baby’s hat because it can be rolled up or down as much as needed to fit the baby’s head. I chose a superwash merino wool ((I used Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage, a worsted weight, 100% superwash merino wool yarn.)) so it would be nice and soft against the baby’s delicate skin and easy to launder.
Illustrating the practicality of the rolled brim: I just kept rolling up the brim until it was above George's eyes.
When finished, this hat is approximately 12″ in circumference unstretched, but it will stretch to fit up to a 16″ head circumference. Thus the hat should fit a newborn to a 3-month-old baby. ((Or a small stuffed primate. 🙂 )) To make your own newborn hat, download my pattern:
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