A gold crochet newborn hat rests on a light wooden background, the newborn cap has a folded brim made of double crochet

How to Crochet a hat for Newborns

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completed crochet newborn hat, a cap with a small brim in gold and orange resting on a light wooden background with an purple newborn hat resting in the middle on a pink crochet hook still being completed.
completed crochet newborn hat, a cap with a small brim in gold rests on a light wooden background with an purple newborn hat resting below on a crochet hook still being completed.
completed crochet newborn hat, a cap with a small brim in gold rests on a light wooden background with an purple newborn hat resting below on a crochet hook still being completed.
A green crochet newborn hat with a cap and brim rests completed on a light wooden background.
A maroon completed crochet hat for a newborn rests on a light wooden background

Learn how to crochet easy baby cap 0-3 months

This crochet tutorial will walk you through this easy baby cap that works up really quickly using double crochet stitches.

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Materials for Crochet hat for Newborns

  • Yarn Scheepjs Chunky Monkey 
  • 4 Weight/Aran 100% Premium Acrylic Anti-Pilling (Can also use cotton, wool ect in a chunky yarn) 
  • 1 Skein 
  • Purple Colour =Plum
  • Gold Colour =Ochre
  • Orange Colour = Rust
  • Red Colour = Maroon 
  • Green Colour = Moss
  •  5 mm Aluminum Crochet Hook https://amzn.to/3XfX5Ga
  • Yarn Needle – Susan Bates  https://amzn.to/3Tk3TkY
  • Scissors https://amzn.to/47jlZt5
Four completed crochet hats for newborns rest on a wooden background, the hats are maroon, gold, green and burnt orange in colour, all four hats have their brim towards the bottom of the photo, an unfinished purple crochet hat rests in the opposite direction in the middle of the completed four hats on a pink aluminum crochet hook

Measurements of Easy Crochet Baby Cap

  • Hat Measurements ( un-stretched/un-blocked )
  • Hat Circumference 33 cm (13 inches)
  • Cap Height 10 cm (4 inches)
  • Hat Width 14 cm (5.5 inches)
  • Brim Height 3.5 cm (1.3 inches)
A completed green crochet hat is with a cap and brim is seen up close do that the double crochet stitches are recognizable, there is an incomplete purple hat resting in the opposite direction of the green hat (so they are mirrored images) both rest on a light wooden backdrop.

Want to learn how to crochet a baby blanket to go with is cute hat? Be sure to check out this blogpost

How to Crochet Chunky Baby Blanket for Beginners

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