Taking the Popular Double Crochet Baby Beanie Pattern and how you can make it for 6-12 months.
The original hat is very popular and when I teamed it with a little pair of booties and a dress,
This hat pattern has become one of my readers favourite go-to crochet patterns.
I kept being asked how people could make the Original little hat bigger. So here I will write out the next sizes up for the simple very easy yet adorable crochet beanie.
The Original Baby Beanie in Double crochet with a single crochet border was made for a 0-3 months
SEE PATTERN for Newborn Hat Dress, Booties Patterns Details AND PHOTO TUTORIAL HERE
Free Crochet Baby Beanie Hat Pattern 6-12 months
Yarn Double Knit / 8 PLY(11 Wraps per inch)
Pattern written in US TERMS
Gauge: Gauge 22.0 sts = 4 inches
to fit sie 6-12 months, finished hat measures 16 inches around head
Rnd 1: Magic Circle Ch 3, 12 DC in Magic circle, slip stitch into top of ch3 (12)
or you can start with ch 3, 12 dc into 1st chain
Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 DC in every stitch round (increasing in every stitch around), Slip into top of ch 3 to join (24)
Rnd 3: Ch3, (1st Dc in the base chain), 2DC in next stitch, *1DC, 2DC* in next *repeat **around (you are increasing 1 at every 2nd stitch around) Slip into top of chain 3 to join (36)
Rnd 4: Ch3, (1st Dc in the base chain), 2DC in next stitch, *DC in next 2 sts, 2DC* in next *repeat **around (you are increasing 1 at every 3rd stitch around) Slip into top of chain 3 to join (48)
Rnd 5: Ch3, (1st Dc in the base chain), 2DC in next stitch, *DC in next 3 sts, 2DC* in next *repeat **around (you are increasing 1 at every 4th stitch around) Slip into top of chain 3 to join (60) will measure 5.5 inches
Starting in base of Chain 3, Double Crochet in each stitch round = 61sts.
(Your hat will be taking shape now)
Slip into top of chain 3 to join on every rounds
Rnd 11- Rnd 15 (Ch1 at the beginning of each round) Single Crochet around.
Slip into top of chain 3 to join.
Fasten off and weave in all ends