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Easy Crochet Baby Hat with Earflaps (Newborn) A FREE Crochet Baby Hat Pattern

Crochet a Baby Hat with Ear Flaps and braids, with this FREE CROCHET BABY HAT PATTERN.

easy crochet baby hat with earflaps and braids free crochet pattern
  

Crochet this adorable warm cozy baby hat, with earflaps.

It is perfect as a cute crochet baby hat for use as a photo prop for the newborn. 

WARNING the use does have ties. 

IF making for a small baby to wear you can finish just at the earflaps part and not add in the ties. 

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Abbreviations:

The pattern is written in US Terms

  • CH = chain
  • ST(S) = stitch (es)
  • SLST = slip stitch
  • FpDcCluster = work 2 Front Post Double Crochet Together around previous rounds specified stitch
  • DC = Double Crochet
  • SC = Single Crochet
  • BLO = Back Loop Only

Please Note:
 I crochet extremely loosely you May need to go up a hook size to achieve the sizing.

Check the crown diameter is 4 inches To fit NEWBORN 

If you wish to make the next size up of the baby hat to fit 0-3 months please visit 


Free baby crochet baby hat pattern with earflaps braids and pom pom




Easy Crochet Baby Hat with Earflaps (Newborn) A FREE Crochet Baby Hat Pattern

The finished size of crochet baby hat will fit 0-3 months


Crown Diameter: 4 inches
Circumference will fit 14/15 inches,
Length Top to brim 5 inches,
To Base of ear 7 inches

NOTES: Use 2 strands Double Knit held together (I often use the beginning and middle of ball of yarn  )  

I sometimes find i need to add 1 more row to the brim. 

But I feel that its me and my tension going off into the woods somewhere sometimes I crochet looser one day than the next. 

Please check measurements, at crown diameter before proceeding 

To start the hat 

With a 6mm hook 

Rnd 1: ch4 and work 11 DC into the first ch. ss to first DC 
( pull tail to close.) (11 DC)

Rnd 2: Ch2, 2DC in same space as ch2,
 2DC in each DC around, ss to first DC, 22, (22DC)

Rnd 3: ch2, 2DC in same space as ch2, 1DC in next DC,*2DC in next DC, DC in next DC*
*rep to last st 

Pattern Round:

Rnd4: to Rnd 8 (measures 5 inches top of the hat to end):

 Ch2, FPDcCluster around the FIRST DC STITCH of the previous round, HDC in next stitch, (FPDcCluster in next
stitch, HDC in Nxt) repeat ( ) around, ss to top of ch, ( 33 Sts) (17 FPDcCluster 16 HDC + the ch2) (33sts) DO NOT FASTEN OFF

How to crochet the baby hat Brim

Row 1: ch1, SC in BLO in same st as ch1, SC in BLO loosely in each st around slip to join. DO NOT FASTEN OFF

How to crochet Earflaps for the Hat 

Row1: ch1,1Sc in same st as ch1,
working through BOTH loops, SC in nxt 5 STS, TURN (6sc)

Row2: ch1, Sc in the BASE of Chain, and sc in next 5 Sts, TURN(6sts)

Row 3: ch1, Skip Base of chain stitch and
sc in next 5 Sts , TURN (5sts)

Row 4: ch1, Skip Base of chain stitch
and sc in next 4 Sts , TURN (4sts)

Row5: ch1, Skip Base of Chain stitch,
and sc in next 3 Sts,

FASTEN OFF

2nd earflap

With the middle of the back of the hat facing, you count from the end of the ear flap across the FRONT 12sts, JOIN YARN.

Work as for 1st ear flap working, in NEXT 6 Sts,

FASTEN OFF

How to crochet the braids for the baby hat
(please remember IF making the long ties, the Baby must not be left unsupervised, etc.

I have added in the video how to add the braids without fastening off after the second earflap

Join Yarn at the center BACK of the baby hat to complete the LAST row and TIES.

(This looks complicated but its actually VERY easy)

Ch1, working in each stitch of BACK of HAT SC BLO in each stitch, until you arrive at the ear flap,

Work 1 SC evenly spaced down the side of the ear flap,SC in the First Stitch of LAST row of ear flap, Chain 41,SLIP STITCH BACK along the chain you have just completed finishing with another SC into the SAME space,

continue with a SC in the 3rd stitch of the LAST row of the ear flap, and
Work 1 SC evenly spaced up the OTHER side of the ear flap,

Now Working ALONG the FRONT of the hat.

SC BLO in each of the 15 stitches.

Work 2nd ear flap and TIE as the FIRST,
and once finished 2nd ear flap, continue working the SC in BLO until the last stitch.
FASTEN OFF.

Crochet baby hat pattern FREE crochet

This was one of the first hats I made for my grandson, And as He grew I made more. 

It has become one of my favourite go-to baby hat patterns. 


 You can see the ribbing is more close together and we added a huge pom pom to it. 

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Olivers Original Crochet Baby hat with Earflaps

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Baby Hat, blanket, and booties are All made from free crochet patterns available on my website  

This was a pretty little set I made using some of 

My Free Crochet patterns  
all are free patterns available on my website 

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FREE CROCHET BLANKET PATTERN
BOOTIES 

Baby Olivers Earflap crochet hat pattern FREE


Olivers Original Baby Hat 0-3 months


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You MUST acknowledge LisaAuch.com as the original designer.
YOU will NOT copy or distribute the pattern online TEXT OR PDF,
in part or whole anywhere else,
or by creating an online video of my pattern.
Without my express written permission.
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With a link BACK to a Page with my website on it
You must NOT use my pictures in any way to sell a finished product. You must use your own.
You will NOT copy or duplicate this PATTERN
(whole or in part) onto ANY other SITE online.
Without my express written permission.
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