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Newborn Baby Crochet Hat Pattern Perfect Crochet Hat for Donating to Hospitals

This newborn crochet hat is perfect for babies just coming out of the hospital or to donate to a Charity.
Newborn Baby Crochet Hat Pattern Perfect Crochet Hat for Donating to  Hospitals


This Newborn Crocheted Baby Hat - FREE Pattern by LisaAuch Crochet. 

Ribbed knit look Baby hats are so easy to crochet.

Once I have a little collection of a few crochet baby hats in varying hats are also brilliant yarn stash buster projects too!

I will then look for a hospital or Charity that is taking baby hats for their maternity ward. 

Look out for a post on Facebook requesting newborn baby hats!

Newborn Babies can lose heat really quickly straight after birth. 

Babies require warm hats immediately to help keep them warm and cozy

If they lose heat too quickly after being born, they can become quite unwell.

Please check with your local maternity unit on what colors they may need. 

Some units run a traffic light system Red, Amber, and green hats are used as a visual aid. 

Crochet baby hat pattern 0-3 months free


The midwives can then easily identify immediately babies that are in need of little more help and attention in the first few hours.

RED - red hats are used for babies who are more at risk and require more regular observations.

AMBER hats - require just a little bit more attention.

GREEN Hats - lower-risk babies and only require routine observations as they are healthy and a good weight.

(Please check with the labor Delivery suite midwives if donations are being taken at this time.

If your local hospital is not taking donations at this time do not worry there is always a charity or other hospital requiring hats. so just keep making!

How much Yarn do you need to crochet a baby hat, I like to work this baby hat in double knit yarn. 

I love crocheting the baby hats as I can make several from 1 ball of yarn.
 
I used 30grms double knit yarn per hat. I can make 3 hats per £100g ball and that works out at 0.76p per hat. 

Newborn baby crochet hat pattern
Once I have enough, I then donate the crocheted baby hats to either the local hospital or a charity.
I like to keep a box ongoing, and when there is an urgent request. I have a few ready to go. 

I have several crocheted and knitted baby hats to go at one time. 
That I can wrap up and send to the labor suite of the hospital when they are needing them. 

I have 2 very easy free knitting patterns for a baby hat made on 2 straight needles. 






Ribbed stretchy knit baby hat made on 2 straight needles Free pattern. 

What size Do baby hats need to be for the hospitals?

As a guide, the average newborn head circumference is between 13- 15 inches! 
But recommended hat circumference is 12 inches around.

The ribbing makes this a lovely stretchy hat. 
For this hat, we will crochet in Rows until our HAT measures 12 inches across. 




The depth of the hat once on the head Must be at least 5 inches. (without the turnup) 

You  will add on extra chains at the beginning of the hat depending on how wide you wish the turn up to be! 

I prefer quite a deep turnup for this baby hat. 

newborn baby hat to donate to hospitals free crochet pattern


Crocheting a baby's hat it's NOT an accurate science. As all baby's heads are different sizes. 

We can help make our little hats fit as best we can for those crucial first 24 hours where keeping the heat in the body is a must.

What makes THIS one of the best newborn baby hat patterns and why it is so great for donating to hospitals for several reasons.

  • The BRIM is folded upwards to sit just above the baby's eyebrows. 

With many 'beanie type' hats we are kinda judging the length required as not every baby comes out the same, so crocheting a baby hat with a fold-up brim is great.

  • The bottom Edging of the hat is lovely and elastic, meaning it can adjust to fit a few sizes.

And finally, 

  • The Crochet stitches used to make this baby hat is slip stitches into the Back Loops, Single Crochet Crocheting into The Back loop making a ribbed stretchy baby hat.


This is one of the most asked-for crochet baby hats.  
I get asked to make and also sell really well as part of newborn hats and booties crochet sets I make.

If you are new to crocheting and want to know How to crochet a baby hat 0-3 months for beginners, this is a fantastic baby crochet hat pattern to start with. 

It is worked in ROWS and uses the first 2 simple crochet stitches of slip stitch into the back loop, and single crochet into the back loops. 

I also have several other newborn crochet hat patterns that are super simple and easy to crochet.

 Like the Super simple Baby hat crocheted in the back loops of the Half double crochet stitch. 
The Crochet hat pattern is written with photo tutorials step by step.  

Easy Crochet Newborn Baby Hat Patterns For Beginners

See the Full FREE crochet Pattern HERE - How to crochet a Baby HAT by LisaAuch Crochet 

Here is the simple Baby Hat Crochet Pattern that you can donate to hospitals.

 
newborn baby hat free crochet pattern for donating to charity


To crochet this newborn hat, you will need around
50g of Baby Double Knit (see Best Deals Right now on YARN @Amazon.com)
Baby hat size NEWBORN - use a 3.50mm (or if you are a tight crocheter please check Measurements and adjust the hook if required) 
 
Hat length
 (Beginning Chain should be at LEAST 6 + inches PLUS the size of turnup you desire you want the  Turnup to remember to accommodate for this to the chain at the start. )

Crochet in Rows until HAT measures 13 inches. 

Baby hat Size for Bigger Newborn up to 3 months use a hook up to a 4.00mm or 4.500mm hook ( please check Measurements and adjust the hook if required)

Hat length Beginning Chain should be at LEAST 6.75+ inches PLUS the size of turnup you desire you want the  Turnup to remember to accommodate this to the chain at the start. 

If you want a the LARGE Turnup remember to ADD these extra chains to the chain at the start. 

Crochet in Rows until HAT measures at least 14 inches.

NOTE: to create the rib effect, For this hat, you will be working in ROWS and Work into the back loops only.

Ch - Chain 
blslst- Slip Stitch into the BACK LOOPS of the stitches of the previous row blsc - working your single crochet stitches into the BACK loop of previous rows stitch. 

BABY HAT CROCHET PATTERN 

Ch 36, or until your Chain reaches desired Length = Height of hat + turnover = TOTAL Chains required to start) 
Row 1: Start by sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in 30 ch, slip stitch into next 5 ch, Ch 1, and turn.

Row 2: Slip Stitch in the Back Loop of the first 5 sts, ScBackloop into the remaining 30 sts. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 3: ScBackloop into the next 30 sts, slip into BLoops of the last 5 remaining stitches

Rows 4 to Rows 44: Repeat Row 2 and Row 3
End off after the last st on Row 44 OR continue until your work measures the recommended length = This measurement is also equal to the circumference of HAT you require.
Leave a long tail to sew seams together

Your hat should look like this
 
Fold the Hat in Half. Short Seam to Short seam and make a tube 

sewing the hat seams together

Sew back loops of first and last rows together; when you reach the top weave thread in and out to gather.

Crochet Baby hat Pattern

Pull tightly to close for the top of the hat. Weaving in ends to finish
 
crochet baby hat pattern donate to hospitals

I probably make crochet hats the most, so I always tweak and make other newborn baby hat crochet patterns. 
Here is Another Super EASY crochet baby hat pattern that is ideal to donate to hospitals and charity. 
 Or To crochet for a Baby as a coming-home gift.
As you can see in this image of a newborn baby coming home. I made Small yarn pom-poms.
Adorably cute!.
crochet hat pattern FREE for baby coming home from hospital in

Crochet Baby Hat patterns to donate to Hospitals

This is a lovely beginner-friendly How to crochet a baby Hat Pattern and Tutorial. 

The hat can be made any size and is nice and stretchy. 
FREE crochet Baby Hat Tutorial with Pictures and instructions. Using the Half Double Crochet Stitch


Or if you prefer a Lovely simple crochet Newborn Beanie hat Pattern you can visit my Popular 
FREE newborn crochet Hat Pattern HERE 

crochet baby newborn hat pattern free donate to hospitals


Thank you for visiting my website or purchasing a pattern. It helps me to maintain the website and buy new materials to make even more FREE PATTERNS. As always you are free to make and sell items you have made from the pattern. 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. You can share a picture of the finished item. 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. You will not crop or heavily EDIT the images belonging to LisaAuch Crochet/ Lisaauch.com, nor add any further TEXT or Imaging to them. This pattern may contain affiliate links. Where I may make a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Happy Hooking (c) All Rights Reserved LisaAuch.com


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Thank you for visiting my website or purchasing a pattern. It helps me to maintain the website and buy new materials to make even more FREE PATTERNS. As always you are free to make and sell items you have made from the pattern. 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. You can share a picture of the finished item. 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. You will not crop or heavily EDIT the images belonging to LisaAuch Crochet/ Lisaauch.com, nor add any further TEXT or Imaging to them.This pattern may contain affiliate links. Where I may make a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you Happy Hooking (c) All Rights Reserved LisaAuch.com