Olivers Original Crochet Hat with Ear Flaps FREE Crochet Baby Hat Pattern Newborn, 0-3 months.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Baby hat with Earflaps, Crocheting little hats for babies is not difficult, We loved this little crochet hat with earflaps for my grandson, he was kept snug, warm and cozy.

Olivers Original crochet baby hat with Earflaps.

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This hat will fit a NEWBORN & 0-3 months size and is the Perfect Cosy Winter Crochet Hat with earflaps for a Baby!
Tried and Tested by my own Grandson. One in Every Colour! My most precious photo of my grandson is of him wearing his Christmas festive-themed outfit and matching cozy hat that I crocheted for him.

Model is wearing The Ribbed Crochet Hat Pattern with Earflaps 

After I posted a Christmas Themed Photo shoot of him in his crochet Red Santa hat with a huge pom which he wore everywhere, my daughter always asked where did he get his crochet earflap baby hat.

People are most surprised to find out it is a hand crochet baby hat, as the ribbed texture looks extremely fancy and hard to replicate.

 
But Believe me, it is actually a relatively easy crochet baby hat pattern. As long as you know how to crochet AROUND the stitches of the previous round in this case for this baby hat you will need to know how to FRONT post HALF Double crochet.

 
This crochet baby hat is also my MOST asked for in orders, and my go-to favorite crochet hat pattern for a baby

Perfect crochet baby hat with earflaps for a photo shoot prop 

This ribbed crochet hat with ear flaps and huge pom is perfect for 0-3 months.

I first made my grandson this warm cozy ribbed hat with earflaps and a huge pom, when he was just a few weeks old. As you can see in The Grey one pictured above had 1 more row of sc back loops, but this made it just a little too big. 

This Baby crochet hat with earflaps really was a firm favorite throughout the winter. The Baby hat was crocheted using the Half double crochet Stitch, (HDC) and to create the ribbing effect the HDC is worked AROUND the front of the post of the previous round (FPHDC)

If you would like an easier pattern I suggest visiting my pattern here For an Easy Crochet Baby hat with earflaps 

Baby Hat Crochet Pattern (with Earflaps easy for Beginners )

Since posting the original picture of him in his crochet ribbed earflap hat. I  have been asked several times for the baby hat crochet pattern, especially with ear flaps. And in between Grandmother duties, I finally got it written up. 

The original Picture of Oliver Ribbed Hat with Earflaps and Large Pom Pom 

This little crochet hat is most popular with orders and I love creating it with different colors to crochet a Baby set. 

Baby Hat Crochet Pattern with Earflaps FREE Pattern 
 0-3 months 

Yarn Used: Stylecraft Special for Babies Chunky (Please NOTE: I am a loose crocheter) you may need to go UP a size to achieve the correct measurements 

This is a chunkier version of the style craft for babies DK range – You can BUY THIS YARN HERE YARN Stylecraft Special for Babies Chunky*) 

SIZE: Newborn 0 + 3 months  

5.00mm hook  (please note some mums do not want the ties just the Hat with earflap covers. Just omit the chain length) 

Hat diameter at the crown using a 5.00  should measure 4' 

Finished hat circumference = 14.5 inches around 

Gauge: 10 sts= 4 inches

If you are making for For a baby nearer 3 months use a 5.50mm  or a 6.00mm hook (16 inches around) 

Abbreviations  (written in US terms) 

Ch – chain

HDC – Half Double Crochet

Sc – single crochet

FPHDC - working Half double crochet around the FRONT of the post of the previous round

Special instructions: 

Round 3 - you will increase in EVERY stitch by working 1 HDC into the connecting bar to the next stitch 

and then FPHDC AROUND the POST of the Stitch  ) See Pic

Olivers Crochet Baby Hat With Earflaps 

Round 1: Magic Ring, ch2, hdc 11, pull ring tight, join to top ch of ch 2. (11) 

Round 2: Ch 2, Work 2Hdc each Hdc around.  Join to top ch of ch 2. (22)

Round 3: Ch 2.  Work an FPHDC around the Previous rounds HDC, 

*HDC INTO the connecting bar of the next stitch, 

HDC around Front POST of previous rounds HDC*  repeats from * to * around. 

Slip to  Join to top of ch 2. (44)

Round 4 to Round 13: Ch 2, *FPHDC around previous rounds FPHDC, 

HDC into Next st*  Repeat around. 

NOTE for 3 months

Continue working 1 more Round in an established pattern. 

Ch1, SC in BACKLOOPS only Around Slip to join. 

Do not Fasten off and continue working first earflap. 

HOW to Crochet the Earflaps for the Baby Hat

Row1:ch1,1sc in same st as ch1, 1sc in next 7 sts, turn. (7)

Row2: ch1,skip first st, 1sc in nxt 6sts, turn

Row3: ch1, skip first st, 1sc in nxt 5sts, turn

Row4: ch1, skip first st, 1sc in nxt 4sts, turn

Row5: ch1, skip first st, 1sc in nxt 3sts, turn

Row6: ch1, skip first st, 1sc in nxt 2sts, turn

Row7: ch1, skip first st, 1sc in nxt st, Fasten off. 

2nd Earflap

With the back of the hat facing you count 19 sts away from the first st of earflap,

Rejoin yarn IN the 19th st and rep as for the first earflap.

Do Not Fasten off 

Finishing Border. 

Make sure you are working with Right Side 

continue working sc up and down the  sides of earflaps, until you reach the chain2 of earflap

Working INTO the last stitch made

make (sc, chain 25, slip stitch back up the chain just made, and sc back into the last stich of earflap,)  

continue working in sc to next earflap and repeat ( ) sc to first st 

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Create a Pom pom and tie it securely. 

this is my GO-TO favorite way to make a thick fluffy pom out of Yarn

I also have several other FREE Baby Hat Crochet Patterns you may be interested in available on my website here 

See All my Crochet Baby Hat Patterns on Crochet-patterns free. com HERE 

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