Crochet Baby Hat Size 6 – 12 months, Advanced Level Free Pattern

Whenever I make a new baby blanket, I also try to come up with a matching baby hat pattern. A handmade baby blanket makes a nice gift, but a baby blanket and a hat make even nicer gift set.

So here is a free crochet pattern for a baby hat made in same stitch as the Green Baby Blanket. As I was making it, I aimed for a smaller size (either newborn or 3-6 months), but my baby hat came out quite bigger than intended. It measures about 17 inches in diameter and 7 inches in height, which would be a  6-12 months size.

Since until now I didn’t have any baby hat patterns in this size, I decided not to remake/rewrite the pattern. Besides, this is not an easy pattern and it took me a lot of work and figuring out.

So I stress it out again, it's a difficult pattern; in fact, it's the most difficult one of all the hats I made and wrote patterns for. If you are a beginner crocheter, this is not the best project to start. Check out other free baby hat patterns on Lacy Crochet.

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Skill Level: Advanced

Snuggly Wuggly by Loops and Threads

US hook G/6

Gauge: 3 first rounds measure 3.75 inches

V-stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) worked all in the same space or stitch.

In this pattern, V-stitches are worked either

into V-stitches of the previous round (that is, into ch-1 space between 2 dc) or

into space between two V-stitches of the previous round (that is, into space prior to next V-stitch).

Ch 5, join with sl st into ring.

Round 1: Ch 4, *dc in ring, ch 1* 11 times. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 2: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 space, V-st in each ch-1 space around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 3:  Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 space, V-st into next space between two V-st of previous round, *V-st into next 2 V-st, V-st into next space between two V-st of previous round* 5 times, V-st into next V-st. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 4: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 space, V-st into each V-st around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 5: sl st into next ch-1 space, *ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster) all in next V-st, ch 1, sc in next V-st* around. In the last pattern repeat, make last sc in space where sl st in the beginning of the round was made.

Round 6: ch 2, dc in next ch-1 space, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 2dctog over next two ch-1 spaces* around. In the last pattern repeat, don’t make 2dctog, but make sl st into space between beginning ch-2 and dc.

Round 7: (ch 2, dc, ch 1, 2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster) all in same space where sl st was made, *ch 1, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster) all in next 2dctog* around; ch 1, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 1, sl st to 2^nd ch of beginning ch-2.

Round 8: sl st to next ch-1 space, *ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 2dctog over next two ch-1 spaces, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space* around. In the last pattern repeat, don’t make last sc, but make sl st into space where sl st in the beginning of the round was made.

Round 9: sl st to next ch-3 space, *ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster) all in next 2dctog, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 space* around. In the last pattern repeat, don’t make last sc, but make sl st into space where sl st in the beginning of the round was made.

Round 10: sl st to next ch-1 space, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 2dctog over next two ch-1 spaces* around. In the last pattern repeat, make last 2dctog over last ch-1 space and ch-1 space where sl st in the beginning of the round was made.

Round 11: sl st to next ch-1 space and to next ch-3 space, *ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster, ch 1, 2-dc cluster) all in next 2dctog, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 space* around. In the last pattern repeat, make last sc in space where sl st in the beginning of the round was made.

Round 12 same as Round 6.

Round 13 same as Round 7.

Round 14 same as Round 8.

Round 15 same as Round 9.

Round 16 same as Round 10.

Round 17 same as Round 11.

Round 18 same as Round 6.

Round 19 same as Round 7. Fasten off.

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