Back to School Hats Knitting Pattern

These adorable Back to School Hats include knitting patterns for a paintbrush, paper & pencil and graph paper & ruler hats for your little ones!

So…Back to School hats…are you even going back to school? Is this the weirdest, most stressful year ever? I mean, all the more reason for an adorable school themed baby hat?

These cute Back to School hats would also make amazing gifts for all your favorite teachers (and their babies). And I think, if there is one thing America can agree on this year, it’s that boy, do we ever appreciate teachers right now, am I right?

I had so much fun coming up with these fun school themed knitting patterns. First up is the cute paintbrush hat knitting pattern with its brim of spilled paint and cute little applique knit paintbrush. You can make this one in any color you want!

Next up is the notebook paper and pencil hat knitting pattern. This cute hat is knit in blue and white stripes (with that one vertical red striped) to look just like a real sheet of wide ruled notebook paper. Add an adorable scribbling knit pencil applique and the cute is over the top!

And finally, the graph paper and ruler baby hat knitting pattern. This one brings me so much joy because it’s so bright and colorful and fun. And who doesn’t want a hat with a ruler on the brim. If you feel like it, you can even embroider a graph on that gridded graph paper, wouldn’t that be cute?!

These cute Back to School Hat knitting patterns come as a set of three so you can knit to your heart’s content this Fall! Note: the paintbrush and graph paper patterns do contain fair isle or stranded colorwork where you will need to knit with two colors of yarn at once, however, both patterns are easy and great for colorwork beginners!

Back to School Hats Knitting Patterns

(includes Sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 2T+)

Gauge: 20 stitches = 4 inches

Back to School Hats Knitting Pattern Supply List

• Worsted weight yarn
• US 7 (4.5 mm) 16″ circular knitting needles
• US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed needles
• Yarn needle

(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)

This cute pattern is available for sale only. When you purchase this pattern, you’ll get an instant download PDF pattern in a few nicely formatted easy-to-print pages that includes written instructions and step by step photos. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop or on Ravelry where it will also be permanently stored in your Ravelry pattern library.

Happy Knitting!

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Craft and Knitwear Designer at Little Red Window Design

Welcome to Little Red Window! I’m Cassie, a professional craft and knitwear designer working in the field for more than 10 years. I have a degree in Art History from Northwestern University and a Master's Degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I've designed more than 300 separate knitting patterns, hundreds of craft projects, and I love to bring joy to your crafts and knitting with well-designed, easy to understand tutorials and patterns.

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