This is the perfect basic easy baby hat knitting pattern; it’s been tested hundreds of times, it’s a quick, easy knit and it makes a great baby shower gift!
Updated January, 2024
This pattern has been updated to include additional child and adult sizes. For more information on the changes, what’s included and many other questions, click here.
You guys! I am soooo excited about this easy basic hat knitting pattern! A couple weeks ago, I was brainstorming with my sketchbook and graph paper, looking over all the patterns I’ve published and all the patterns I have already designed but haven’t published yet, and trying to figure out what was missing, when something hit me!
I get quite a few questions from people who want to make one of my hats but are new to knitting and so they have questions. Which is cool, there’s no better way to learn than to jump right in!
BUT you know what was totally missing on this site? BASIC easy baby hat knitting patterns. (I have them now, check ’em all out here!) AND Basic easy adult hat knitting patterns.
It was a big, DUH moment for me. The great thing about easy hat knitting patterns is that you can customize them in a million different ways, add two color stripes, add multicolor stripes, add a pom pom on top, make the brim a different color, knit in two different textures of yarn…the list goes on and on.
But you can’t customize a basic hat knitting pattern if I don’t GIVE you a basic hat knitting pattern. And aside from my Do-Gooder quick knit hat (which admittedly is pretty awesome, has been downloaded hundreds of times and and is super fast to knit because it uses bulky weight yarn) I don’t have any super easy baby hat patterns or super easy adult hat knitting patterns!
So I’m starting a new Back-to-Basics knitting pattern series where I will share classic, time-tested simple, basic & easy hat knitting patterns.
They make great baby shower gifts, they make great donations to hospitals and charities, and they will all be quick and easy to knit!
The most fun thing about working on this series, was that I bought myself some really nice yarn to make these samples and so it was just fun to knit them up. And yes, I KNOW I said I rarely knit for babies in wool, but you guys, I needed some variety!
So, I picked some pretty colors that would photograph well and I enjoyed every minute of working with this gorgeous yarn. But if you don’t want to splurge, here are my fave yarns for knitting and crochet for babies!
This week we’re starting with THE basic easy hat knitting pattern, it’s a classic hat with a ribbed brim and the rest of the hat knit in stockinette stitch.
This hat is knit in the round. (Fear not, friends, a flat knit hat is coming!)
It knits up pretty quickly and the rounds of stockinette are easy and soothing to work on.
This basic hat pattern is also the base for some of my other fun patterns so you can rest assured that it’s been tested by hundreds of knitters with great reviews on Etsy and Ravelry.
Looking for the pattern? Here’s how it works: This pattern is available for FREE in one size right here on my site (keep scrolling down). Or for just a few dollars, you can choose to purchase an upgraded PDF pattern that is nicely formatted and easy to print. Besides being easy to print, the PDF pattern also contains MORE SIZES with instructions for additional sizing including 0-3 months, 6 months, 1-2 years, 3-6 years, Child Large/Adult Small and Adult Large! Thank you for supporting Little Red Window!
Basic Easy Baby Hat Knitting Pattern
(12 mo. size)
Basic Easy Baby Hat Knitting Pattern Supply List
Gauge: 19 st. = 4 inches
US 7 (4.5 mm) 16″ circular knitting needles
US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed needles
(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)
Basic Easy Baby Hat Knitting Pattern Instructions
Using long-tail cast on, cast on 72 stitches onto your circular needles. Join to knit in the round and knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch in a rib stitch for 4 rounds. Then knit all rounds until the hat is about 5 inches long.
Decrease (divide the stitches between 3 double pointed needles and knit with the 4th):
Round 1: (k6, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Round 2: Knit all stitches
Round 3: (k5, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Round 4: Knit all stitches
Round 5: (k4, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Round 6: Knit all stitches to the end of the round.
Round 7: (k3, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Round 8: Knit all stitches to the end of the round
Round 9: (k2, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Rounds 10: Knit all stitches
Round 11: (k1, k2tog) repeat to the end of the round
Round 12: k2tog repeat to the end of the round
Cut yarn, thread on yarn needle, pull through loops and close. Weave in ends.
Basic Easy Baby Hat Knitting Pattern
The basic easy baby hat knitting pattern is tried, tested and proven reliable, this simple pattern is so fun to customize and makes a great baby shower gift!
Materials
Instructions
- Knit the 12 month size for free with the pattern on this page
- OR download the super easy to print pdf pattern with instructions for all four sizes!
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