Big Bow Hat Knitting Pattern

The Big Bow Hat Knitting Pattern is a fun and unique hat for all of you big bow lovers out there!

Updated April, 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.

So I have a confession to make, as an, up-until-fairly-recently boy mom, who has a lot of friends and family in the southern half of the US, for a long time I seriously did not get the giant bows on babies thing. Y’all LOOOVE your  big bows down there!

The smaller the baby, the bigger the bow (well, wait, actually I guess the bows stay the same size and the babies just get bigger…?)  Anyway, I thought it was cute and all but I thought it just wasn’t my thing….

And then I had a girl. I was one of those people who pulled out all of O’s old clothes and said, I don’t care if she wears “boy” clothes, she’s just a baby, she doesn’t care, let’s be practical. But when I had O’s clothes next to the little baby girl clothes we’d gotten as gifts in the drawer…well, I think you know which ones I kept reaching for.

And you guys! I’m not even that girly of a girl! I hate wearing dresses! But I fell prey to the siren song  of ruffles and bows and cuteness. I’m sure, had I been purchasing all of these clothes myself, my practical (read: cheap) side would have won out in the end, but I have some awfully generous parents, in-laws, and relatives and Baby V has not been short of “girly” clothes.  

Don’t get me wrong, we still mostly stick to pants and practical play clothes and plenty of O’s old tshirts and pants are still in the rotation. But man, sometimes, you just can’t beat pink and flowery (or purple and bow-y).

All this is my long winded way of saying, I thought I designed this big bow hat pattern for all of you big bow lovers out there. But in the process, I became one too! I’m officially on the giant baby bow train! (That would be a really cute train…)  Big Bow Hats for everyone!  You can wear the bow centered or off to the side,  it looks adorable either way.  Enjoy!

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Big Bow Hat Knitting Pattern

Sizes included: 0-3 months, (6 months, 1-2 years, 3-6 years, Child Large/Adult Small, Adult Large) Read our sizing guidelines post for more information.

Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches

• Worsted weight yarn in a main color and a contrast color 
• 16″ US 7 circular needles
• US 7 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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