Puff Stitch Crochet Baby Hat Pattern
Dabbles & Babbles new Puff Stitch Crochet Baby Hat is so adorable. It’s a really simple design that any new mom would love.
It uses the crochet puff stitch to create texture and is made with two colors to make the puffs really stand out.
I love this pattern because it’s a great opportunity to learn how to crochet a puff stitch. It’s a lot easier than it seems. And it’s fun.
This is one of the greatest crochet hat patterns for beginners. It’s so simple you’ll probably end up making several crochet baby hats before you’re done.
This easy crochet baby hat is made using Berroco Vintage DK yarn. It’s an acrylic wool nylon blend. It’s also machine washable which is ideal for baby garments. You never know what spills might happen.
Puff Stitch Crochet Baby Hat Pattern
Pattern Info
NOTES:
Pattern in U.S. crochet terminology
SKILL LEVEL: EASY
MATERIALS:
- Hook: H8/5.0 mm
- Yarn: Size 3 DK Weight Yarn – 100 yds main color (A) and 20 yds contrasting color (B). Berroco Vintage DK in 2136 (blue), 2100 (white) and 2116 (taupe)
- Darning needle and scissors
ABBREVIATIONS:
- st = stitch
- ch = chain
- sl = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- Pst = puff stitch
FINISHED SIZE:
0-3 months – 13” circumference x 5.5” high
3-6 months – 14.5” circumference x 6.25” high
PATTERN NOTES:
This pattern uses the puff stitch – here are the steps:
Pst: Yarn over, insert hook in specified space, yarn over and draw up a loop to the height of the double crochet; (yarn over, insert hook in same space and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 7 loops on the hook: Puff st made.
Baby Hat Crochet Pattern
Hat Size Newborn – 3 months
Ch 3
Round 1: 9 dc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped chs count as 1 dc), join in first st with sl st. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), 2 dc in each st around, join. (20 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 1 st; repeat from * around, join. (30 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around, join. (40 dc)
Round 5: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * around, join. (50 dc)
Round 6: Change to color B, ch 2, skip 1 st, *Pst in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st; repeat from * around to last st, Pst in last st, join.
Round 7: Change to color A, ch 2, dc in each space and st around, join.
Round 8: Repeat round 6.
Round 9: Repeat round 7.
Round 10: Repeat round 6.
Round 11: Repeat round 7.
Rounds 12 – 13: Ch 2, dc in each st around, join.
Round 14: Change to color B, ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Fasten off; weave ends.
Hat Size 3-6 months
ch 3
Round 1: 9 dc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped chs count as 1 dc), join in first st with sl st. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), 2 dc in each st around, join (20 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 1 st; repeat from * around, join. (30 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around, join. (40 dc)
Round 5: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * around, join. (50 dc)
Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * around, join. (60 dc)
Round 7: Change to color B, ch 2, skip 1 st, *Pst in next st, ch 1, skip a st, repeat from * around to last st, Pst in last st, join.
Round 8: Change to color A, ch 2, dc in each space and st around,, join.
Round 9: Repeat round 7.
Round 10: Repeat round 8.
Round 11: Repeat round 7.
Round 12: Repeat round 8.
Rounds 13 – 14: Ch 2, dc in each st around, join.
Round 15: Change to color B, ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Fasten off; weave ends.
Learn how to crochet a baby hat with this puff stitch pattern. It’s easy and fun and looks gorgeous. It’s also perfect for any gender.
Say hello to one of your favorite baby crochet patterns with the Puff Stitch Baby Hat. You’re gonna love it.
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meli
April 11, 2019 at 6:30 AM (2 years ago)That’s awesome, thank you for sharing !
Jane
April 12, 2019 at 7:13 PM (2 years ago)Hello, I am having a problem with the 3rd row already. I just don’t see how you can do 30 dc into the 20 from the row before, following the instructions. I end up with 28. Could you clarify please. Thank you
Holly
June 25, 2019 at 7:28 AM (2 years ago)Cute pattern, but thought you’d like to know, your increase rows are written wrong.
Holly
June 25, 2019 at 8:11 AM (2 years ago)Thank you for the very cute pattern, but thought you’d want to know that your increase rounds are written wrong. Should be 2dc, dc in 1 st for round 3, 2dc, dc in 2 sts for round 4, etc.
Holly
June 25, 2019 at 8:13 AM (2 years ago)Sorry for the duplicate comment. Didn’t think the first one posted.
Sherrri
July 5, 2019 at 4:53 AM (2 years ago)I appreciate free easy patterns that I can use and donate hats to people of need
Zeba Muhazin
July 7, 2019 at 4:40 AM (2 years ago)I have a doubt. In the step 3, how do you get 30 stitches? I get only 27 stitches. Can you explain this?
Wilma Turcotte
July 18, 2019 at 1:51 PM (2 years ago)Why can’t I print this pattern out??
QGto4
August 8, 2019 at 3:52 PM (2 years ago)Such a cute pattern…. but I have to agree that there are miscalculations for the increase rows. I fudged them to make the 30, 40, 50 stitches, and ended up with a hat much larger than 0-3 months!
Rosalyn
August 22, 2019 at 5:05 PM (2 years ago)Why can’t I print the free pattern?
Mary Gray
December 20, 2019 at 9:31 AM (2 years ago)Hello, I like this hat. I would like to know if there’s a adult pattern. I’m new to crocheting.
Thanks
Jamie
January 21, 2020 at 8:44 PM (2 years ago)The pattern is written with 5 increase rows before the color change and puff stitch, but if you count the rows in the picture there are clearly 9. Five rows results in a hat that won’t fit a doll ;).
Tabba
February 10, 2020 at 9:58 AM (2 years ago)Dear Jamey,
Would you be so kind as to respond to whether or not the instructions have been modified/updated to address the comments about mistakes, please?
I wouldn’t want to start the project if it has not been updated.
Many thanks!
TC
Joanna
July 10, 2021 at 7:21 PM (2 months ago)I just did this pattern as it is written as of today (not sure if any updates happened from when it was originally posted). I wanted a smaller hat but I used #4 yarn (Caron Simply Soft) to match the blanket I was doing. I used 4.0mm hooks. Note that in her pattern her chain 2 at the beginning count as a dc (except in the puff stitch rows). I did a magic circle to start and crocheted 10 dcs into it so I’d have 10 dc stitches. As I wanted a newborn hat I omitted row 6 & only did one round of dcs after the last puff stitch row then a round of sc’s with color B. That gave my hat a length of a little over 4.5″ which is perfect for what I wanted. The stitch count is correct (row 1 10 stitches, then 20 then 30 etc). Helpful hit…count your dc stitches after each puff stitch round. I had to frog a couple of times because I missed a few dc’s. Will definitely bbe using this pattern again for gifts and donations.
Bonnie
August 30, 2021 at 9:27 PM (3 weeks ago)I just finished this pattern as written. I ended up frogging the first hat because I felt it was too large for a newborn. So I made another and went down to a 4mm hook. The hat is a little smaller but I’m not thrilled with the last row of SC. It makes the hat have ZERO stretch right around the band. Now I’m trying to decide if I should leave it, or frog the SC row.
But thank you for the free pattern. It does work up fairly quickly and the instructions were easy to follow. I also had no problems with the stitch counts.