This post adds to my summer of baby hats. (See: Elmo Inspired Baby Hat, Chappy Newsboy Caps, and Lacey Summer Baby Cap.) The Emery Beanie pattern is a free pattern on Ravelry. This hat crocheted up quickly with an adorable flower accent. I only increased up to 40 stitches in circumference because the hat was being made for a sweet preemie baby girl.
Difficulty: Moderate
Time Required: 1 Movies
Overall Experience: Excellent
I have sooooo many friends that have had babies in the last couple of months. I need to catch up on baby hat posts. First up: the Bergs. The Bergs are leaders in my Sunday School class. They have a toddler, and they welcome a new baby at the end of June. I wanted to make matching hats for both of their boys, and chose Chappy Newsboy Caps from Ravelry. The hats turned out so sweet that I adapted a preemie hat to add to our preemie collection. The hat features a half-double crochet pattern worked through alternating front and back loops that gives the hat a really fun texture. I’ll have to start using that stitch more often!
Preemie Hat Adaption:
Make the hat following the newborn pattern with the following changes:
Skip Round 6
Skip Rounds 12 and 13
Round 15: Instead of sc 16, sc 12
Round 17: Instead of sc 12, sc 8
Round 19: Slip stitch instead of sc around
Difficulty: Challenging; while the stitches themselves aren’t difficult, paying attention to the front loop/back loop instructions is challenging.
Time Required: One movie
Overall Experience: Excellent
Some ladies in my Sunday School class are interested in learning to knit and crochet. We decided to add a missions component to the learning experience and make preemie hats to donate to local NICUs. We had our first meeting yesterday and it was a blast! We taught some crochet skills and made some hats. I wanted to show off some of the hats and give the ladies some digital resources concerning what we learned yesterday.
Stitches Learned
Yesterday we taught the basics of crochet to the beginners. We taught some combination of the following stitches. If you didn’t learn all of them, no big deal! You can learn them next time. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Shanda or me anything you would like. The links below describe the stitches using words and figures. The Crochet Crowd also provides a great series of YouTube videos for beginners. After you learn these basic stitches, you can make any of the hats featured above!
Patterns
I had several patterns printed out yesterday and wanted to make them digitally available to everyone. I found these patterns on Ravelry, which is a great source for everything knitting/crocheting. If you join Ravelry, friend me! My profile is here. Feel free to be creative with the patterns!
Micro Preemie Hats – Crochet
Both of the hats we made have an added on edging.
Wrapped with Love – Crochet
Baby Cowboy Hat – Crochet
This turned out looking a little more like a Fedora than a cowboy hat. I might edit it a little next time I made it.
Baby Bear Hat – Knit
I made one edit to this pattern. The pattern calls to knit until the hat is 6″ long. That is very long for a preemie hat. I knit it to 4.5″. It looks about right.
Preemie Football Hat – Knit
Enjoy the patterns and feel free to ask me questions!
Some ladies in my Sunday School class are interested in learning to knit and crochet. We decided to add a missions component to the learning experience and make preemie hats to donate to local NICUs. We had our first meeting yesterday. Since I wasn’t sure about the skill level that would be coming, I wanted to have some simple hat patterns on hand for the people with some experience. During my search I found some cute football-inspired baby hats, but they weren’t scaled down to a preemie size. I decided to make up my own pattern to include preemies. These hats are heartbreakingly tiny.
Materials:
Gauge:
8 stitches = 12 rows = 2 inches stockinette stitch
Stitches Used:
For a 1 to 3 lb Preemie
(Hat has an 8 in circumference that stretches to 10 in. The hat is 4 in from edge to crown.)
Using W, cast on 32 stitches
R1 – R2: (K2, p2) around (32 stitches)
R3: K32 (32 stitches)
R4 – R13: With B, k32 (32 stitches)
R14 – R16: With W, k32 stitches (32 stitches)
R17: With B, (k2, k2tog) around (24 stitches)
R18: K24 (24 stitches)
R19: (K1, k2 tog) around (16 stitches)
R20: K16 (16 stitches)
R21: (k2tog) around (8 stitches)
Cut the yarn with several spare inches. Thread a tapestry needle and pull yarn through all 8 stitches on needles. Work in ends. With W, thread tapestry needle and embroider the laces on the football using the picture for placement.
For a 3 to 5 lb Preemie
(Hat has an 10 in circumference that stretches to 12 in. The hat is 4.5 in from edge to crown.)
Using W, cast on 40 stitches
R1 – R3: (K2, p2) around (40 stitches)
R4: K40 (40 stitches)
R5 – R16: With B, k40 (40 stitches)
R17 – R20: With W, k40 stitches (40 stitches)
R21: With B, (k2, k2tog) around (30 stitches)
R22: K30 (30 stitches)
R23: (K1, k2 tog) around (20 stitches)
R24: K20 (20 stitches)
R25: (k2tog) around (10 stitches)
Cut the yarn with several spare inches. Thread a tapestry needle and pull yarn through all 10 stitches on needles. Work in ends. With W, thread tapestry needle and embroider the laces on the football using the picture for placement.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 1 TV episode
Overall Experience: Excellent
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