Cozy Baby Sleep Hat Pattern

This detailed pattern will guide you through creating a cute and cozy sleep hat for your baby. This hat features a charming striped design with one large button detail at the front. It is soft, machine-washable, and perfect for a baby’s delicate skin.

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in cream (approximately 100 yards)
• Worsted weight yarn in navy (approximately 50 yards)
• Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook
• One large button (for decoration)
• Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
• Scissors

Gauge:

20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in single crochet.

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• st = stitch
• rep = repeat
• FO = finish off

Instructions:

Hat Body

Round 1: With cream yarn, make a magic ring, ch 1, and work 10 sc into the ring. Pull the ring tight to close. (10 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, then *2 sc in each st around*. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (20 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* around. Join with a sl st. (30 sts)

Round 4-6: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (30 sts each round)

Round 7: Change to navy yarn. Ch 1, *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st* around. Join with a sl st. (40 sts)

Round 8-10: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (40 sts each round)

Round 11: Change back to cream yarn. Ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st* around. Join with a sl st. (50 sts)

Round 12-14: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (50 sts each round)

Round 15: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st* around. Join with a sl st. (60 sts)

Round 16-18: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (60 sts each round)

Hat Length

Continue working in sc for rounds 19-24. (60 sts each round)

Finishing

Round 25: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave in all ends.

Attach the large button to the front of the hat for decoration.

Enjoy your adorable new hat!