Carlene Paquette - Crochet Baby Hats



I'm an avid crocheter and bring my crochet with me almost everywhere.  I have pictures of some of my stuff up on Facebook and Ravelry.  My Ravelry user name is Carleneruns.  Of course I'm totally addicted to Ravelry and I decided I wanted to post a baby hat pattern.  But I had to post it somewhere so I have created this page so I'd have somewhere to link to.  I have another pattern posted for a Mitered Shawl on another page.

So... without further ado, here is the link to my Baby Hat Pattern.  If you scroll down this page you can see pictures of the various steps in the baby hat making process.  (Sorry, some of the pics are a bit blurry.  It is tough to take pictures when you are holding the project and the camera.)

I have probably made over 300 hats at this point.  I make them and give them away as gifts or I donate large bags of them to the hospital.  They are a great way to use up bits of yarn and are a very portable project which is great for summer car trips.


Here are some finished hats




Now some details of making the hats













  This is the brim of the hat, done using the back loop single crochet.











  Checking the size of the hat, by folding the brim in half











  Adding the first row of the body of the hat to the side of the brim











  I have now switched colours and am working on the top section of the hat











  This is the first section of the top of the hat (no decrease rows yet, which is why the work lays flat)











  Checking the size of the top part of the hat (done by folding the brim over the top).
   The top section should be equal to or slightly larger than the brim.  When that is
   the case, you are ready to start the decrease rows.











  This is what the hat looks like after completing all the decrease rows.











  This is the same hat, after I have sewn in the 2 short tails.
  The remaining 2 long tails are used to sew the hat closed.











   Starting to sew the crown closed.











   Stiches are now through all the loops in the crown.
   When they are pulled tight the crown will close.











   Starting the side seam.











  Working down the side seam











  Sewing in the tail from the top of the hat.
  Next step, sewing closed the brim.











   Seaming the brim (using the second tail)
   Note: If the whole hat is one colour, this tail is not used to seam the brim. 
   Instead, the tail from the crown is used to seam the entire hat.












  The finished seam.











   Another picture of the finished seam.











  After seaming, turn the hat inside out (so the seam of the top is inside the hat)












   Fold up the brim.  The hat is ready to go.











  If you want, add a row of contrasting edging to the brim.











  The finished hat, with edging.











  Another view of the finished hat, with edging.


Last revision: June 17, 2009



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