This free knitting pattern will help you to make a super fast hat for a new baby.
An ideal knitting project if you need a new baby gift knitted up in a hurry!
The size of this hat is around 0-4 months. It has a stretchy rib and generous height so that it will get plenty of wear.
The hat is knit in super chunky yarn and you make it in your lunch break!
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How to knit a fast baby hat
The fastest way to knit a baby hat, in fact any hat, is to use super bulky yarn and large needles.
This cute baby beanie pompom hat is knit on 9 and 10mm knitting needles (13 and 15 US sizes).
If you are a fast knitter this little hat can be completed in half an hour. It is such a fun little knitting project and if given as a gift it is sure to be well appreciated.
By the way if you love knitting hats, or indeed headbands, blankets or anything else, with super chunky yarn, please take a look at this lovely Etsy shop – it has the most amazing and low priced super chunky yarns. They even stock a really inexpensive, vegan version of the ever popular unicorn The Wool by We Are Knitters.
Knitting pattern for a super fast to knit new baby hat
Materials:
- Pair each of 9 and 10mm knitting needles.
- 50g of super chunky yarn. Try to use a soft yarn, such an an acrylic yarn. this will be softer against baby’s skin and will also be easier to wash and keep clean than something like pure wool. The yarn used for the hat in the photo is Stylecraft Super XL.
- Faux fur pompom or extra yarn to make a yarn pompom.
Instructions:
On 9mm needles cast on 25 stitches.
Work 6 rows of rib as follows (work 4 rows of rib for a hat with a bit less height – this would be better ion your hat is for a newborn baby);
Row 1: (k1, p1) across row
Row 2: (p1, k1) across row
Switch to 10mm needles and work 8 rows of stocking stitch as follows:
Row 1: k
Row 2: p
Now work the following 4 decrease rows:
Row 1: (k3, k2tog across row)
Row 2: p
Row 3: (k2, k2tog) across row
Row 4: (p1, p2tog) across row
Cut yarn, leaving a long enough yarn tail to sew up back seam. Thread through remaining stitches and pull to gather the top of the hat. Sew up back seam and sew in all loose ends. Attach a pompom if wanted.
And that’s it! A wonderful, simple, extremely warm and snuggly baby hat to keep or gift.
I have more easy newborn baby hats, in both chunky and super chunky yarn, available in the collection Teeny Hats for Tiny Heads: 25 Cute Newborn Hat Knitting Patterns.
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Thank you for this! It’s the best newborn hat with chunky yarn instruction I have found. I’ve made several now and am so grateful!
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I want to make this for 4-8 months. Any idea how many stitches and length to add?
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I think cast on about 26-28 stitches and add a cm or 2 to the height. Depends on size of the baby as 4-8 months is quite a large range.
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Really easy and quick, made with bulky yarn and only took one evening!
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So glad you like this knitting pattern thank you 🙂
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super!!! took a lot of looking to find a simple baby hat with chunky yarn (#6). This was it. Made it so fast! one evening! Thanks!
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Really happy to hear that 👍
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could this be adapted for chunky wool & size 6mm/7mm needles? Gorgeous wee hat😊
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Hello yes I would cast on 40 stitches, and then work rib and main body until 11cm and then shape the top. I will publish a regular chunky version soon actually, very good idea 🙂 thanks for visiting 🙂
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I’d love to make a matching adult hat in exactly the same style- any tips on how I would go about this?
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8mm needles for border, 9mm for main hat. Pattern the same but knit until 18cm then shape k3, k2 together across row, p a row, k2, k2together across row, p a row, k1, k2tog across row, p2 together across finish. That’s off the top of my head so keep an eye on the height as you work.
I am going to try very hard to publish more free hat knitting patterns this year 👍
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I want to make a beanie for a 3-6 month old. Do you have any tips on changing the pattern?
I am using chunky plush yarn, warm and toastie
thx
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It depends how chunky it is and what the needle size is? For super chunky I would add 5 stitches and 1cm extra height.
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Do you have any tips to diy the pom pom
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I always use pompom makers, the large size clover one
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Do you have any tips to diy the pom pom
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Pompom maker or wrap yarn around your hand approx 24 tones then tie in the middle and cut through loops. That gives a more wild looking pompom for your baby hat.
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so cute! I’d love to make this up quickly to go with a blanket I’ve made. I think I have enough left over! For 4-8 months, how many stitches and length would you add? Thanks!!
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