Seed Stitch Baby Hat

This is the seed stitch baby hat to match this seed stitch baby blanket. The hat is started off with a continuous round and can be completed without turning. However, in order for the texture to match the blanket, I started to turn after each round beginning at round 12. Either way, the pattern should work out.

The hat is given in one size only and should fit a 15″ circumference head. The good thing about crocheted hats though is that they are very easy to make in any size that you want simply doing more or less of the established increase rounds.

Seed Stitch Baby Hat

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn: Small amount of Snuggly Wuggly Big! By Loops and Threads, or any other Light Weight Baby yarn. (Cat 3)

Hook Size: G/6-4.25MM

Gauge: 2″ across the first 5 rounds.

Finished Size: 7″ from top to bottom and 7.5″ across when laying flat. However, you can make it any size you like by doing more or less of the increase rounds.

Abbreviations:

RS = Right Side

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Hk = Hook
Rep = Repeat
Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions

Picot: Ch 2, sl st in top of dc.

Instructions

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 2, work 6 sc into 2nd ch from hk; do not join or turn but continue to work in a continuous rnd. Place st marker in last st made of each rnd in order to keep track. (6 sts)

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)

Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around. (18 sts)

Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (24 sts)

Rnd 5: Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc in last 2 sts. (30 sts)

Rnd 6: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (36 sts)

Rnd 7: Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc in last 3 sts. (42 sts)

Rnd 8: (Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (48 sts)

Rnd 9: Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc in last 4 sts. (54 sts)

Rnd 10: (Sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (60 sts)

Rnd 11: Sl st into next st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc into next st and into each st around; join with sl st to first sc. (60 sts)

Note: Mark rnd 12 as the right side and turn after each round from here on. The reason for turning is simply to match the texture in the matching blanket. If are just making the hat and don’t care to achieve the same look then you can avoid the turns if you want.

Rnd 12 (RS): Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * around to last st, ch 2, sk last st; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (30 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 13: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 1, (sc, dc) in same sp, (sc, dc) in next ch-2 sp and into each ch-2 sp around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (60 sts)

Rnd 14: Ch 1, (sc, dc) in first dc, sk next sc, *(sc, dc) in next dc, sk next sc; rep from * around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (60 sts)

Rnd 15: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *ch 2, sk next dc, sc in next sc; rep from * around to last st; ch 2, sk last st; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (30 ch-2 sps)

Rnds 16-30: Rep rnds 13 to 15.

Rnd 31: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 1, *(sc, dc, picot) into same sp, (sc, dc, picot) in next sp and in each sp around. Join with sl st to first sc. FO.