My due date for baby #2 is quickly approaching, so we’re prepping for all of the excitement! When my daughter was born, my husband and I donated a bunch of tiny hats to the hospital in her name. We decided to do the same with this baby’s arrival.

I’ve been returning to some of my favorite crochet blogs to make some hats with their patterns, but I’m also coming up with some of my own! Follow along if you have a little love in your life to create a hat for (or if you want to have some fun using up some excess yarn to donate)!

Baby Bear Beanie

Supplies Needed: worsted weight yarn, 5.0 mm crochet hook, yarn needle.

Stitch Abbreviations Used: hdc – half double crochet, sc – single crochet, slst – slip stitch, fphdc – front post half double crochet, bphdc – back post half double crochet.

Newborn Beanie

Round 1: magic ring – ch 2, 8 hdc into ring, slst to first stitch of round.

Round 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch around, slst to first stitch of round. (16 stitches)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc next stitch* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch of round.

Round 4: ch 2, *hdc in first stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in following stitch* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch around. (32 stitches)

Round 5: ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, hdc next 3* repeat * to * around. (40 stitches)

Round 6 – Round 10: ch 2, hdc around, slst to first stitch of round.

Round 11 – Round 12: ch 2, *fphdc in first, bphdc in next* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch of round.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Ears (make 2)

Round 1: magic ring – 6 sc.

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around.

Round 3: *2 sc in first stitch, sc in next* repeat * to * around. (18 stitches)

Round 4 – Round 6: sc around.

Round 7: *sc2tog, sc next 4* repeat * to * around. (15 stitches)

Fasten off, leave tail for sewing to top of hat. I usually sew the ears in a curved line between rounds 2 and 4 of the hat.

Top Knot Baby Beanie

Supplies Needed: worsted weight yarn, 5.0 mm crochet hook, yarn needle.

Stitch Abbreviations Used: hdc – half double crochet, slst – slip stitch, fphdc – front post half double crochet, bphdc – back post half double crochet.

Round 1: magic ring – ch 2, 6 hdc, slst to first stitch.

Round 2 – Round 10: ch 2, hdc around, slst to first stitch around.

Round 11: ch 2, *2 hdc in first, hdc next 2* repeat * to *. (8 stitches)

Round 12: ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch around.

Round 13: ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc next stitch* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch of round.

Round 14: ch 2, *hdc in first stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in following stitch* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch around. (32 stitches)

Round 15: ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, hdc next 3* repeat * to * around. (40 stitches)

Round 16 – Round 20: ch 2, hdc around, slst to first stitch of round.

Round 21 – Round 22: ch 2, *fphdc in first, bphdc in next* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch of round.

Fasten off, weave in ends. Tie a knot between round 1 and round 10.