The Braelyn Newborn Hat

I love my customers! Sometimes I just can't think of a new pattern but then a customer comes to me and says "Can you make something like...?" and the inspiration begins and a new pattern is born. This pattern is for a baby who isn't even born yet, but I sure can't wait to see her wearing it. 

Excuse the lousy picture. I can't believe I did this, but I shipped it off to its new owner without taking pictures of it! So silly. I had only snapped this quick shot on my phone to send to my customer. 

This pattern is only available in size 0-3 months. I haven't had a chance to sit down and work up the specific instruction to make it in bigger sizes.  It would be easy enough to figure out, I'm sure. If you used my Basic Hat Patterns, you would just have slightly fewer rows because some of your rows are double crochet and therefore taller.

The pattern uses a combination of half double and double crochet stitches to make the stripes different sizes. It's a fun little hat. I used aqua, but obviously your accent color and bow could be any color that you wanted it to be. 

Supplies:

•  Crochet hook size I

• Worsted weight yarn in gray, white, and aqua (I used Red Heart Soft for this hat)

• Scissors

• Yarn needle

Hat 

Begin with a Magic Ring in gray:

Round 1: 11 HDC in magic ring. Join to first HDC. Chain 1. Pull ring tight. (11 HDC)
Round 2: 2 HDC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1. (22 HDC)

Switch to White
Round 3: *DC in first, 2 DC in next stitch.* Repeat * * around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (33 DC)

Switch to Gray

Round 4: *HDC in first two stitches, 2 HDC in third stitch.* Repeat * * around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1. (44 HDC)

Switch to White

Round 5: DC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (44 DC)

Switch to Gray

Round 6: HDC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1. (44HDC)

Switch to White

Round 7: DC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (44 DC)

Switch to Gray

Round 8: HDC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1. (44HDC)

Round 9: DC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (44 DC)

Switch to Gray

Round 10: HDC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1. (44HDC)

Switch to Aqua

Round 11: DC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (44 DC)

Switch to Gray:

Round 12: This is the only row where you will double crochet in gray. It's not a typo! DC in each stitch around. Join to 1^st DC of round. Chain 1. (44 DC)

Round 13: Single crochet around for trim. Fasten off.

Weave in all your loose ends. There will be a lot of them from switching colors each row. Make it all look neat.

Bow

Chain 25. Slip stitch to join, forming a circle. Make sure your circle isn't twisted at all.

Round 1: HDC around. Join to 1^st HDC of round. Chain 1.

Rounds 2-4: Repeat round one.

Round 5: SC around. Join to 1^st SC of round. Fasten off. Weave in loose ends.

Trim: Turn bow upside down and reattach yarn. You will be crocheting into the foundation chain you began with. SC in each stitch of the foundation chain. This will make the top and bottom of the bow match with a row of single crochet stitches on each.

Find the middle of the bow and wrap yarn around it tightly until you are happy with the bow that is formed. Tie off, leaving a long strand for sewing it onto the hat.

Attach the bow to the hat so that it lines up with the aqua stripe. Sew on tightly, and weave loose ends in.