NEWBORN CROCHET BABY HAT

Materials 

1 Caron Simply Soft yarn

Size H crochet needle

Abbreviations

Ch: Chain

Dc: Double crochet

Dc tog: Double crochet together

Rep: Repeat

Rnd(s): Round(s)

Sc: Simple crochet

Sl st: Slip stitch

Instructions

1th Row:  3 ch.  Close with sl. st. 

2nd Row:  2 ch. 13 Dc around (total 14) 

3rd Row: 3ch. and 1 Dc. in the same loop.  Continue with 2 dc on each loop and close round with sl. St. 

4th Row: Place first 5 ch in between 2 Dc. 2Dc, 2 ch. and repeat 2dc and 2 ch until the end of the row and close with sl. St. 

5th Row: 3 ch and 2 Dc tog. in the big space.  Sl. st. In the next big space and start again by doing the 3 ch and  2 dc tog.  Repeat until the end of the row 

without Close round making the sl. St. Around the first 3 ch. of the beginning of the round.  Repeat stitch until desired size.

For a newborn size just repeat this process until complete 7 rows.  

For a bigger size make 3 rounds like this and at the 4th round inc. 1 dc more every time.  Continue until desired size.  Close with Sl. St.

Another option is to add  three end rows: 

How? 

-  1 back stitch 

-  1 front stitch respectively and continue until the end of the row (3 rows).