Adorable Red Apple Crochet Baby Hat

By: Christine Longe from Lakeview Cottage Kids

By: Christine Longe from Lakeview Cottage Kids

"I love those little lemon, pumpkin and apple hats for babies, so I designed an easy and quick pattern to create these types of hats! Just use this pattern and choose the color of yarn you want to make for either the lemon, pumpkin, orange or apple. I used red yarn for this lovely “Red Apple” Crochet Baby Hat!!! This is an easy pattern and works up very quickly! You will want to create one in each of the colors! Great for gifts!!"

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Easy

Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge12 dc sts = 4 inches

Materials List

1 skein Aran weight (#4) yarn (Ranch Red)
Small amount of #4 weight yarn (Dusty Green) for leaves

Instructions

Stitches/Techniques Used in this Pattern:
Magic Circle
sl st = slip Stitch
dc = double crochet
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet

Size: 0 to 3 Months

Round 1: Using the “Magic Circle”, Ch 1. Work 12 dc in the circle. Join with slip stitch to top of first dc. (12 dc)

* The Ch 2 at the beginning of most rows does not count as a dc.

Round 2: Ch 2. Work 2 dc in each stitch around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (24 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2. *Work 1 dc in first stitch. Work 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (36 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2. *Work 1 dc in next 8 stitches. Work 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (40 dc)
Round 5 – 8: Ch 2. *Skip 1 stitch. Work 2dc in next stitch. * Repeat from * to * around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (40 dc)
Round 9 – 11: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each stitch around. Join to first sc with slip stitch. (40 sc)
Fasten off yarn and weave in ends.

Leaf instructions follow below.

Size: 3 to 6 Months

Use Hook Size G/4.00 mm

Round 1: Using the “Magic Circle”, Ch 1. Work 12 dc in the circle. Join with slip stitch to top of first dc. (12 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2. Work 2 dc in each stitch around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (24 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2. *Work 1 dc in next stitch. Work 2 dc in next stitch.*. Repeat from * to * around. Join to first dc with slip stitch. (36 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2. *Work 1 dc in next 4 stitches. Work 2 dc in next stitch.*. Repeat from * to * around to last stitch. Skip last stitch. Join to first dc with slip stitch.
Round 5-9: Ch 2. *Skip 1 stitch. Work 2dc in next stitch. * Repeat from * to * around. Join to first dc with slip stitch.
Round 10 – 12: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each stitch around. Join to first sc with slip stitch.

Fasten off yarn and weave in loose ends.

Leaf Pattern

(Make 2)

Chain 11 . In the fourth ch from the hook, work 4 dc. Work 1 dc in each of the next 4 ch. In the next ch, work 1 hdc. In the next ch, work 1 sc. In the last ch, 1 sl st, 1 ch, 1 sl st. Now work up the other side of the leaf. 1 sc in first ch. 1 hdc in next ch. 1 dc in each of the next 4 ch. 4 dc in the last ch. Do not cut yarn.
To add the stem, use same yarn and ch 5. Turn and 1 sc in each chain. Sl st in the first stitch of the leaf. Fasten off and keep 15 inch length of yarn to sew leaf onto hat.

Attaching Leaves to Hat

Using the photograph for leaf placement, sew both leaves to the hat. To attach, start at the bottom of the leaf (not the tip) sew right along center line (vein) of each leaf. When you get to the tip, turn round and sew again right up the vein again over the first row of stitching. Weave in end of yarn on one leaf. Trim off end of yarn on one of the leaves. Be sure to have the stems at the top center of the hat. When both leaves are attached, use the remaining yarn from one of the leaves to sew the stems together. Sew right through the center of the stem and then wrap the yarn around the base of the stem. Fasten off securely and weave in loose ends of yarn.