Wrapped With Love Preemie Crochet Hat

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Wrapped With Love Preemie Crochet Hat

One of the cutest free crochet patterns for preemies, this lovely hat will warm any heart.

Wrapped With Love Preemie Crochet Hat
Wrapped With Love Preemie Crochet Hat

This teeny tiny crochet baby hat is the perfect size for your premature little one. Made a bit smaller than a typical newborn hat, the Wrapped With Love Preemie Crochet Hat is available for sizes one through five pounds to fit any preemie's head.

This crochet baby hat is worked up using simple crochet stitches, so as long as you can work the single crochet and half double crochet stitches, you'll be just fine. Choose your favorite colors for this sweet gift - any color will look stunning. 

This exclusive free crochet preemie cap has a darling bow tie worked into the design with a different color and the results are stunning. Not only is it a beautiful crochet hat that will make anyone "aww" but it's thick and warm, which is ideal for a small baby. Take a look at the written pattern below and learn how to make your own.
 

Easy

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

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

Crochet GaugeIn hdc, ​15 stitches and 12 rows = 4" (10 cm)

Finished SizePreemie

Materials List

  • Worsted weight yarn such as Caron Simply Soft in Color A and Color B
  • 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain the gauge
  • Yarn needle for weaving in ends


If you are a visual learner, then be sure to take a look at this video for our Easiest Crochet Baby Beanie. Click the link to head to the page for written instructions, too.

Preemie Hat Pattern:

Special Instructions:

  • The hat can be started with a Magic Ring or with the instructions given in Round 1
  • The beginning chain does not count as a stitch
  • Each round is started in the same stitch as your beginning chain
  • The end of each round is joined by slip stitching in the first stitch of the round, not the beginning chain
     

Size 1 - 2 Pounds

Head Circumference = 8" - 10"
Hat Circumference = 8"
Height hat = 3.65"

  1. Round 1: With Color A - Ch 2, work 9 hdc into the 2nd chain from the hook, join in first hdc (9)

  2. Round 2: Ch 1, make 2 hdc in each stitch around, join (18)

  3. Round 3: Ch 1, *make 2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next* repeat around, join (27)

  4. Round 4: Ch 1, *make 2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next 8 stitches* repeat around, join (30)

  5. Round 5 - 6: Ch 1, hdc around, join (30)

  6. Change to Color B
    Round 7 - 8: Ch 1, hdc around, join (30)

  7. Change to Color A
    Round 9 - 10: Ch 1, hdc around, join (30)

  8. Round 11: Ch 1, sc around, join (30)
    Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Size 2 - 3 Pounds

Head Circumference = 9" - 11"
Hat Circumference = 9"
Hat Height = 4"

  1. Round 1: With Color A - Ch 2, work 9 hdc into the 2nd chain from the hook, join in first hdc (9)

  2. Round 2: Ch 1, make 2 hdc in each stitch around, join (18)

  3. Round 3: Ch 1, *make 2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next stitch* repeat around, join (27)

  4. Round 4: Ch 1, hdc in first 3 stitches, *make 2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in next 3 stitches* repeat around, join (33)

  5. Round 5 - 7: Ch 1, hdc around, join (33)

  6. Change to Color B
    Round 8 - 9: Ch 1, hdc around, join (33)

  7. Change to Color A
    Round 10 - 11: Ch 1, hdc around, join (33)

  8. Round 12: Ch 1, sc around, join (33)
    Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Size 4 - 5 lbs

Head Circumference = 10" - 12"
Hat Circumference = 9.75"
Hat Height = 4.5"

  1. Round 1: With Color A - Ch 2, work 9 hdc into the 2nd chain from the hook, join in first hdc (9)

  2. Round 2: Ch 1, make 2 hdc in each stitch around, join (18)

  3. Round 3: Ch 1, *make 2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next stitch* repeat around, join (27)

  4. Round 4: Ch 1, *make 2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next 2 stitches* repeat around, join (36)

  5. Round 5 - 8: Ch 1, hdc around, join (36)

  6. Change to Color B
    Round 9 - 10: Ch 1, hdc around, join (36)

  7. Change to Color A
    Round 11 - 13: Ch 1, hdc around, join (36)

  8. Round 14: Ch 1, sc around, join (36)
    Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Bow

  1. With Color B
    Round 1: Ch 3, into 1st chain make *1 dc, 3 tr, 1 dc, ch 2, sl st in same ch*, ch 2, repeat between *, fasten off
    Fasten off leaving a long tail. Use the tail to wrap the center of the bow a few times. Secure the ends and use the longer tail to sew the bow onto the hat. I used it to secure each end of the bow so it doesn’t curl up.

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