Easy to make and a super fun photo prop these crochet mini top hat’s are adorable on pretty much anyone.
I made these hats for my cousin’s sweet twins for their newborn pictures (yes the same cousin I made the button wrap crochet boots for)! How it happened is she sent me this picture and asked if I could make the hat in the top right corner!
Always up for a challenge (esp when it’s something cute!) I said SURE! After I finished the girls hat (yes I put my Baby boy in a girls hat for a picture- he looks REALLY happy about it, huh?)
I thought we needed a boy version as well! I Love love LOVE how they turned out and I may or may not (but most likely I will) be making larger versions for my daughters birthday in April.
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Crochet newborn Top Hat
materials:
medium weight yarn
I- 5.5 mm hook
G- 4 mm hook (for the flower)
abbreviation:
ch (chain)
sl st (slip stitch)
sc (single crochet)
hdc (half double crochet)
dc (double crochet)
sc2tog (single crochet 2 together)
2 double crochets cluster (2dc cluster)
hat top
Start with a magic ring
row 1- 6 sc in the ring around, sl st to the first sc (6)
row 2- ch1, 2 sc in each around, sl st to the first sc (12)
row 3- ch1, *sc, 2 sc* around, sl st to the first sc (18)
row 4- ch1, *sc twice, 2 sc* around, sl st to the first sc (24)
row 5- ch1, *sc three times, 2 sc* around, sl st to the first sc (30)I like to not only work in the back loop, but the loop along the back of the stitch as well when I’m trying to create a sharp corner
sides
row 6- ch1, work in the back loops sc around, sl st to the first sc (30)after working in the back loops you’ll have the front loop left which helps create the sharp corner as well
row 7- ch1, *sc 8 times, sc2tog* around, sl st to the first sc (27)
row 8- ch1, sc around, sl st to the first sc (27)
row 9- ch1, *sc 7 times, sc2tog* around, sl st to the first sc (24)
row 10- ch1, sc around, sl st to the first sc (24)
row 11- ch1, *sc 6 times, sc2tog* around, sl st to the first sc (21)
row 12- ch1, sc around, sl st to the first sc (21)
row 13- ch1, *sc 5 times, sc2tog* around, sl st to the first sc (18)
row 14- ch1, sc around, sl st to the first sc (18)
row 15- ch1, *sc 4 times, sc2tog* around, sl st to the first sc (15)
brim
row 16- ch1, *sc 2 times, 2sc* around, sl st to the first sc (20)
row 17- ch1, *sc 3 times, 2sc* around, sl st to the first sc (25)
row 18- ch1, *sc 4 times, 2sc* around, sl st to the first sc (30)
row 19- ch1, *sc 5 times, 2sc* around, sl st to the first sc, fasten off and weave in ends. (35)
underside
Start with a magic ring
row 1- 5 sc in the ring around, sl st to the first sc (5)
row 2- ch1, 2 sc in each around, sl st to the first sc (10)
row 3- ch1, *sc, 2 sc* around, sl st to the first sc, fasten off leaving a LONG tail (15)
band
ch 16, sl st into the first ch creating a circle
row 1- ch 2, *hdc 4 times, 2hdc*, around, sl st to the first hdc, fasten off and weave in ends (16)
flower- girls
ch 27
Row 1: DC in 5th Chain from hook *CH 1, skip 1ch (DC-CH-DC) in next ch (V stitch made)*around, turn.
Row 2: CH 3 (counts as DC) 5 DC in CH space, *SC in next CH-1 space, 6 DC in next CH-1 space (shell stitch made)* around, fasten off, but leave a good LONG tail for anchoring the flower.
Starting at the beginning of the first chain roll the flower around. Using the long tail weave it through the rolled base securing it. You’ll have 12 petals. you should still have a long tail to attach to the hat
bow- boys
ch 16, sl st into the first ch creating a circle
row 1- ch1, sc into the same sc, hdc, 2dc cluster 4 times, hdc, 2sc, hdc, 2dc cluster 4 times, hdc, sc, sl st to the first sc (16)
row 2- ch1, sc into same sc, hdc, 2dc cluster 4 times, hdc, 2sc, hdc, 2dc cluster 4 times, hdc, sc, sl st to the first sc (16)
ch 6, wrap around the sc areas creating the bow, sl st in first ch, fasten off leaving a long tail to attach to the hat
assembly
slide the band over the hat
attach the flower or bow! Attach them wherever you think they look best!
stuff the hat with stuffing, but not TOO full.
weave row 3 of the underside into row 15 of the hat closing off the stuffing.
If you want to have your hat on a band (I used lace elastic) leave a gap on each side as you weave the two pieces together to slide the elastic (or other material) through.
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Leanne
Oh my gosh! THat is adorable! The baby is pretty adorable too. Can’t wait to hold him again.
Ashlee
Thanks sweetie! I can’t wait to see you again myself!
Amy
Those are amazing Ash! I love both versions. You are wicked talented with a crochet hook (and many other things as well. 😉 )
xoxo
Ashlee
Ah thanks! I’m really happy with them (and the larger one I’ll be sharing in a few months! Can’t wait to see you soon! just over a week- FINALLY
Beverly {Flamingo Toes}
Ashlee!! Seriously you are amazing! I am loving all your crochet projects!! These hats are adorable!
Ashlee
Thanks so much!!! It’s been a fun ride this time around, I’ve stuck with crocheting and knitting longer than I normally do on these kicks!
Michelle at Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust
Oh my goodness, I’m not sure which is cuter – the babies or the hats! Both made me smile. Thank you!
Warmly, Michelle
Ashlee
It’s actually the same baby in all of them, my little boy and he is pretty darn cute! I’m excited to see them on my cousin’s twins once they get home from the NICU
Chelsie @ A Little Peanut
Oh wow, these are absolutely adorable! 🙂
Ashlee
Awwww thanks! I am still tickled by them myself!
Catherine at ToBeContinued
Love the idea to make a crochet one! I saw little headband hats at Buy Buy Baby last week and was going to do it with felt and fabric…but this is adorable!!! Thanks!
Saw you at Sew Chatty!
Come by sometime,
Catherine
tbc-tobecontinued.blogspot.com
Ashlee
Thanks so much!!!! And good luck with your upcoming baby! Labor is my favorite day ever (all 5 times)! So have fun and good luck! (and your mobile is lovely!)
LeeAnn from NC
These hats are adorable !
Ashlee
Thanks so much!!! I still love them, and kind of wish I had more places and reasons for little boy to wear them around! (obviously the boy version)
lisa
Crochet is the one craft I have not learned to do yet, but this is so cute! I’m wishing I knew how because my son NEEDS one of these! : )
Ashlee
Thanks! This is a pretty easy pattern too! You should totally learn, there are so many fun things to crochet with!
Sara
This is DARLING!!! Hope you can link it up at my turquoise lovin’ party!!
Ashlee
Thanks so much! I’m sorry I missed your party! I try to get to comments earlier, but life gets in the way and I’m sometimes behind! Thanks for the invitation though! I’m glad you like my hat!
marissa
oh my goodness this is so cute!
marissa
http://raegunwear.blogspot.com
Ashlee
Thanks!!! I love how they turned, out, def a current favorite of mine!
Meeha
I am a beginner at crochet but I have to try and make these precious hats <3
Ashlee
It’s a pretty easy pattern and I hope you have an easy time making them! Putting the whole thing together is probably the trickiest part! Good luck and I hope you love it!
Paula
Oh my word! These are some of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. I am stopping by from Creations by Kara. I seriously just giggled my way through the photos. I just launched a link party over at my blog, and I’d love to have you link up with this post. So awesome!
Thank you,
Paula at Welcoming Spirit
http://welcomingspirit.blogspot.com/2012/02/thursday-kids-crafts-linky-party-new.html
Ashlee
Thanks! My poor little guy is the model for so much these days! Luckily he doesn’t complain too often about it! And I linked up.
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com
Love this! We just posted our 2nd Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday Link Party and would love for you to share this! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/02/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_16.html
Ashlee
Thanks so much! linked up
Mindy
OMG…these are just the cutest little hats ever:) The babies are just too adorable!!!! If I had a baby I’d definitely be making something like this!
Ashlee
Eeek! thanks so much! I just LOVE how they turned out too!
Crystalyn
These are adorable. I want one for me!
Ashlee
Thanks! I actually do have a larger pattern I’ll be sharing soon!
Christine
SOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!! The tutorial is amazing! Thanks for sharing it 🙂
Would you PRETTY PLEASE post this on my blog?? PLEASE?!?!
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-3.html
Ashlee
Thanks so much for the complement! I actually used to link up to everything, but it took so much time away from my family that I now limit myself to 2 a day, but thank you for your interest.
toysinthedryer
Oh I giggled out loud when I saw the look on her face! I’d love to have you share this with our readers for our Fun Stuff Fridays link up! http://toysinthedryer.com/fun-stuff-fridays-11/
Ashlee
It’s actually a he, my baby boy is the model for both of these hat’s the twins they were made for are newborns!
Alison
Oh Ashlee. You are just so talented!!! And the top hat just blows my mind!!! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
Ashlee
your too cute! Thank you so much! I’m pretty excited about the larger version pattern I’m making for my daughters birthday party!
Julianne
I absolutely adore this pattern! So much so that I used it to create a Mad Hatter themed top hat for my pug puppy dog. You can check out the pictures over at my blog here:
https://creativechronicle.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/doggy-sized-mad-hatter-crochet-hat/
Ashlee
I love it! He’s so cute and I shared it on my facebook page! Thanks for sharing!
Jackie C.
Hey, Ashlee, do you allow people to sell items made from your patterns? I’d love to make these for craft shows. (I don’t have an etsy shop or anything.) thanks.
Ashlee
as long as you don’t sell my pattern I don’t have a problem with it. I personally don’t want to make and sell hundreds of them, but I know not everyone knows how to crochet and some people would like the ease of buying it. If someone asks please direct them to my free pattern, and thank you SO much for asking first, I really appreciate that!
Shawn
Love!!!! Thank you for posting! I did change it up a bit to stand up to my 9 year old 🙂 by crocheting in tge front post stitches when moving onto the brim. I also did a sl st in each st around the last row of the brim to get it to lay flatter. <3 thanks again!!!!
Ashlee
your so welcome! I’m saving the larger version post for closer to my daughters birthday since that’s what I’m making them for, but in then next 5 week!
Heather cordell
Do you not chain any at all before the rounds?
Ashlee
thanks for your note! I fixed the pattern. YES, I ch1 before every row… Sorry!
judy murawski
Hi, I am making the tiny top hat and i would like to know how the elastic band is connected? Did you sew the band together and hid it under the underside of hat? Or did you just tie a knot at the back. How many inches did you use of elastic? I don’t have a baby so it’s hard for me to measure. i’m giving as a gift. Thanks i love this pattern you did a great job.
Ashlee
when I added the bottom with the sl st I skipped two stitches on each side to leave two openings, I then slid the elastic through, cut it long and tied it with a knot so my cousin (customer) could change the size. If I was doing it for my own little guy I’d sew it at the right size, but for a gift I didn’t want it to be too big or two small! I hope that helps, I don’t remember how big I made the elastic, I measure it against my babies head!
ariel
Wow, this is just adorable, I totally envy your crocheting talent and creativity! I wanted a top hat so bad when my son was born so I tried so hard to make one but it never turned out right, too bad I never found this site back then! But I will be making your boots and sandals for my girl coming in september! It felt like christmas when I found all these adorable free patterns!!! 😀 you are just awesome.
Ashlee
your so welcome! I have a larger hat too, I need to add the pattern for that one as well! I know we all have different styles so not all patterns work for everyone, but I love creating them!
Angi S
I made this hat over the weekend. It was so fun and fast to make. This will be my entry for the baby hat division at the NC State Fair this year. Thank you so much for designing it!!!! 🙂
Ashlee
your so welcome! let me know how it goes!
Bonnie
thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
for sharing some really cute patterns!!! I love finding people who are truly talented; and you are!
Ashlee
Thank you so much!!! I hope you enjoy making them!
Bella
This is fantastic! I just worked one up and I love it :). Thank you for the pattern!! I added an extra row at the end. I worked a crab stitch in each sc around and I think it added a nice effect like that little lip around the edges of top hats. Just a suggestion :). Thanks again!!
Ashlee
I’m glad you like them. feel free to change it however you want for personal use!
Jamie
Thank you for posting all of your free patterns! I am getting back into crochet so I appreciate having accessible guidelines that I can use while learning the ropes. I made mine into a wee little leprechaun hat for this upcoming spring!
Thanks again,
Jamie
Ashlee
cute!!! I made a leprechaun hat last year for Baby Boy, so precious!
Melissa
OMGosh!! My friend is going to DIE when I send this to her for the birth of her 3rd child (2nd girl). SO awesome!!
Ashlee
so much fun, huh?
Bonnie
Love the Top Hat… Am curious to know if you have posted the larger pattern yet???
Thank You
Ashlee
no, I never did and now I can’t find the pattern (I hand wrote it on some piece of scratch paper, I’m awesome like that…). Thanks for the reminder, I’ll look into re-writing it.
Randi
Just made this hat last night and it turned out to be FABULOUS! Great pattern! My 8 year old wants one desperately 😀
Ashlee
GAH! I still haven’t put out the larger hat pattern, I’ll add it to my “to blog about” list again! thanks for the reminder
Vicky
What an awesome hat! I’ve always wanted to take up crochet and this is the sort of thing that inspires me. I’d love to make something like this for my niece who is really into dressup – she is 2 this month. How would I go about altering the pattern to fit?
Ashlee
I use this size for newborns to toddlers, I only made one more size, that fit my 5 year old, 11 year old and me.
Vicky
Thanks Ashlee!
Ashlee
your so welcome!!
Marcia
So glad I found this. We are having hat day at the end of the month and I think this fits perfectly. So adorable. It’s perfect for the preschool I work at. Thanks for sharing!
Ashlee
YAY! I love this hat, I have a larger version I like to wear myself (I never did post it, I should find my notes on it)
Paige Dove
I made one of these last night for my son to wear for St. Patrick’s Day 🙂 I made the hat green, added a black band and a shamrock and it turned out sooo cute. Thank you so much for all the free patterns I LOVE your work 🙂
Ashlee
I did a St Patricks day one as well a few years ago! Fun huh?
Paige Dove
Absolutely 🙂 my little man looked so adorable and surprisingly, he actually kept it on for a pretty good while.
Ashlee
It’s always a fun surprise when they keep them on!!! My baby didn’t love the top hats, but he left his huge Lorax mustache on from halloween 2 years ago, totally didn’t expect that!
Gwyn
Thank you for sharing this pattern, it has worked up to perfection
Ashlee
you are so welcome! this is one of my favorites! I still need to add the larger size, gah, it’s amazing how much I have done and just don’t have the time to post!
عکاسی کودک
thank you for this pattern very useful
Ashlee
you are so welcome!
Robyn
I am having a really hard time with the bow. When you say “sc in the same ch” or “sc in the same sc”, what does that mean? The same chain as what?
Ashlee
same sc into the same sc you just did a sl st in
Dawn
I have been using this pattern for a couple of years now, I make them as top hats for my snowmen.Clemson and Gamecock Snowmen. The hats are the perfect size for me to add a school patch to. And I make them in the color of the school.