Quick and Easy Newborn Baby Booties and Hat

This newborn baby booties and hat set is super quick to make and (as is my current theme) great for stash busting! They’re all knitted flat and then seamed. The booties also have ribbons to keep them on to squirmy little feet. This set can be made to match my free one piece newborn cardigan knitting pattern, so all together could make a great set as a gift or for charity.

The baby booties were inspired by a pair my great-grandmother’s friend made for my first son many years ago. I was just learning to knit at the time and was totally intrigued with how they were put together. I’ve never found the exact pattern so I decided to have a go at making them myself. Then, with lots of left over wool, I thought it would be wonderful to have a matching hat. My set is off to charity, but feel free to use this pattern to make baby sets for whatever you like – friends, grandchildren, or to sell. I am on a mission to make and donate as much as possible to charity this year, so it would be awesome if you felt like making one for charity too! Also you could take a look at my other knitting patterns for more stash busting ideas!

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Size & Materials

I knitted this set with left over DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 4 mm needles. Of course you could make this with different sized yarn (worsted weight would be a good option) however this will change the size. Worsted weight would make a larger hat and booties (or you could use smaller – 3.5 mm – needles).

Using DK/light worsted weight wool and 4 mm needles:

Hat: Unstretched 32 cm (12.5″), stretched 40 cm (15.75″) (super stretchy!), approximately 80 m (87 yards) of main colour and 30 m (32 yards) of contrast colour.

Booties: sole 8 cm (3.15″), approximately 60 m (65 yards) of main colour and 14 m (15 yards) of contrast colour, and approximately 80 cm (32″) of ribbon.

Abbreviations:

K – Knit

P – Purl

K2TOG – Knit two stitches together

P2TOG – Purl two stitches together

SL1, K1, PSSO – slip one stitch, knit the next stitch onto the needle, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

YO – yarn over – wrap the yarn around the needle to create another stitch

Booties Pattern

Cast on 19 in main colour

Rows 1-2: Knit

Row 3: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 4-6: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 7: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 8-10: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 11: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 12-14: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 15: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Row 16: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, K to end

Row 17: K to last 3 sts, K2TOG, K1

Row 18: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, K to end

Row 19: K9, YO, K2TOG, K to last 3 sts, K2TOG, K1

Row 20: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, K to end

Row 21: K to last stitch, M1, K1

Row 22: K1, M1, K to end

Row 23: K9, YO, K2TOG, K to last stitch, M1, K1

Row 24: K1, M1, K to end

Row 25: K to last stitch, M1, K1

Row 26: Knit

Row 27: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 28-30: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 31: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 32-34: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 35: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Rows 36-38: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 39: K9, YO, K2TOG, K8

Row 40: Knit

Row 41: Cast off the first 9 stitches, knit the rest of the row (10)

Change to contrast colour

Row 42: Purl

Row 43: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 44-45: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 46-47: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 48: Purl

Row 49: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 50-51: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 52-53: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 54: Purl

Row 55: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 56-57: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 58-59: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 60: Purl

Row 61: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 62-63: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 64-65: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 66: Purl

Row 67: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 68-69: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 70-71: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 72: Purl

Row 73: Knit

Cast off.

Fold bootie as in picture

Sew seam for sole of bootie (only on the garter stitch part) and seam between cast off contrast colour and part way up cast on of main colour.

Sew around the row ends at the top of the booties (it looks neater if you only stitch through the main colour – see picture), pull tight and fasten in place. Repeat for row ends at bottom of bootie. Weave in any ends. Thread ribbon through eyelets.

Hat Pattern

Cast on 44 stitches in Main colour

Row 1: With main colour knit row

Row 2: With main colour knit row

Row 3: With main colour, knit 20, purl 24

Row 4: With main colour, purl 24, knit 20

Row 5: With main colour, knit 20, change to contrast colour and knit 24

Row 6: With contrast colour, purl 24, change to main colour and knit 20

Repeat these six rows 17 more times (18 times in total).

Cast off. Fold in half and sew together cast on and cast off stitches. Sew around the row ends where the contrast yarn is (it looks neater if you only stitch through the main colour), pull tight and fasten in place. Weave in any ends.