Diamonds Newborn Baby Hat

This newborn baby hat is super cute. This free pattern is knitted in the round which means there are no seams to sew (yay!) and the diamond pattern is pretty while being suitable for both a baby girl or boy. The top of the hat also looks awesome:

The hat I made is off to charity (since my goal this year is to make as many items as possible for good causes!), but you’re welcome to use the pattern as you wish – for yourself, for charity or to make items to sell. However, please don’t post this pattern elsewhere, rather link back to my site.

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Size & Materials

I knitted this hat with 3 mm double pointed needles and 4 ply (sport weight) yarn (I used an Alpaca blend which turn out super soft, but of course you can use any type of yarn you wish). You could knit this with thicker yarn, but of course it would change the size.

The finished hat is approximately 32 cm (12.5″) unstretched, and 40 cm stretched (15.75″), so perfect for a newborn. You’ll need approximately 60 m (66 yards) of yarn and 3 mm double pointed needles.

Abbreviations

k – knit

p – purl

sl k wise – insert needle as if to knit the stitch, but instead of knitting the stitch just slide it onto the right hand needle

sl p wise – insert needles as if to purl the stitch, but instead of purling the stitch just slide it onto the right hand needle

k2tog – knit two stitches together

psso – pass slipped stitch over the stitch just worked

yo – yarn over

Pattern

Cast on 80 stitches.

Working in the round:

Rounds 1-14: (K2, P2) around

Round 15: (yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p5, k2tog, yo, k1) repeat around

Round 16: k

Round 17: (k1, yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p3, k2tog, yo, k2) repeat around

Round 18: k

Round 19: (k2, yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p1, k2 tog, yo, k3) repeat around

Round 20: k

Round 21: (k3, yo, sl 1 p wise, k2tog, psso, yo k4) repeat around

Round 22: k

Round 23: (p2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p3) repeat around

Round 24: k

Round 25: (p1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p2

Round 26: k

Round 27: (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl 2 stitches k wise then k these two stitches together, p1)

Round 28: k

Round 29: k first stitch and slide into previous round (i.e. move back onto previous needle), (yo, k7, yo, sl 1 p wise, k2tog, psso) repeat around

Round 30: k

Rounds 31-46: repeat rounds 15-30

Round 47: (k8, k2tog) repeat around

Round 48: (k7, k2tog) repeat around

Round 49: (k6, k2tog) repeat around

Round 50: (k5, k2tog) repeat around

Round 51: (k4, k2tog) repeat around

Round 52: (k3, k2tog) repeat around

Round 53: (k2, k2tog) repeat around

Round 54: (k1, k2tog) repeat around

Round 55: (k2tog) repeat around

Break yarn and thread through remaining 8 stitches. Pull tightly and fasten off. Weave in ends.