Squiggles Newborn Baby Hat & Booties Set

This newborn baby hat and booties set is super cute. The free pattern for the hat is knitted in the round which means there are no seams to sew (yay!), the booties do need a little seaming across the sole and up the back, but there’s not picking up stitches (another yay!) and the squiggly rib 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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Materials

80 m (87 yards) DK/Light worsted weight yarn)

4 mm (US 6/UK 8) double pointed needles for hat (4 mm straight needles for booties, or you can use two of the double pointed needles and knit flat with these)

1 m (1 yard) of ribbon

sewing needle to seam booties and weave in ends on hat

I knitted the hat with 4 mm double pointed needles and 8 ply (light worsted weight) yarn. I used Naturally Loyal Machine Washable DK/8ply in Grape (shade 981) and one ball made both the hat and booties with a little left over (you need approximately 80 m (87 yards), 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.

Size

The finished hat is approximately 24 cm (9.5″) unstretched, and 36 cm stretched (14.25″), and the sole of the booties measure 8 cm 3.25″ so perfect for a newborn. You’ll need approximately 80 m (87 yards) of yarn to make both the booties and hat and 4 mm double pointed needles. The booties can be knitted on straight needles.

Abbreviations

k – knit

p – purl

yo – yarn over (wrap yarn around the needle to create another stitch)

k2tog – knit two stitches together

k2tog tbl – knit two stitches together through the back loops (rather than the front of stitches that are usually used for knitting)

p2tog – purl two stitches together

sl – slip stitch (slip onto the next needles without knitting the stitch)

psso – pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (lift the slipped stitch up, over the knitted stitch and off the needle)

turn – turn work without completing the row

m1 – make a new stitch by picking up a loop from the row below (alternatively you could increase knit wise by knitting into the front and back of the next stitch)

Hat

Cast on 66 stiches spread evenly over double pointed needles. Working in the round:

Rounds 1-10: (p4, k2) to end

Round 11: (p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k2) to end

Round 12: (p1, k2) to end

Round 13: (p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k2) to end

Round 14: (p1, k2) to end

Rounds 15-26: Work the last four rows (Rows 11-14) 4 more times

Round 27: (p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k2, p1, k2tog tbl, p1, k2) 5 times, then p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k2 (61 stitches)

Round 28: (p1, k2tog, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2) 5 times, then p1, k2tog, p1, k2 (55 stitches)

Round 29: (p1, k1, p1, k2, p2tog, p1, k2) 5 times, then p1, k1, p1, k2 (50 stitches)

Round 30: (p2tog, p1, k2, p2, k2) 5 times, then p2tog, p1, k2 (44 stitches)

Round 31: (p2, k2, p2tog, k2) 5 times, then p2, k2 (39 stitches)

Round 32: (p2tog, k2, p1, k2) 5 times, then p2tog, k2 (33 stitches)

Round 33: (p1, k2, k2tog, k1) 5 times, then p1, k2 (28 stitches)

Round 34: (k2tog, k3) 5 times, then k2tog, k1 (22 stitches)

Round 35: k2tog around (11 stitches).

Break yarn and thread through remaining 11 stitches. Pull tightly and fasten off. Weave in ends.

Booties Pattern

Cast on 26 stitches. Working flat:

Row 1: k to end

Row 2: k1, m1, k11, m1, k2, m1, k11, m1, k1 (30 stitches)

Row 3: k to end

Row 4: k2, m1, k11, m1, k4, m1, k11, m1, k2 (34 stitches)

Row 5: k to end

Row 6: k3, m1, k11, m1, k6, m1, k11, m1, k3 (38 stitches)

Row 7: k to end

Row 8: k17, p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k17

Row 9: p17, k1, p2, k1, p17

Row 10: k17, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k17

Row 11: p17, k1, p2, k1, p17

Row 12: k17, p1, yo, k2togtbl, p1, k17

Row 13: p17, k1, p2, k1, p17

Row 14: k17, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1, sl1, k1, psso turn leaving the rest of the stitches on the needle.

Row 15: sl1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, turn

Row 16: sl1, k1, p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k1, sl1, k1, psso, turn

Row 17: sl1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, turn

Row 18: sl1, k1, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1, sl1, k1, psso, turn

Row 19: sl1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, turn

Row 20: sl1, k1, p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k1, sl1, k1, psso, turn

Row 21: sl1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, turn

Row 22: sl1, k1, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1, sl1, k1, psso turn

Row 23: sl1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, turn

Row 24: sl1, k1, p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k to end (do not turn, work all the way to the end of each row from now on) (28 stitches)

Row 25: (eyelet row for ribbon) (p2tog, yo) until last 2 stitches, p2

Row 26: (k1, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1) until last 4 stitches, k1, p1, k2

Row 27: (p2, k1) until last stitch, then p1

Row 28: (k1, p1, yo, k2tog tbl, p1, k1) until last 4 stitches, k1, p1, yo, k2tog tbl

Row 29: (p2, k1) until last stitch, then p1

Rows 30-37: repeat last 4 rows (26-29) two more times.

Cast off.

Sew together seam down back of bootie and sole of bootie. Weave in ends. Thread ribbon through eyelet holes. Repeat for second bootie.