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Little Sprout Baby Hat

May 28, 2014 16 Comments

Little Sprout Baby Hat Knitting Pattern at handsoccupied.com

This super simple spring-inspired preemie baby hat is a great way to eat up leftover sock yarn. I was inspired to make this, of course, during the Knit Along as I played around with some test patterns and love its little sprouty top. This hat is super perfect for newborns coming home from the hospital!

I hope my onion model makes you smile, by the way! You’ll have to excuse it subbing in for a real baby, since I don’t have one of those lying around to use for photos. I think onion baby is so cute, and the only crying I have to worry about is if I cook with it. ;)

Little Sprout Baby Hat Knitting Pattern at handsoccupied.com

Shh! Onion baby rolled over to get some sleep!

Supplies

size 2 knitting needles
Shibui’s Sock or Staccato yarn
scissors
yarn needle

The Pattern

CO – cast on
sts – stitches
k – knit
rnd – round
pm – place marker
k2tog – knit 2 together
ssk – slip (one as if to knit) slip (one as if to purl) knit the 2 together
k to m – knit to marker
sm – slip marker
rep – repeat

(Note: this a preemie-sized hat as written. You can cast on any multiple of 4 sts if you’re hoping to size up. See this comment for more information on sizing up.)

CO 64 sts and join into a round.

k around for 1.5-2 inches.

the cap decrease
rnd 1.
pm, k 13, k2tog, pm, k2, pm, ssk, k 26, k2tog, pm, k2, pm, ssk, k 13. (60 sts)
rnd 2. k all sts.
rnd 3. sm, k to 2 sts before m, k2tog, sm, k2, sm, ssk, k to 2 sts before m, k2tog, sm, k2, sm, ssk, k to m.

Rep rnds 2 and 3 until 32 sts remain. Continue working just rnd 3 until 4 sts remain.

the sprout
k around the 4 remaining sts until it’s as long as you’d like the sprout to be. Break yarn, draw tail through and weave in ends to finish.

Little Sprout Baby Hat Knitting Pattern at handsoccupied.com

In case you’re looking for something to pin, this pic’s got a label saying it’s a pattern and not just a random picture of a sleeping onion.

Little Sprout Baby Hat Knitting Pattern at handsoccupied.com

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Comments

  1. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings

    May 30, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    oh my gosh I love onion baby and his hat!

    Reply
  2. Luna talput

    July 24, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    Hello heidi, i want to make this for newborn but i am having difficulty at understanding this. Please help me. If i use straight needles than what would be the pattern? Can you explain it thoroughly?

    Reply
    • Heidi

      July 25, 2016 at 8:38 am

      Hi Luna,

      Are you knitting on double pointed knitting needles? If so, the pattern is as written. If you’re hoping to knit this on straight, single-pointed needles it would be a completely different pattern, worked flat and then seamed. I can recommend these alternative baby hats if you’d like to knit a newborn hat on straight, single-point needles:

      http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dozen-baby-hats-knit-flat
      http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knit-flat-baby-hat

      Best,
      Heidi

      Reply
  3. June

    February 11, 2017 at 11:39 am

    Hi Heidi, I want to size this hat up for an older baby, how many stitches should I cast on? I was trying to figure out the math, but I’m a bit stumped. Thanks for writing this awesome simple pattern! Usually I can’t get from parent because I don’t understand them.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      February 15, 2017 at 10:40 am

      You’re in luck, June! This one is pretty easy to size up since the decreases are placed at the sides. All you need to do is find your gauge (here’s a tutorial on how to do that), and cast on a multiple of 4 more stitches. Then you’ll need to alter round 1 in the pattern: rnd 1. k 13, k2tog, k2, ssk, k 26, k2tog, k2, ssk, k 13. You’ll need to add the extra stitches you cast on to the k13, k13 and k26 from the round. If you cast on 68 sts instead of 64, for example, round 1 will be: k 14, k2tog, k2, ssk, k 28, k2tog, k2, ssk, k 14. One extra stitch was added to each of the k 13s, and two were added to the k26. This was done to evenly distribute the extra stitches. Let me know if you have any questions.

      Reply
  4. Linda Cook

    July 23, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    Very cute picture. However the decreases do not result in the numbers making the cute ‘seam’ not to line up. Any advice would be appreciated.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      July 31, 2018 at 1:07 pm

      They line up. Round 1 reads:

      rnd 1. k 13, k2tog, pm, k2, pm, ssk, k 26, k2tog, pm, k2, pm, ssk, k 13.

      The two k13’s at the beginning and end of the round are equal in number to the k26 in the middle of the round. And the two “k2tog, k2, ssk” sets are worked over 6 stitches apiece, so 13+13+26+6+6=64 sts, the number of sts cast on initially. Every decrease round results in 4 fewer stitches.

      Reply
  5. Joan

    February 27, 2021 at 5:58 pm

    Can I do this with circular needles
    Is there a video show how to get the sprout

    Reply
    • Heidi

      March 1, 2021 at 1:36 pm

      You can use circular needles, but do to the small circumference of the hat, you’ll need to employ the magic loop technique. I haven’t done a video on the sprout.

      Reply
  6. kate

    August 3, 2021 at 8:34 am

    I’m trying to do a better job of following patterns exactly and I think I understand the decrease from the comment above. The first one I made was a hot mess because I got confused and did my own thing. Place markers are a big pain in the butt for me – explain why I should give them a try! I love!the tail and the onion photo is genius :) thanks in advance, Kate

    Reply
    • Heidi

      August 9, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Stitch markers are a great tool to help you keep track of where you are in the pattern! They can help you have to count less and take fewer notes as well. :)

      Reply
      • kate

        August 15, 2021 at 8:32 am

        Okay I’ll give it a try!

        Reply
  7. Gail

    December 26, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    What are size 2 needles. Most designers list mm size

    Reply
    • Heidi

      December 28, 2021 at 1:48 pm

      2.75 mm 😊 Here’s a useful conversion chart: Knitting Needle Sizes & A Handy Conversion Chart

      Reply
  8. Cara

    April 22, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Hi I’m working the pattern and the decreases are not lining up for me. Round one and two were fine. However, round three when I got to my st markers there are only four stitches between. Which doesn’t work for k2tog k2 ssk SM. What am I doing wrong?

    Reply
    • Heidi

      May 5, 2022 at 3:28 pm

      Hi Cara,

      First off, apologies for the delay in getting back to your comment. I was down with the big, bad C-bug the past two weeks, and I appreciate your patience.

      Now, let’s get to it. You aren’t doing anything wrong, this early pattern of mine was incorrect. The markers should be immediately to the right and left of the k2s on each edge of the sock. I’ve just updated the pattern in the above post to correct the error in rounds 1 & 3.

      Warmly,
      Heidi

      P.S. Since there was a delay, I’ll also send you an email in a moment including a pattern from the Hands Occupied Pattern Shop to thank you for your patience. :)

      Reply

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