Crochet a Sweet Baby Baseball Cap: A Free & Easy Pattern
Part 2: The Sides
Rnds 7 – 13: Ch 2, hdc in each st around. Join at the end of each round. (7 rounds of 56 hdc – no increases)
Part 3: The Bottom Edge & Brim
Switch to your 4.0 mm (G) hook.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in the same st and in each st around. Join. (56 sc)
Now we will work back and forth in rows to create the stiff brim.
Row 1 (Brim): Ch 1, sc in the same st and in the next 19 sts. (20 sc made). Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Skip the first st, sc in the next st. Work 2 sc into the next st. Repeat from * for the next 16 sts. Sc in the next st, sl st into the last st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Skip the first st, sc in the next st. Sc next 2 sts together (sc2tog). Sc across until 4 sts remain. Sc next 2 sts tog, sc in the next st, sl st into the last st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Skip the first st, sc in the next st. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in the next 4 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in the next 12 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in the next 4 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in the next st, sl st into the last st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 5: Skip the first st, sc in the next st. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in the next 4 sts, sc next 2 sts tog. Repeat from * across until 3 sts remain. Sc next 2 sts tog, sc in the next st, sl st into the last st. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 6 & 7: Skip the first st, sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn at the end of Row 6. After Row 7, fasten off.
Part 4: The Finishing Edging
- Attach your contrast color yarn with a sl st at the center back of the cap’s bottom edge.
- Work sl st evenly around the bottom edge of the cap until you reach the start of the brim.
- Ch 1. Now, work sc evenly along both sides and the front edge of the brim.
- When you meet the bottom edge of the cap again, switch back to sl st and work them around the remaining bottom edge until you meet your starting point.
- Join with a sl st and fasten off. Weave in all ends.
Optional: For a stretchier edging, you can work sc (instead of sl st) around the entire bottom edge of the cap as well as the brim.
You’re All Done
Congratulations! You’ve just created an utterly adorable and practical gift from the heart. This little baseball cap is sure to be a cherished item for any baby’s wardrobe
