Comments on: Free Crochet Pattern: Basic Preemie Hat

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:19:46 +0000

Hi Chantelle, with a head circumference of 11-12 inches, this hat would be a little too small. I'd recommend crocheting her the newborn size: Crochet Pattern: Newborn Hat

By: chantelle

chantelle — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:36:34 +0000

Hi i am making this for a baby cousin…we measured her head from crown to just behind the ear which measures four inches and her head circumference is 11-12 will this fit her?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:37:43 +0000

Hi Anita, there’s no need to make the slip stitch. The pattern is crocheted in the round like a spiral.

By: Anita Becj

Anita Becj — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:33:48 +0000

I want to make the Basic Preemie Hat. Am a bit confused at the beginning. After I do Round 1 do I slip stitch in the beginning of the Round and then begin Round 2? Thank you

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:06:40 +0000

Our granddaughter was just born 2lb 2 1/5oz at 28 weeks, this pattern is perfect of her. I will get started on her a hat right away. Thank you for your instructions.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:48:52 +0000

Hi Cynthia, check out this post: How to Read Crochet Patterns Look at the explanation for example 3 in that post, it is the same sort of format as the round 3 you mentioned.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:56:17 +0000

i am a beginnger at crochet and have been trying hard to figure out hats. i seem to have trouble reading the patterns.
so using line 3 i will explain what i don’t get and hopefully someone can help me understand
“Round 3: (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next hdc) around: 18 hdc”
so i get that there is 2hdc going into the first stitch right?
but then i dont get the hdc in next hdc or how it equals to 18.
or i think this is the part i am doing wrong, so i either end up with not enough or too many stitched per round as a result. please help.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:29:32 +0000

Thank you for the pattern! I’m staying at a Ronald McDonald House (again) for my teenage daughter’s health and all the waiting makes my brain go crazy. Having something useful to do again will be wonderful! We don’t have babies in our own lives, so this is a sweet (and swift to complete) project that will take my mind off my daughter’s situation. Making a blanket takes such a long time, and I get too antsy right now, so this is perfect. Bless you!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:02:13 +0000

Hi Leila, you should go through both loops unless otherwise noted in a pattern. Working into both loops is the conventional way of crocheting.

By: Leila

Leila — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:55:18 +0000

I understand the hdc, but when it comes to the next round, I’m not sure if I should go through the front, back, or both loops.