Meadow Baby Hat

Welcome the newest little one with this precious meadow stitch baby hat. The cluster puff texture makes it look like a boutique buy, but it is a genuinely approachable pattern — and it works up fast enough to finish before the baby shower.

The pattern includes three sizes, each color-coded so they are easy to follow: preemie (12-13 inch circumference, about 34 yards of yarn), newborn (13-15 inches, about 49 yards), and 0-3 months (14-16 inches, about 60 yards). That tiny yardage means this is a beautiful stash-buster — one skein can make several hats.

You will need an I hook (5.5 mm), size 4 yarn, a tapestry needle, and scissors. Stitches used are chains, single crochet, double crochet, single crochet in the back loop, and my cluster puff, which is explained in full step-by-step detail.

This is an instant PDF download. These hats are perfect for hospital photos, coming-home outfits, and donation drives — NICUs are always grateful for preemie sizes, and this pattern was made with those tiny heads in mind.