A very basic pattern, suitable for most medium weight yarns (anything thicker than sport weight and finer than bulky, “4”/medium on most acrylic yarns) and 4-5mm needles (well, I use 4, but I knit loosely, so I imagine most people would use 4.5 or 5mm). I don’t worry about gauge too much because I figure babies come in all sizes, so feel free to play around with yarns and needles. Full term babies are typically 30-40cm head circumference at birth, and premature babies smaller than that. As written, the hat will be about 30cm unstretched.

If you’re knitting these magic loop and using a tubular cast on, I suggest finishing the set up for the cast on (two k1, s1 rows and then arranging the stitches for 2×2 rib) before joining in the rount – it makes it easier to avoid twisting and the tiny gap is easy to fix when you weave in the ends.

Happy Knitting!