Clothing for a baby who has just been born should be special. A pattern of a cap for a newborn will help to sew the much-needed wardrobe of the crumbs with their own hands.
Hats and caps on a tiny little head
The body of a newborn baby is special, it is just beginning to adapt to living conditions outside the mother’s body. And he needs to help develop, grow stronger. The baby, born recently, needs constant care from adults. The baby needs to be fed, taken care of and hygiene on time, dressed in comfortable things. For example, caps and hats for crumbs have their own characteristics. They are sewn and knitted from hypoallergenic materials - cotton, linen, viscose or acrylic. To hats do not slide off the child’s head, most often they have ties that allow you to keep a bonnet or hat on the baby’s head.
The pattern of the cap for the newborn should be as close as possible to the size of the head so that unnecessary folds can form on the product that can damage the delicate skin of the baby. By the way, it is for the same reason that all the things that the child wears and which directly touch his body are sewn outwards on the front side. A bonnet knitted with knitting needles may have no seams at all, since knitting allows you to get the necessary configuration of the product without them by adding and adding loops, as well as knitting several loops into one.
Traditional bonnet
Patterns of children's bonnets may be different, but a traditional bonnet is sewn from four parts:
- occipital part;
- front lane;
- two ties.
You can measure the baby’s head with a tailor’s meter. To build the occipital part, you need to measure from behind the distance from the ear to the ear and the height along the head from the top of the head to the beginning of the neck. According to these sizes, a pattern should be built on a piece of paper by rounding the upper corners so that the bonnet lies on the head. The anterior stripe is measured from the neck of the baby on the head to the neck on the other side. You should also measure the distance from the crown to the forehead. Based on these sizes, a pattern of the front strip of the bonnet is built, but small bevels are made on both sides for landing along the front line. The pattern of the cap for the newborn looks like in the picture.
In this picture:
- a - half of the back;
- b - half of the front lane with an indication of undercuts;
- c - this is how the rear part looks in expanded form;
- d - this is how the front lane in expanded form looks.
This pattern is easy to change by substituting the individual dimensions of the newborn.
Beauty and comfort
It would seem that the newborn baby does not understand anything in beauty, the most important thing is that he should be full, warm, comfortable. But adults know that you need to accustom the baby to the good from the first days of life. Little things for the crumb also help in this. The pattern of a traditional bonnet can be complemented by sewing - cotton lace. It is sewn, sewing, at the seam of the connection of the main two parts. Although sewing started around the edge of the bonnet will also look very nice. You can hide the connecting front seam under a satin oblique trim, which turns the edge of the product and makes ties.
Variations on the theme of bonnet
A cap pattern for a newborn is not necessarily a cap that ties to the head. Many parents prefer to dress their baby in knitted hats and caps. For such hats, cotton knitwear is suitable.
The pattern of such bonnet caps is the simplest. You can build it like this:
- measure the circumference of the baby's head;
- measure the distance from the eyebrows through the crown to the neck;
- divide the head circumference in half - this will be the width of the pattern;
- divide the size of the second in half - this will be the height of the pattern;
- based on the data obtained, construct a rectangle, adding 1.5-2 centimeters to the freedom of fitting;
- rounded corners for landing caps on the head;
- add 5-7 centimeters in length - for the turn, which will help regulate the size of the cap.
Such a cap is sewn of two layers of knitwear for softness. If the cap is two-layer, then the seams are hidden between the layers, and if it is single-layer, then if the baby is very tiny, then the seams are best done outside. And if the child is already holding the head confidently enough, and his skin is already less tender, then you can sew a hat according to all the rules - seams must be made from the inside out. The pattern should be positioned so that the product stretches wide.
For the cap, which will look nice on the crumb, after the beginning of the rounding of the corners of the pattern, an elongated tail is drawn. It allows you to adjust the size of the cap, if you tie it, not too tightening, knot.
The pattern of the cap looks like this.
Line AB shows the beginning of the straight section of the cap. When stitching a pattern, do not forget about the turn-around size of 5-7 centimeters.
Do not stitch, so knit
Many mothers and grandmothers with the appearance of crumbs are wondering how to sew a bonnet. But after all, the first hats of a baby do not have to be sewn at all, they can be knitted. A bonnet knitted with knitting needles can be thin and delicate, or it can be a little thicker for cool days. Toddlers most likely need a bonnet with a so-called cut penguin. It consists of three parts. The middle toe of the cap protrudes on the forehead, and the other two cover the ears, protecting the baby from drafts. The knitting pattern of such a hat is unique, it is easily transformed in size and will serve to create hats for a child of any age.
Required:
- children's yarn (in a skein of 50 grams should contain 216 meters of thread);
- knitting needles number 2.
Dial 109 stitches. 1 row knit with facial loops. Further knit as desired - with the front or wrong side of the surface, hosiery or garter stitch - anyway. But knit each even row as follows: 1 edge loop, 1 add crossed from the broach, * 16 loops of the main knit, 3 loops together with one double broach, 16 loops of the main knit, 1 add crossed from the broach, 1 loop of the main knit, 1 add crossed from the broach *, from * to * should be repeated one more time, then knit 16 stitches of the main knit, 3 decrease, 16 stitches of the main, 1 add twisted from the broach. Close all loops simultaneously 15 centimeters from the edge of knitting. Sew the back seam, then assemble all the seams into a single whole, like the petals of a flower. From the lateral toes, you can collect loops, for example, 3 and 3, and knit, according to the principle of knitting, caps of a tie 14 centimeters long.
Such a cap can be knitted from colored yarn - you get stripes.
Sewing and knitting things for a newborn baby is funny, because tiny kids are so cute, and in smart suits created by loving hands, they look amazing!
Good luck