beanie hat for preemies free crochet pattern

Here is yet another super rewarding way to use any left over yarn you have from previous projects than to make these adorable and much needed beanie hat for preemies?  The reason these are so needed is because there are no hats this small available and if by chance there are, they are certainly not easy to find!

Below is a free pattern as well as a video tutorial under the written pattern.
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materials needed:
– 5mm crochet hook
– yarn needle
– scissors

PATTERN:
– magic ring, ch.1
– sc x6
– close ring, cl.round w/sl.st in ch.1 space
– ch.1, sc x2 in each st (12) c.w/sl.st
– ch.1, sc x2 in first st, sc x1 in next … reapeat all the way around, cl.w/sl.st (18)
– ch.1, sc x2 in first st, sc x1 in following 2 sts… repeat all the way around, cl.w/sl.st (24)
– ch.1, sc x2 in first st, sc x1 in following 3 sts… repeat all the way around, cl.w/sl.st (30)
– ch.1, sc x2 in first st, sc x1 in following 4 sts… repeat all the way around, cl.w/sl.st (36)
– ch.1, sc x1 in each st around for 8 rounds *DO NOT CLOSE ROUNDS* this will avoid making a seam
– sc x1 in first 7 sts, sc dec … repeat 3 more times (32)
– sc x1 in each st around for a total of 3 rounds
– cl.w/sl.st and fasten off