Beginner Ribbed Newborn Hat

The other night I got a strong desire to do something other than a 12 inch square from my large project. I decided I wanted to make the little boy on the way another hat with some baby yarn I had in my stash. I wanted a vertical ribbed hat that gathered at the top. So I went looking for a pattern and this is what I found.

This is a simple pattern using hdc and sc stitches to create a rectangle that is approximately 12 inches.  This is super simple all you need to be able to do is count your stitches. I believe that you could change up the pattern stitches and still come out with a super cute hat such as using a dc with a hdc. The original pattern just called for the bow at the top, but I decided to add some flair to it by making a couple of small pom poms using two of my fingers. The pattern for this hat can be found here. If you are looking for a super cute, non traditional newborn hat to make really fast this is the hat for you.