The adorable free crochet hat pattern is perfect for boys and girls, and can vary widely in look and style just by changing the colors! You can go with bright and bold colors, elegant neutrals, or soft subtle tones.

Free Crochet Hat Pattern

Supplies

Vanna’s Choice Yarn (in color, or colors, of your choice)
Size I (5.5 mm) Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle

See my Crochet Stitches Guide for step by step directions to the most common crochet stitches.

Sizes:

Newborn to 3 Months (14”), 3 to 6 Months (15.5”), 6 to 12 Months (17”), Toddler (19.5”), 5T to Adult (22.5”).

Abbreviations

Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sl: slip
Beg: beginning
Sc: single crochet
2sc: work 2 single crochet stitches in the next stitch
Esc: extended single crochet
2esc: work 2 extended single crochet stitches in the next stitch

Special Stitches:

ESC (Extended single crochet): see this stitch guide for step by step instructions (and for any other stitches too!)

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Notes:

1. The chain 1 at the beginning of rounds does not count as a stitch. When joining at the end of rounds, join to the first stitch.
2. I worked this hat by changing the colors of yarn every two rounds. Due to the height of the stitches, I find that it works well to cut the yarn at every color change, before joining the new color. If you choose to carry the yarn loosely up the inside of the hat, be sure to carry it very loosely so that it doesn’t pull/pucker.
3. To change colors, I find it best to begin the new yarn during the slip stitch at the join, before the new round for the new color. Ex: finish the last stitch of the round before the one that you want to change colors for. Remove hook from loop, drop old yarn, insert into the first stitch at the beginning of the round to join, pick up the new yarn and finish slip stitch. Begin working the new round with the new color.

Striped Hat Crochet Pattern

Newborn to 3 Months

Ch 2.
Round 1: 10esc in 2^nd chain from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2esc in same st, *2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Esc in same st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next st, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (30 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next 13 sts, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 14 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (32 sts)
Round 5-9: Ch 1. Esc in same st, *esc in next st; repeat from * around. (32 sts)(Note: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat. If you’d like it shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds.)
Round 10: Ch 1. Sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (40 sts)
Round 11-12: Ch 1. Fpsc in the same st, fpsc in the next st, bpsc in the next 2 sts, *fpsc in the next 2 sts, bpsc in the next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join.

Fasten off.

3 to 6 Months

Ch 2.
Round 1: 10esc in 2^nd chain from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2esc in same st, *2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Esc in same st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next st, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (30 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next 3 sts, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 4 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (36 sts)
Round 5-11: Ch 1. Esc in same st, *esc in next st; repeat from * around. (36 sts) (Note: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat. If you’d like it shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds.)
Round 12: Ch 1. Sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st; repeat from * around until last st, sc in last st (instead of 2sc). Join. (44 sts)
Round 13-14: Ch 1. Fpsc in the same st, fpsc in the next st, bpsc in the next 2 sts, *fpsc in the next 2 sts, bpsc in the next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join.

Fasten off.

6 to 12 Months

Ch 2.
Round 1: 10esc in 2^nd chain from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2esc in same st, *2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Esc in same st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next st, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (30 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 2 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 5-13: Ch 1. Esc in same st, *esc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts) (Note: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat. If you’d like it shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds.)
Round 14: Ch 1. Sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (48 sts)
Round 15-16: Ch 1. Fpsc in the same st, fpsc in the next st, bpsc in the next 2 sts, *fpsc in the next 2 sts, bpsc in the next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join.

Fasten off.

Toddler

Ch 2.
Round 1: 10esc in 2^nd chain from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2esc in same st, *2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Esc in same st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next st, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (30 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 2 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 5: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next 8 sts, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 9 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (44 sts)
Round 6-16: Ch 1. Esc in same st, *esc in next st; repeat from * around. (44 sts) (Note: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat. If you’d like it shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds.)
Round 17: Ch 1. Sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st; repeat from * around until last 2 sts, 2esc in last 2 sts. Join. (56 sts)
Round 18-19: Ch 1. Fpsc in the same st, fpsc in the next st, bpsc in the next 2 sts, *fpsc in the next 2 sts, bpsc in the next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join.

Fasten off.

5T to Adult

Ch 2.
Round 1: 10esc in 2^nd chain from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2esc in same st, *2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Esc in same st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next st, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (30 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next st, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 2 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 5: Ch 1. Esc in same st, esc in next 3 sts, 2esc in next st, *esc in next 4 sts, 2esc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (48 sts)
Round 6-17: Ch 1. Esc in same st, *esc in next st; repeat from * around. (48 sts) (Note: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat. If you’d like it shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds.)
Round 18: Ch 1. Sc in same st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (64 sts)
Round 19-21: Ch 1. Fpsc in the same st, fpsc in the next st, bpsc in the next 2 sts, *fpsc in the next 2 sts, bpsc in the next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join.

Fasten off.

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Best,
Tammy

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