If you want something cozy for your kiddo to wear during the cooler months, then this is for you! It’s a free crochet hood pattern that’s made with big, chunky yarn and a big hook. Perfect for gift giving or selling in your shop!
Free Crochet Hood Pattern
Supplies
Super Bulky Weight Yarn; 2 skeins of the main color, 1 skein of contrasting color
Here are some of my favorites:
The Big Cozy
Tuff Puff
Mighty Stitch
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick
Size M (9 mm) Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle
Scissors (try these — the cutest scissors ever!)
Abbreviations
Ch: chain
St: stitch
Dc: double crochet
Sc: single crochet
Check out my crochet stitch how-to page for step-by-step directions
Size
Child (approximately 5-11)
Gauge
Approximately 2 stitches per inch in double crochet.
Notes
- The chain 3 stitches at the beginning of rounds/rows do count as a stitch. When joining at the end of rounds, join to top of chain 3.
- The cowl section is worked first, in the round, and the hood is worked flat in rows.
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Cozy Hood Crochet Pattern
Cowl Section
With contrasting color, chain 40.
Being careful not to twist the chain of stitches, join the chain into a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). *Dc in next ch; repeat from * around. Join to top of chain 3. (40 sts)
Round 2-6: Ch 3. *Dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (40 sts)
Round 7: Ch 3. Dc in next 17 sts, dc2tog, dc in next 18 sts, dc2tog. (38 sts)
Do not fasten off.
Hood
NOTE: For the textured stitch of the hood, you will always be working the single crochet stitches into the double crochet stitches from the previous row, and you will always be working the double crochet stitches into the single crochet stitches from the previous row.
Begin working with the main color.
Row 1: Ch 1. *Dc in next st, sc in next st; repeat from * for 34 sts total, dc in next st. (35 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn. *Sc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * across, sc in last st. (35 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn. *Dc in next st, sc in next st; repeat from * across, dc in last st. (35 sts)
Repeat rows 2 & 3 until the hood measures 12-13 inches.
Do not fasten off.
Hood Seam
Bring the two sides of the top of the hood together, and hold them so that they are right side out.
Using the attached yarn, seam the hood by working single crochet stitches across.
Work the stitches through all FOUR loops of both pieces of the hood. The seam should be on the outside of the hood.
Fasten off.
Hood Edging
Working with the main color, attach yarn to the front, bottom edge of the front of the hood.
Work single crochet stitches evenly around the entire hood opening.
Join to the first single crochet when you have worked all the way around.
Flip the edge of the hood back to make a small cuff.
Tie
With either color, make a chain that is approximately 24-30 inches long.
Fasten off.
Lace the length of chain stitches through the stitches on the front of the cowl and tie them into a bow.
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Tammy
