Our free crochet hat patterns are for kids, babies, and adults. Most of our free hat models can also be adjusted to different sizes. We have created beautiful crochet beanie patterns that will keep everyone warm in the winter and look great while doing it.

Crochet hats and berets come in many different styles. Some are moody, others have slits for hair to grow out. Our free crochet beanie and beanie patterns are easy to work with and use yarn of various weights and colors to look unique, modern, and stylish.

Create a casual crochet hat for babies, kids, or adults with this free collection of crochet patterns for beginners and experts. Learn how to make a simple crochet beanie pattern and then improve your skills with medium crisp hats and bow hats!

Free crochet patterns are a great way to save on gifts and can be easily customized to your liking. Since the hats are smaller pieces, they knit quickly and make it easy to correct mistakes.

If you can’t figure out how to knit a hat of any size you want, this tutorial with lots of useful graphics is great for you to understand how to do it. In this article, we are talking about knitting hats of all sizes from top to bottom. How to get exactly the width, girth and length of the crown to fit your desired hat size. It’s about math, but it’s like magic.

Black Cat Slouchy Hat Pattern

Materials:

About 150 yards of Size 6 Super Bulky Yarn (I used Isaac Mizrahi Craft Carlyle Yarn in Roosevelt, which is no longer available and is on the lighter side of the Super Bulky designation. If you use a thicker “super bulky” you may need to adjust your hook and adapt the pattern, see my comments on this in the pattern.) OR two strands of Size 4 worsted weight yarn held together works as well.
Size L (8.0 mm) Hook (adjust hook if needed to fit yarn)
Yarn Needle

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Simple Thick And Thin Knitting Hat Pattern

Materials:

92 yds Buttercream Collection Thick & Thin Yarn in Stormcloud (only available at JOANN)
Size 15 (10.00 mm) Knitting Needles
Finishing Needle
Scissors
Grosgrain Ribbon
Sewing Needle and Coordinating Thread

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Chunky Ribbed Slouchy Hat Pattern

Materials:

Size 5 Bulky Weight Yarn (I used one skein of Darice Folklore, you can also try Wool Ease Chunky, Paton’s Classic Wool, Knit Picks Brava Bulky, or Lion Brand JiffyBulky.)
Size N (10.00 mm) Crochet Hook
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Pom Pom Maker (optional – you can also make pom poms just using your fingers OR try a faux fur pom pom)

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Crochet Simple Slouchy Gray Hat For Beginners

Materials:

1 ball of No. 4 Worsted weight yarn – I used Darice Silky Soft, which is really similar to Caron Simply Soft
J (6.00 mm) crochet hook
Finishing Needle
3/8″ grosgrain ribbonHow to Crochet a Simple Slouchy Crochet Hat for Beginners
sewing machine or needle and thread

Stitches Used:

Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)

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Slouchy Hat Crochet Pattern

Materials:

Two balls of Size 4 Worsted Weight Yarn in two colors. I used All Things You Essential Acrylic in Aran White and True Grey.
Size I (5.50 mm) Crochet Hook
Finishing Needle
Scissors
Large Pom Pom Maker (I love and highly recommend the Clover pom pom maker for a super tight and perfectly round pom pom)

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Knit Simple Slouch Gwen Hat Pattern

Materials:

Lion Brand Chainette Yarn (Category 4/Medium, 1.75 oz, 50g, 131 yds)
1 skein makes any size hat – I used Mustard
Size US #8 (5mm) 16″ circular knitting needles
optional alternate to magic loop knitting: 5mm DPNs
Stitch markers (4)
Tapestry needle
Measuring tape

Gauge:

14 sts x 24 rows in stockinette stitch = 4″

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Dip Dye Crochet Hat Pattern

Yarn
COLOR 1
–Lion Brand – Merino Yak Alpaca
(weight 3 / light, 1.75oz/50g, 126yds/115m)
Colorway: DUSTY PINK
See yardage via table below

COLOR 2
–Handmade Home Fibers – Classic DK
(weight 3 / light, 3.5oz/100g, 231yds/211m)
Colorway: MARSHMALLOW
See yardage via table below

Gauge
18 sts x 13 rows = 4” in pattern (blo hdc)

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Tunisian Hat Crochet Pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

Crochet Hooks:
Size 9 mm / US: M/13 / UK: 00 regular crochet hook
Size 10mm / US: N/15 / UK: 000 Tunisian crochet hook with cord attached
Or size needed to obtain gauge

Yarn:
For this design, I chose Lion Brand Yarn Color Made Easy. It has a soft, squishy texture that is perfect for hats! I used Shade for the child size slouchy sample, and Pomegranate for the adult size beanie version.

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Crochet Chunky Hat Pattern

Materials:

10 mm crochet hook
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick (Pictured in Oatmeal, Succulent, and Spice)
Each ball is 106 yards; Weight/Fiber: 6-super bulky, 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool
You need: 1 (2, 2) balls
Pom Pom Maker
Tape Measure
Gauge Checker
Yarn Needle
Sharp Scissors

Gauge:
9 stitches by 6 rows = 4 inches in half double crochet ribbing

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Crochet Cable Beanie Hat Pattern

Materials:

6 mm Clover Amour crochet hook
Medium worsted weight yarn (I used 1 skein of Lion Brand Yarn’s Vanna’s Choice in “Oatmeal”– if a slouchier look is desired, a second skein will be needed)
Optional: yarn needle to seam up beanie; Clover Pom Pom Maker or Faux Fur Pom Pom

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Basic Knitted Adult Hat Pattern

Materials:

9 mm (size 13) and 10 mm (size 15) 16″ circular knitting needles
Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn – Super bulky (level 6); adult size uses ~98 g, child sizes uses ~76 g; I used the colourways “Mustard”, “Carousel” and “Arctic Ice” for my samples
Stitch Marker
Clover Pom Pom Maker or faux fur pom poms You can read my detailed blog post about different interchangeable faux fur pom pom options
Ultrealeather garment tags (optional) – mine are by BrickBubble

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Knitting for Beginners: Simple Stockinette Hat Pattern

Materials:

1 skein of Lion Brand Yarn’s Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Fisherman (super bulky level 6 yarn)
9 mm Clover Takumi Bamboo Needles (14 inch recommended)
Yarn needle (bent tip recommended)
Large Point Protectors (optional)
Faux fur pom pom (optional)

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