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Beginner Crochet Hat Pattern

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This Beginner Crochet Hat pattern is great for new crocheters.

You will need to use a couple of basic crochet stitches, as well as following step by step tutorials on seam and how to close the top of crochet beanie hat with a yarn needle.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn, but you can swap that for any yarn following the instructions in the pattern.

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Beginner Crochet Hat Pattern

How To Crochet The Beginner Crochet Hat


This beginner crochet hat is easy to crochet, as you are crocheting a rectangle and then assembling it to be a crocheted beanie.

You crochet the rectangle back and forth in rows, then you will seam using the whip stitch and close the top of the hat as shown in the linked tutorial.

The stitches used are beginner friendly, as you’ll only use chain stitches, single crochet stitches and double crochet stitches.

Beginner crochet hat pattern on a woman with the side facing, faded background.

Yarn For The Beginner Crochet Hat


To make this easy crochet hat pattern shown in the pictures a yarn with yarn weight size 4 was used. However if you follow the suggestions through the pattern, you can actually use any yarn and thickness to crochet this beginner crochet hat.

Choose a warm wool or acrylic blend to make sure this is a great basic beanie.

Pick the yarn and colors you love and try this beginner friendly crochet pattern.

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Beginner Crochet Hat Pattern

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This crochet beanie pattern comes in only one size, however you can make this in any size needed.

To customize it, adjust the head circumference when you start the crochet hat by adding or reducing the number of chains you make. Measure against your head or any other beanie you may already own.

Then you can decide hat length, or how slouchy or high the easy crochet beanie should be, by adding or reducing the number of rows you crochet. Crochet many rows to make a slouchy hat and less rows for a regular beanie.

Essentially, by following these adjustments you can make this crochet hat as great gifts for the whole family.

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The Crochet Hat For Beginners Pattern Summary


The beginner crochet hat is a great crochet pattern when you learn how to crochet. The hat pattern uses only basic crochet stitches.

Work back and forth in rows and follow video tutorials on how to seam it and close the crochet hat in the end.

This pattern for beginners has one crochet hat size, however adjustments for any size shown through the pattern.

Beginner crochet hat pattern on a woman with the side facing, faded background.

Project Level


Beginner Skill Level

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Materials Needed For The Beginner Crochet Beanie


Crochet Hook

Size 6 mm crochet hook / US: J – 10 / UK: 4

Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro

Yarn

Note! This hat pattern can essentially be made with any yarn and thickness following the adjustment suggestions throughout the pattern!

Yarn used:

Lion Brand – Re-Tweed in color Hay.

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How much yarn needed for the crochet hat: 

<1 skein / 185 m / 202 yds

Yarn characteristics:

Other Materials Needed

Gauge*


Measured over single crochet in rows: 13 stitches per 10 cm / 4”.

Measured over alternating single crochet and double crochet in rows: 12 rows per 10 cm / 4”.

Learn more about gauge.

*If you follow the custom size prompts through the pattern, the gauge isn’t important.

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Crochet Pattern Notes


  • This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
  • All measurements given are unblocked.
  • Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
  • Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
  • Make a gauge swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger (more details).
  • Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
  • This pattern is written for 1 size, however size adjustments are suggested under the heading “Size & Measurements”.
  • At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.

Size and Measurements


Finished Rectangle Measurements

Width: 58 cm / 23 inches

Height: 22 cm / 8.5 inches

This is the specified size in the crochet pattern for an adult woman’s beanie. See adjustments below if you prefer to make your custom children and adult sizes.

Hat Size Tip!

Learn more about crochet hat sizes & making the correct size on our detailed post: Crochet Hat Sizes!

Size Adjustments

  • This crochet hat pattern can essentially be made for any size. Start by measuring the chains against your or the recipients head and decide on the amount of chains accordingly.
  • Work the number of rows you want for the desired size. This is also where you can make the beanie more or less slouchy.
  • You can also choose to use a different mm hook size or yarn thickness. If so, start by measuring head circumference against the chains before you start.

Abbreviations

We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.

Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

Stitches Used In The Crochet Pattern


Stitches used are chains, single crochet stitches and double crochet stitches.

The stitch pattern combination is also shown in detail in the singles and doubles crochet stitch tutorial.

Techniques Used In The Crochet Pattern


You will need to use the whip stitch and learn how to close the top of the beanie.
Both resources have video tutorial.

Beginner Crochet Hat Instructions


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Ch 77 st or the stitches needed to achieve the desired hat circumference.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn (=76).

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1st dc), dc in each st across, turn (=76).

Row 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1st sc), sc in each st across, turn (=76).

Row 4-25: Repeat row 2 and 3 every other row.

Or continue until you reach the desired hat height.

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a long yarn tail to close the beginner crochet hat.

Finishing And Assembly


  1. When you finished crocheting you will have a rectangle.
Step by step photos for the beginner crochet hat showing the rectangle finished before seaming.
  1. Fold the rectangle double and seam the short edges together using the whip stitch.
Step by step photos for the beginner crochet hat showing how to fold before seaming.
  1. Close the top of the beanie.
  2. Fasten threads & weave in ends.

Your beginner crochet hat is now finished. If you want you can attach a faux fur pom pom or make a yarn pom pom using a pom pom maker.

You can also add fleece fabric to the inside of your crochet hat.

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