Granny Stitch Crochet Hat

This granny stitch crochet hat pattern features a slight variation of the granny stitch to give you more of an open stitch pattern that is perfect for transitional weather. It’s the perfect hat in the summer to tame your hair. You can also wear this under a jacket hood in freezing cold winter weather.

Another great thing about this hat is that you really don’t need much yarn for this, especially for the smaller sizes. You only need one skein of yarn, even for the adult large. And if you’re making this for a baby, you might get away with leftovers from other baby projects. Thus a win-win for everyone!

I left mine plain, but you could certainly add a pom pom made from the same yarn, or a store-bought. Either way, this makes for a great gift idea for just about everyone.

About the Size

The free crochet pattern is now available in multiple sizes including sizes 1-3m, 1-3y, child/teen/adult XS, adult M, and adult L.

The different sizes are created by doing more or less repeats of the increase rounds at the crown. Also note the different increases made in rounds 4 and 5 for the different sizes. Once your crown is the desired size, the sides are worked in an even pattern for all sizes. This Crochet Hat Size Chart by Age might be of help in determining how big to make your crown.

Simply take a measurement of your head circumference, then use the chart to determine the hat diameter to obtain the size you need.

Recommended Yarn

I used a light # 3 baby yarn for this hat including Bernat Softee Baby and Bernat Baby Sport and both came out the same size. The above is shown in baby sport, and the below images is shown in softee baby. If you’re making this for yourself, children, or grownups, you can easily switch up your yarn with another DK yarn weight if you like.

Any yarn that works well with a 4 mm crochet hook size should give you a similar size. The yarn label will have the information you need to determine whether or not it might be a good fit.

I used a solid color here, but the crochet granny stitch looks great in pretty stripes, so you could use up a few leftovers to make this. You could try to change colors after every round or every few rounds to get the look that you want.

How It’s Made

This hat is made from the top down in one piece. I worked a chain 2 in between the three double crochet stitches, also known as a granny cluster, to give you nice open cluster stitches.

The textured brim is made simply by crocheting into the back loops of the previous round.

The pattern is perfect for any crochet beginner who has mastered the basic crochet stitches.