I have been trying to design a cute cartoon hat for a while and I initially wanted to make a unicorn hat. It was to be a gift for my niece. But once I realized I don’t have any amigurumi experience, that horn went out the window. So, I finally settled on making a crochet kitty hat. And I was just going to make it and not record it or write the pattern but once it turned out to be cute, I went ahead and finished writing this pattern to share with you! I hope you enjoy this crochet kitty hat pattern free! You can find other free patterns listed on Charde Crochets Blog here. Below is a good video of the hat so you can see it more in detail so click below.

Crochet Kitty Hat Sizes

I designed this hat for children in two sizes. The first size is for children between 3-5 years old which measures about 6.5″ from the crown to the bottom of the hat. The second size is for children 6-10 years old and is about 7″ from the crown to the bottom of the hat. The sizes will be shown in the pattern as follows: 3-5 years old (6-10 years old)

Materials

• 5 mm Hook
• Medium Weight 4 Yarn (I used 6 colors, but you can change this color combo to your liking)
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle

Color Combination Shown

This is the color combo I used. But feel free to be creative with your own colors. Colors C, D, E and F are from my scrap yarn pile that I put in balls for random accent colors. I used Color F where I would have used Color A just because I wanted some metallic sparkle white in the hat. But all of the Color F spots could have been Color A. But if the base of your hat is not white, you might go through and change the places where you change colors so that this works for you. All of these yarns are found at Hobby Lobby.

• A – I Love This Yarn – White
• B – Sparkle Metallic I Love This Yarn – Pinky Toes
• C – I Love This Yarn – Hot Rose
• D – Sparkle Metallic I Love This Yarn – Black
• E – Yarn Bee Soft Secret – Violet
• F – Sparkle Metallic I Love This Yarn – White

Key

• st – stitch(es)
• ch – chain
• st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet

Hat Pattern

Foundation:  Ch 4, join (or magic ring). 

Row 1: Ch 1, 10 dc in ring, sl st in dc. 

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 dc in every st across,  sl st in dc. In total,  20 dc.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, *dc, 2 dc in next st*, repeat * across, sl st in dc. In total, 30 dc. 

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, *1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat * across, sl st in dc.  In total,  40 dc. 

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, *1 dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat * across, sl st in dc. In total,  50 dc. 

Row 6: Ch 1, turn,  *1 dc in next 4 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat * across, sl st in dc. In total,  60 dc. 

Row * (7): Ch 1, turn,  *1 dc in next 5 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat * across, sl st in dc. In total,  * (70 dc). Size 3-5 years old does not do this row.

Row 7 (8): Ch 1, turn, 1 dc in every st across, sl st in dc.  In total 60 (70 dc). 

***Repeat row 7 (8) until row 12 (13) is complete. 

Row 13 (14): Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in every st across, sl st in sc.  In total,  60 (70 sc). 

***Repeat row 13 (14) until row 16 (15) is complete.  Fasten off.  

Ear Flap

***Reattach yarn to 7th (9th) st away from sl st, working away from the sl st towards the front of the hat. The sl st is the center back.

Row 1: Ch 1, sc dec, 1 in next 13 (15) st, sc dec.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in every st across.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc dec, 1 sc in every st across until 2 st left,  sc dec. 

***Repeat rows 2 and 3 until row 13 (15) is complete, until there are 3 st in the decreasing row.

Row 14 (16): Ch 1, turn,  sc, ch 2, sk 1, sc. Fasten off.  

***Reattach yarn to 23rd (27th) st away from sl st on the other side.  Repeat rows 1 – 14 (16), working towards the sl st.

Hat Border

***Attach Color B to same st as sl st in the back, pull up a loop. Work in the opposite direction as the last row of the hat (the stitches should face away from you). Please note that you can add a few more dc to the earflap in row 2 of the border to give the ear flap a little more wave. I added about 5 extra dc to each side of each earflap and I really like the mild waving in the flap, but that’s just me.

Row 1: Ch 1, dc in same st, 1 dc in every st until reaching the ear flap, *1 dc in the side of every sc row, 1 dc in sc, 5 dc in ch2 sp, 1 dc in sc, 1 dc in the side of every sc row until hat, 1 dc in every st across*, repeat * for 2nd ear flap and remaining st, sl st in dc. Fasten off.

***Attach Color C to same st as sl st, pull up a loop.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn,  dc in same st,  1 dc in every st until the 5 dc in the ch2 sp of previous row, 2 dc in next 2 st, [dc + ch 2 + dc] in middle st, 2 dc in next 2 st, 1 dc in every st until next 5 dc in the ch2 sp, 2 dc in next 2 st, [dc + ch 2 + dc] in middle st, 2 dc in next 2 st, 1 dc in every st across,  sl st in dc. Fasten off. 

Crochet Cute Eyes

Foundation: Color D, ch 4, join (or magic ring).

Row 1: Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, sl st in dc. 

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in every st across, sl st in dc. Fasten off. 

***Attach Color E to sl st, pull up a loop.

Row 3: Ch 1, (using slightly less tension) 1 sc in every st across,  sl st in sc. Fasten off. 

***Attach Color F to slip knot, pull up a loop.

Row 4: Ch 1, sl st in next st, sc, hdc, [dc + ch 2 + dc] in next st, hdc, sc, 1 sl st in next 2 st. Fasten off.  

Reflection #1 (Make 2)

Foundation: Color F, ch 4, join (or magic ring).

Row 1: Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, sl st in dc. Fasten off. 

Reflection #2 (Make 2)

Foundation: Color F, ch 4, join (or magic ring).

Row 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st in dc. Fasten off.

Crochet Kitty Ears

Foundation: Color F, leaving tail for sewing, ch 11.

Row 1: Dc in 2nd ch from hook,  1 dc in every st across. 

Row 2: Ch 1, turn,  dc Dc dec, 1 dc in every st across until 2 st left,  dc dec.

***Repeat row 2 until row 5 is complete,  until there is only 2 st in the row. 

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc dec. Fasten off. 

***Attach Color B yarn to slip knot. 

Row 7: Working in sides of rows, pull up a loop,  ch 1, 2 sc in the side of every dc row until top st, 3 sc in top st, 2 sc in the side of every dc row. Fasten off.

Row 8: Attach Color C yarn to last st of previous row, pull up a loop, ch 1, turn,  1 sc in every sc below until middle st of 3 sc in previous row, 3 sc in middle st, 1 sc in every st across. Fasten off. 

***Repeat rows 1-8 for 2nd ear. 

Nose and Mouth

Base

Foundation:  Color F, ch 4, join (or magic ring).  

Row 1: Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, sl st in dc. 

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in every st across,  sl st in dc. Fasten off. (I used the back side of row 2 as the front side.) 

Nose

Foundation: Color B, ch 5.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 st in every st across. 

Row 2: Ch 1, turn,  sc dec, sc dec.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn,  sc dec. Fasten off. 

Row 4: Attach Color C to slip knot, pull up a loop,  ch 1, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in side of row 2, 3 sc in top st, 1 sc in side of row 2, 3 sc in  corner st, 1 sc in next 2 st, sl st in sc.

Sew Together

So now we have all the crochet parts made and it’s time to sew our crochet kitty hat together!

*** Sew nose to base. Sew both reflections to each of the eyes as you prefer. Sew finished ears, eyes and nose/base to hat as shown below.  

Add Embroidery and Braids

So now you can add any embroidery to your crochet kitty hat that you would like to. I used Color D, the metallic black yarn. I am very new to embroidery with yarn when it comes to faces, so I did a mouth as best as I could lol. But you can make the mouth your own to give the kitty a different look, or you can do a mouth similar to mine. You can also add whiskers and eyelashes if you like as well.

Lastly let’s add the braids. I cut 12 strands that were 20 inches long. I used 6 strands for each earflap. You can either mix colors or use one color. I used 3 of my accent colors. You can use more strands if you would like a thicker braid. You can also cut longer strands if you like. Keep in mind that the strands are folded in half and braids shorten the strands a bit. So my braids ended up being about 8 inches after I cut the bottom to even out the tassel.

Once you have your strands cut, you will tie 6 strands to each ear flap. Fold the strands in half and use a hook to pull the middle through the hole in the earflap (from the inside) to create a loop. Then pull the strands through the loop keeping the strands as even as possible. Repeat for the second earflap.

Now braid the strands, using 4 strands in each leg of the braid. Finally tie a knot at the bottom of the braid. This will secure your braid and give you a tassel at the bottom. Make sure your second braid’s knot lines up with the first braid’s. Finally, you will cut the tassels so that they are even with each other.

And now we are finished with our crochet kitty hat! I hope you enjoyed this free pattern!

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