The Granny Hat: A Quick and Fun Crochet Hat Pattern
This hat is made from the classic granny stitch: little groups of three double crochet, worked in rounds from the top of the crown down. It is quick, it uses up leftover yarn, and the open texture looks great in stripes.
If you have made a granny square, you already know the stitch. The photos show the crown, the straight rounds and the band.
The Granny Hat Step by Step
What You’ll Need
- Sport / fine (size 2) cotton yarn: worsted (size 4) yarn in 3 colours: mustard, cream and rust, about 100 g in total
- 5 mm crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Optional: a faux fur pompom
- Tapestry needle, sewing pins and a stitch marker
The finished size depends on your yarn and hook: thicker yarn and a bigger hook make a bigger piece.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- MR magic ring
- sc single crochet
- inc increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
- dec decrease (an invisible decrease gives the smoothest finish)
- ch chain
- sl st slip stitch
- dc double crochet
- cluster 3 dc worked in the same space
- sp space between clusters
- R round; Row row worked flat; the number in brackets is the stitch count at the end
The Crown
The crown grows in rounds of granny clusters. Measure it flat before moving on.
Crown (mustard, then cream, make 1)
- Make a magic ring.
- Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in the ring, (ch 1, 3 dc in the ring) 5 times, ch 1. Slip stitch to the top of the ch 3 (6 clusters).
- Round 2: slip stitch into the first ch-1 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc in the same sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same sp again (corner of clusters). In each ch-1 sp around: (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). Join (12 clusters).
- Round 3: change to cream. Work 1 cluster in every sp around, with ch 1 between clusters (12 clusters, 12 sp), but in every 2nd sp work 2 clusters (18 clusters).
- Round 4: as Round 3, working 2 clusters in every 3rd sp (24 clusters). The crown should now lie flat and measure about 17 cm across; if not, add one more round.
Sides and Band
Sides (stripes of rust, mustard, cream, make 1)
- Rounds 5-12: work 1 cluster in each sp around with ch 1 between (24 clusters every round), changing colour every 2 rounds.
- Try the hat on: it should reach just above your ears. Add or remove rounds here.
Band (cream, make 1)
- Round 1: ch 1, sc in each dc and each ch-1 sp around. Join.
- Rounds 2-5: ch 2, (front post dc around the next st, back post dc around the next st) around. Join. Fasten off.
- Weave in all the ends along the colour changes on the inside.
- Add a pompom on top if you like.
FAQ
What size does it fit?
Measure your crown: it should be about 17 cm across for an average adult. Add or remove a round of increases to change the size.
Can I use one colour?
Yes. The granny texture looks good in one colour too; stripes just make it more playful.
Why does my crown ruffle?
Too many increases. Pull back the last round and increase in fewer spaces.