Crochet Christmas Hat | Crochet Elf Hat (Pigtails)
NEW Crochet ELF HAT → This new crochet pattern is perfect for Christmas! It features white and green stripes with TWO slouchy portions to give it a cute pigtail look.
Crochet Elf Hat Tutorial:
Elf Beanie Crochet Pattern
Crochet Hook: G/6/4.25MM
Yarn: 4 Medium (I am working with Cascade Yarns 100% Wool)
Need also a safety pin or stitch marker
BRIM:
Attach Color A yarn to crochet hook using a slip knot.
Row 1: CH 16, turn.
Row 2: Working in the BACK BUMP of each st, place 1 HDC SL st. (16 total st). CH 1, turn.
Row 3: Skip turning CH, then place 1 HDC SL st in each BLO (16 total st). CH 1, turn.
Rows 4 – End: Repeat Row 3 until the brim reaches 16-20 inches (depending on the size of the head of the person you are making this for). Make sure you end your last row so that your crochet hook is on the opposite side of the brim from your starting tail.
Fold so that short edges are together and place SL st in the corresponding stitches to join.
Fold brim in half length-wise and section it off into four parts.
Secure the loop on your crochet hook with a safety pin or stitch marker.
**Make sure for the entire pattern that you aren’t accidentally working in the SL st at the end of the row or the joining CH stitches as this will cause your pattern to slowly increase**
BODY:
Attach Color B yarn to crochet hook using a slip knot.
Row 1: Starting in the available loops near the starting tail, working in BOTH sides of the brim, place 1 SC + CH st. Spacing your stitches as evenly as you can, place 20 DC stitches in each of the four sections of your brim (the SC + CH 1 st doesn’t count). SL st in 1st DC st to join.
Row 2: CH 2, working back in current st, place 1 DC, then place 1 DC in each st in the row (80 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 3: Place 1 SL st in the current st where you already placed the SL st in the previous row. CH 2, then place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (80 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC st to join.
Row 4: CH 1, then working around 1st DC st, place 1 BACK POST st. Place 1 BACK POST st around each st in the row, make sure you skip the CH 2 at the end of the row (80 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 5: Place 1 SL st in the current st where you already placed the SL st in the previous row. CH 2, then place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (80 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC st to join.
Row 6: CH 2, working back in current st, place 1 DC, then place 1 DC in each st in the row. Place 1 SL st in back of the current st to join.
Rows 7 – 18: Repeat Rows 3 – 6.
Row 19: Make sure you are working in Color A yarn and have chained 4. Place 1 SL st in the current st where you already placed a SL st in the previous row. Place 1 DC back in current st, then place 1 DC in the next 39 st (40 total DC st). Fold beanie so you can join with the 1st DC st to create a small, half circle. Before joining, make sure you move your working yarn for Color B into the new small circle you just created. Place 1 SL st in the 1st DC to join.
Row 20: CH 2, place 1 BACK POST st around the 1st DC st, then 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row (40 total BACK POST st).
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 21: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (38 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 22: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (36 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 23: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (36 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 24: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (36 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 25: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (34 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 26: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (32 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 27: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (32 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 28: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (32 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 29: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (30 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 30: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (28 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 31: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (28 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 32: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (28 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 33: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (26 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 34: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (24 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 35: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (24 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 36: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (24 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 37: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (22 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 38: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (20 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 39: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (20 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 40: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (20 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 41: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (18 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 42: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (16 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 43: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (16 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 44: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (16 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 45: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (14 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 46: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (12 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color B yarn loop and working in Color A yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 4.
Row 47: SL st into current st, then CH 2. Place 1 DC in each st in the row (12 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 48: CH 1, then place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row – except the CH 2. (12 total BACK POST st). SL st in 1st BACK POST st to join.
Trade out your crochet hook and st marker, preserving Color A yarn loop and working in Color B yarn now. Make sure that you are working on the INSIDE of the beanie, then CH 3.
Row 49: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (10 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 50: CH 2 and place 1 DC back in the current st. Place 1 DC in each st in the row except for TWO places where you want to DC 2together (8 total DC st). SL st in 1st DC to join.
Cut an 8-inch tail, then tie off yarn.
Weave the tail in and out of the last row of DC st, then cinch the top and tie off the cinch.
Attach a medium, crocheted pompon: tutorial on Wednesday!
OTHER SLOUCH:
Attach Color A yarn to crochet hook using a slip knot.
Row 1: Insert crochet hook where you left off with the previous circle, place 1 SC + 1 CH + 1 DC. Place 1 DC in each st in the new small, half circle. SL st in 1st DC to join.
Row 2: CH 1 and place 1 BACK POST st in each st in the row. Preserve current loop with a stitch marker or safety pin.
Row 3: Attach Color B yarn to crochet hook using a slip knot. Insert crochet hook in current st, then place 1 SC + 1 CH + 1 DC. From here, repeat the decreasing steps that we followed in the previous slouch to create an identical half.
Attach a medium pompon to this half: coming Wednesday!
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