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Easy Crochet Baby Hat Free Crochet Pattern

ByCrystal Marin

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This free crochet baby hat pattern also includes sweet little bear ears. The easy pattern includes a simple baby hat crochet pattern, plus crochet bear ear tutorial.

This free crochet hat pattern includes different sizes for baby: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and toddlers, preschoolers, and children. There are also sizes for teens and adults.

This easy crochet hat pattern makes a great gift for baby showers, birthday and more. This beanie is a top down pattern.

Light brown bear hat with scissors and hook.
Yarn, hooks and needles on white table.

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You might also like the Chunky Bear Beanie Pattern for an even cozier, super bulky yarn version.

You can purchase the ad-free, well formatted PDF Pattern in one of my shops. Scroll down for the free pattern!

ETSY
RAVELRY

If you prefer to just add a pom pom to the top of the hat, instead of bear ears you can totally do that! Baby hat crochet patterns are so versatile. You can add stripes, flowers, or ears to these little hats.

Or just keep it simple with your favorite yarn and basic stitches! There are so many ways to customize cute hats for kids.

Double crochet beanie in beige yarn, scissors, crochet hook on grey speckled background.

Yarn

I use Red Heart With Love in tan and ecru for this beanie pattern. This is a #4 medium worsted weight yarn so you can substitute any comparable yarn.

I can recommend Caron One Pound or Lion Brand Heartland for this pattern. There are many #4 yarns that will works for this one.

Stitch

This is an all double crochet hat pattern. We’ll start with a magic ring and increase for the crown of the hat. Since this beanie is top down, next is the sides for the height of your hat.

For the bear ears you will also use the single crochet for shaping them. The stitches include links to tutorial in the abbreviations section.

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Boy with crochet bear ear hat looking down.

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Materials

  • 5mm hook size US H-8, or hook needed to meet gauge. Pictured in Coffee Streamline* and Peach Odyssey*.
  • yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape
  • #4 medium weight yarn, pictured in Red Heart With Love* in Tan (MC) + Aran (CC)

Yarn by Size

  • Rec yarn by size: 
  • Baby 0-3 mos (MC) ~65 yd / 59 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Baby 3-6 mos (MC) ~70 yd /64 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Baby 6-12 mos (MC) ~75 yd / 69 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Toddler (MC) ~80 yd / 78 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Preschool ~83 yd / 76 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Child (MC) ~85 yd / 78 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • Teen / Sm Adult (MC) ~90 yd / 83 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m
  • M / L Adult (MC) ~95 yd / 87 m and (CC) ~10 yd / 9m

Notes

  1. Ch 3 counts as a stitch, I highly recommend using a ch 3 alternative, here’s my favorite.

Stitches/Abbreviations (US Terms)

CC – contrast color 

ch (s) – chain(s)

dc – double crochet

mc – magic circle  

MC – main color 

rep – repeat

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch 

st(s) – stitch(es)

Gauge

4” / 10 cm x 4” / 10 cm = 12 hdc x 8 rnds

Rnds 1-3 = 3.75” / 9.5 cm across

Level

Easy

Construction

This hat is a basic double crochet beanie. It’s worked from the top down, in the round. The ears are crocheted separately and sewed on to the hat.

Fit/ Adjustment

To fit age (head circumference):

  • newborn size – 3 mos (14” / 35.5 cm)
  • baby 3-6 mos (15” /38 cm)
  • baby 6-12 mos (16” / 40.5 cm)
  • toddler (18” / 45.5 cm)
  • child (20” / 51 cm)
  • teen / sm adult (21” / 53.5 cm)
  • med / lg adult (23” / 58.5 cm)
Crochet bear hat with ears in light brown.

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Crochet bear ear hat with scissors and hooks.

You can purchase the ad-free, well formatted, printable PDF for this pattern in one of my shops. Scroll down for the free pattern.

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RAVELRY

Scroll down for the simple baby hat crochet pattern with bear ears!

Light brown bear hat with scissors and hook.

Simple Crochet Baby Hat Pattern with Ears

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 1 hour
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $5

Learn how to crochet a little bear hat in any size. These simple beanies make great gifts for everyone.

Materials

  • #4 medium weight yarn, pictured in Red Heart With Love in Tan (MC) + Aran (CC)
  • Rec yarn by size:
  • Baby 0-3 mos (MC) ~65 yds/59m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Baby 3-6 mos (MC) ~70 yds/64m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Baby 6-12 mos (MC) ~75 yds/69m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Toddler (MC) ~80 yds/78m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Preschool ~83 yds/76m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Child (MC) ~85 yds/78m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • Teen/Sm Adult (MC) ~90 yds/83m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m
  • M/L Adult (MC) ~95 yds/87m and (CC) ~10 yds/9m

Tools

  • 5mm hook for the rest, or hook needed to meet gauge.
  • tapestry needle, scissors, measuring tape

Instructions

Hat Pattern
Newborn hat - baby 3 mos
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next stitch and in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts) 3.75” circle
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  5. Rnds 5-11. Rep Rnd 4. ~5.5” tall

Baby 3-6mos
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts) 4.75”-5” circle
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  6. Rnds 6-12. Rep Rnd 5. ~6” tall

Baby 6-12mos
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts) 4.75”-5” circle
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  6. Rnds 6-13. Rep Rnd 5. ~6.75” tall

Toddler
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts) 4.75”-5” circle
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  6. Rnds 6-14. Rep Rnd 5. ~7” tall

Preschool
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts) 4.75”-5” circle
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  6. Rnds 6-15. Rep Rnd 5. ~7.5” tall preschool

Child
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts)
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next three sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next three sts} rep form * around, join with a sl st to first st. (60 sts) 5.75”-6” circle
  6. Rnd 6. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
    Rnds 7-15. Rep Rnd 6. `~7.75” tall

Teen/Sm Adult
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts)
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next three sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next three sts} rep form * around, join with a sl st to first st. (60 sts) 5.75”-6” circle
  6. Rnd 6. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  7. Rnds 7-16. Rep Rnd 6. `~8” tall

M/L Adult
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.

  1. Rnd 1. 12 dc into mc, sl st to join.
  2. Rnd 2. Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
  3. Rnd 3. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *{2 dc in next st, dc in next st} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (36 sts)
  4. Rnd 4. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next two sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next two sts} rep from * around, join with sl st to first st. (48 sts)
  5. Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next three sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next three sts} rep form * around, join with a sl st to first st. (60 sts)
  6. Rnd 6. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next four sts, *{2 dc in next st, dc in each of next four sts} rep form * around, join with a sl st to first st. (72 sts) 7.25” circle med/lg adult
  7. Rnd 7. Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st to first st. 
  8. Rnds 8-16. Rep Rnd 7. `~8.5” tall

Bear Ears

Outer Ears

Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.
In MC (tan), make 2.

  1. Row 1. 6 dc in mc, pull to close in semi circle, turn. Crochet half circle in brown on peach hook.
  2. Row 2. Ch 1, in same sc, dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in last st, turn. (10 sts)
  3. Row 3. Ch 1, in same sc, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in last st. (16 sts) Third round of crochet ear for bear hat.
  4. Cut yarn leave a long tail. Inner Ears

Start with a magic circle, or ch 3, sl st to join into a circle.
In CC (aran), make 2.

  1. Row 1. 6 dc in mc, pull to close in semi circle, turn.
  2. Row 2. Ch 1, first sc in same st, then dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in last st, turn. (10 sts)
  3. Cut yarn leave a long tail.

Assembly

  1. Sew inner ear to outer.Two crochet half circles stacked with long yarn tails.
  2. Lay finished hat flat in front of you, sew on ears, along the fold.
  3. On the right side position ears 3 rounds down for baby sizes; 4 rounds down for toddler/preschool; 5 rounds down for child/teen/sm adult size and 6 rounds down for m/l adult.

Finishing

  1. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

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Hi I'm Crystal, the designer and blogger here at ChristaCoDesign. I enjoy creating crochet and knit patterns that are simple to make and easy to love.

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