Crochet Elf Hat FREE Pattern

Happy Holidays Friends!

Julie here again.  Today I am sharing with you a sparkly and fun Christmas Elf hat crochet pattern!  With optional ears!!

I wanted to create something fun, but with a touch of glam, so people of all ages could enjoy it.

I decided on pairing Caron Simply Soft Party sparkly yarn with the star stitch and I am thrilled with how it turned out!  I hope you enjoy this design as much as I do.

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~Materials

5mm (H) size crochet hook

4mm (G) size crochet hook (for optional ears)

size 4 yarn (Caron Simply Soft Party pictured), see pattern notes for colors and quantities

scrap amount of Caron Simply Soft in Bone for ears (optional)

Clover large 3-3/8 inch pom-pom maker

scissors

tapestry needle

~Finished Size

23 in. from top to bottom; circumference is 19 in. for small (21 in. for medium, 23 in. for Large)

~Gauge

Brim is 10 sc = 2 in., 5 rows = 2 in.; Top of hat is 9 stars = 4 in., 11 rows = 4 in

~Abbreviations (U.S. Terms)

sc (single crochet)

hdc (half double crochet)

dc (double crochet)

star stitch (instructions below)

sl st (slip stitch)

st/sts (stitch/stitches)

BLO (back loop only)

ch (chain)

yo (yarn over)

~Pattern Notes

Yarn yardage per size:
Small: 54 yards of Red Sparkle, 164 yards Snow Sparkle, 164 yards Spring Sparkle;
Medium: 55 yards of red, 168 yards of snow, 170 yards of spring;
Large: 56 yards of red, 172 yards of snow, 176 yards of spring.   

This hat is worked bottom up.  The brim is first worked flat, then folded seamed together.  The top is worked in the round.

Pattern is written in the smaller size with the larger sizes in parenthesis ( ).

In the top of hat section of this pattern, color changes are made after 2 completed rounds of stars (please note that 2 rounds of crochet create 1 round of stars so you will have crocheted 4 rounds before you need to change color).

~Star Stitch Instructions (written and photo tutorials)

1. At the beginning of a star stitch round, ch 3.
2. Insert hook and yo in the 1st and 2nd chains of the ch3.
3. Insert hook and yo in the chain 3 space.
4. Insert hook and yarn over each of the next 2 sts.  You will now have 6 loops on the hook.
5. Yo and draw through all 6 loops.
6. Chain 1 (yo and draw through loop).  Note the center of the star, also called the “eye”.
7. Insert hook into the eye.  Yo and draw up a loop.
8. Insert hook behind the post of the last spike of the star. Yarn over, draw through the post (3 loops on hook).
9. Insert hook into last spike of star space.  Yarn over and draw up a loop (4 loops on hook).
10. Draw up a loop in each of the next 2 stitches (6 loops on the hook).
11. Repeat steps 5-10 around.

Crochet Elf Hat Pattern:

Hat Brim

Ch 12 with the Red Sparkle yarn

R1. hdc in the 2nd chain from the hook, hdc across, ch1 and turn

R2. hdc BLO across, ch1 and turn

R3-50 (52,54). repeat R2

Fold the short ends of the brim together and seam closed with sl sts

Top of Hat

R1. ch1, flip brim right side out and work 85 (89, 93) sc around, sl st to the first sc in this round

Change color to Spring Sparkle

R2. ch 3, star stitch around, sl st to the top of the ch3 from the first star st in this round, ch 1

R3. 2 hdc in the center of each star st around, dc in the ch1 space two rows below (this helps to close the gap between the rounds of star stitches and creates the +1 needed for the pattern multiple), sl st to the top of the 1st hdc of this round

Be sure to change colors as indicated in pattern notes.

R4-20. repeat R2-3 (R21 will not be a R3 repeat because we will begin decreasing in this row.  Continue below.)

R21. 1 hdc in the center of the first 2 star sts, 2 hdc in the center of each star st around,

sl st to the top of the 1st hdc of this round

R22. ch 3, star stitch around, sl st to the top of the ch3 from the first star st in this round, ch 1

R23-61. Repeat R21-22

R62. dc around, cut yarn leaving a long tail, fasten off

To Finish

Sew the top of the hat closed using the long tail left after R62.

Create a pompom with the Red Sparkle yarn and attach to the top of the hat.

Optional Ears

Ears – make 2

Make an adjustable ring with the Bone yarn.
Chains do not count as stitches.

R1. 6 sc in the ring

R2. ch 1, turn, *1 sc, 2sc, repeat from * two times

R3. ch1, turn, *1 sc in each of the first 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * two times

R4. ch 1, turn, *1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 hdc in the last st, repeat from * two times

R5. ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each of the first 3 sts, sl st in each of the next 5 sts, sc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, sl st in each of the last 2 sts, ch 1 and sc down the unworked side

Cut yarn leaving a long tail, fasten off.

To Finish

Fold the hat brim up, and using the long tail, sew the ears onto the hat like in the picture below.

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Merry Christmas my merrymaker friends!

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