Crafting a Sweet and Cozy Gingerbread Man Hat: A Crochet Pattern Tutorial

by Amy Lehman | October 28, 2023 6:45 pm

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How to Crochet a Gingerbread Hat

Cre­at­ing a cro­chet gin­ger­bread man hat is a fun and fes­tive project per­fect for win­ter. In this free cro­chet pat­tern, we’ll guide you through the steps to make an easy cro­chet hat using basic stitch­es. Whether you’re an expe­ri­enced cro­cheter or a begin­ner, this pat­tern suits all skill lev­els. Plus, we’ve includ­ed a video tuto­r­i­al to help you along the way, mak­ing it an ide­al project for new cro­cheters. You can cus­tomize your hat with dif­fer­ent col­ors and even add a faux fur pom pom for that extra cozi­ness. So, grab your favorite yarn or cro­chet hook, and let’s start this great project!

To begin this easy cro­chet hat pat­tern, you’ll need the fol­low­ing mate­ri­als: worsted weight yarn, a size G cro­chet hook, a yarn nee­dle, and a stitch mark­er. You can choose your favorite yarns, but we rec­om­mend using a bulky or light­weight yarn for a chunky, warm hat, per­fect for the cold weath­er.

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Crochet a Gingerbread Hat

 

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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

Brown, white, black, and red yarn
I Hook, G hook, Yarn nee­dle

Abbre­vi­a­tions: dc=double cro­chet sc=single cro­chet sl st=slip stitch ch=chain, hdc=half dou­ble cro­chet,
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Instruc­tions:

G hook

brown yarn
rnd 1: Work 11 dc in a Mag­ic Cir­cle, sl st on top of the chain 3. ‑11 dc
Video on a Dou­ble Cro­chet Mag­ic Cir­cle:
rnd 2. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in same st. as join­ing, 2dc in each dc around. join with sl st on top of chain 3. ‑22 dc
rnd 3. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), *2dc in next dc, dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. ‑33 dc
rnd 4. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the next dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. ‑44 dc
rnd 5. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the 2 next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next 3 dc, 2dc in the next dc. Repeat from * around, join with sl st. ‑55 dc

rnds 6‑desired length (lengths are list­ed above), Ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in each dc around, sl st to join. ‑55 dc, *Repeat to a length about 7 inch­es long or to your desired length. Slip stitch.

Ear flaps: If you would like to add ear flaps

Make 2

G hook, brown yarn

1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your brown yarn, begin the dc stitch­es (like to have the seam in the back of the hat, so I do the ear flap on the side of the hat).

2nd flap, fold hat in half and sl st in dc direct­ly across from the last dc from the oth­er ear flap. Fol­low direc­tions below for both ear flaps.

Row 1. ch 2. dc in the next 11 dc stitch­es, turn. ‑11 sts
Row 2. ch 2. dc2tog. dc in the next 6 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. ‑9
Row 3. ch 2. dc2tog, dc in the next 4 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st., turn. ‑7
Row 4. ch 2. dc2tog, dc in the next 2 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. ‑5

Row 5. ch 2. dc2tog twice, dc in last st. cut yarn and pull through ‑3

The braid from the cen­ter of the ear flap at the bot­tom, G hook, use red and white yarn, with an sl st in the cen­ter of the bot­tom of the ear flap and chain 30, and so st it off and cut yarn.
sc around the edge of the hat with red and white yarn

Option­al: White line frost­ing on top of the hat: white yarn, G hook, chain 85, and sew in the chained line on top of the hat, mak­ing it bunched up around the hat.

Eyes:
Two but­tons, sew them about 2 inch­es apart above the mouth
Eye­lash­es: use a yarn nee­dle and sew with black yarn 3 dash lines above the but­ton eyes. do this for each eye.
Cheeks:
red yarn
G hook
Rnd 1. ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. sl st. (5sc)
Rnd 2. work 2 sc in each stitch around. sl st. (10sc)
Rnd 3. *work 1 sc in the first stitch, 2sc in the next stitch. *Repeat, sl st. (15sc)

Smile: Use a yarn nee­dle and sew in a smile dash lines from one cheek to the next red cir­cle cheek.he next red cir­cle cheek.

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Fas­ten Off**
Fas­ten off your work and leave a long tail to sew the hat’s top closed.

If you want to add a faux fur pom pom, use a tapes­try nee­dle to attach it secure­ly to the top of the hat.

Cro­chet hats are a ver­sa­tile and styl­ish acces­so­ry for the win­ter sea­son. With an easy cro­chet hat pat­tern, even begin­ners can craft beau­ti­ful head­wear. You can cre­ate a cozy and fash­ion­able beanie by using basic cro­chet stitch­es like sin­gle cro­chet and dou­ble cro­chet. Adding a faux fur pom pom or a yarn pom pom can give your hat a play­ful twist, mak­ing it per­fect for the cold weath­er. Whether you choose worsted weight yarn, bulky weight yarn, or super bulky yarn, your hat will be a great gift, and you can proud­ly share your fin­ished cre­ations on social media or in a cro­chet projects com­mu­ni­ty. Plus, with free cro­chet hat pat­terns and video tuto­ri­als, it’s a great project for new cro­cheters. So, grab your favorite yarns, your cro­chet hook, and stitch mark­er, and enjoy the sat­is­fac­tion of com­plet­ing a per­fect cro­chet hat pat­tern. Hap­py cro­chet­ing!

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