Create Adorable Mouse Hats with Our Crochet Tutorial

How to Crochet a Mouse Hat!

Cro­chet hats are an excel­lent way to stay warm dur­ing win­ter while show­cas­ing cre­ativ­i­ty. In this free cro­chet hat pat­tern, we will guide you through cre­at­ing an adorable mouse hat that is per­fect for all ages. Whether you’re a begin­ner cro­cheter or an expe­ri­enced one, this easy project will be a great addi­tion to your col­lec­tion of cro­cheted bean­ies. It is a fan­tas­tic gift and can be cus­tomized with dif­fer­ent col­or options and yarn weights. So, grab your cro­chet hook and embark on a fun and cozy jour­ney in the cro­chet world. Hap­py cro­chet­ing!

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**Mate­ri­als You’ll Need:**
- Worsted weight yarn in your favorite col­ors
- Bulky weight yarn for the faux fur pom pom
- 5 mm (size J) cro­chet hook
- Yarn nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Scis­sors

**Skill Lev­el:**
This easy cro­chet hat pat­tern suits new cro­cheters and expe­ri­enced crafters alike. The basic cro­chet stitch­es used in this pat­tern include sin­gle cro­chet, slip stitch, half dou­ble cro­chet, and dou­ble cro­chet.

**Size Guide:**
Before start­ing, it’s a good idea to check the cro­chet hat size chart to ensure the per­fect fit for the recip­i­ent. You can eas­i­ly adjust the pat­tern to fit any head size, from adult medi­um to chil­dren’s sizes.

**Pat­tern Instruc­tions:**

**Foun­da­tion Chain:** Start with a long tail and cre­ate a foun­da­tion chain that match­es the head size you’re cro­chet­ing for.

**Hat Height:** Con­tin­ue cro­chet­ing in the back loop for the entire hat to cre­ate a ribbed tex­ture. Repeat the sin­gle cro­chet in the back loop for the desired hat height.

Cre­ate this fun cro­chet mouse-inspired hat to make your child look like a mouse. This cro­chet ani­mal hat is made with caron soft medi­um worsted yarn. My daugh­ter enjoyed wear­ing this cro­chet hat dai­ly! 

child 3–10 yrs, head cir., 19″-20 1/2 ““, hat length= 7.5”=H hook

Mate­ri­als:

Instruc­tions: H hook

With Black yarn for the Edge, sc around once, Fas­ten off.

Mouth/muzzle: G hook, Black Yarn
rnd 1. chain 3, join with sl st. to cre­ate a ring
rnd 2. 10 sc into the ring, sl st. join ‑10sc
rnd 3. *2sc in the next stitch­es, *Repeat to fin­ish around ‑20sc
rnd 4. *1 sc in the next st, 2sc in the next st, *Repeat, sl st. ‑30sc
rnd 5. 1 sc in the next 2 stitch­es, 2sc in the next st, *Repeat, sl st. ‑40sc

Take Pink yarn and sew in a nose in the cen­ter of the cir­cle over and over until it looks like a nose, then put cot­ton balls in the cen­ter when you sew it on to make it look 3 dimen­sion­al. Place in the cen­ter of the hat

Whiskers: Black yarn 2 pieces of 2 inch­es of yarn on each side, sew them on.

Eyes: Make 2, G Hook, black yarn
rnd 1. chain 2, sc 5 times from 2nd chain from the hook
rnd 2. 2sc in each chain, sl st. join (10 st.) top part of the eye, sin­gle cro­chet 8 sc with white, and sew white yarn into the cen­ter of the eye a cou­ple of times to make the cen­ter of the eye with white yarn.

Ears: Make 2 Ears, G Hook, Pink and Black Yarn
Start with Pink yarn
rnd 1. chain 3, join with sl st. to cre­ate a ring
rnd 2. 10 sc into the ring, sl st. join ‑10sc
rnd 3. *2sc in the next st, *Repeat to fin­ish round ‑20sc
rnd 4. *1 sc in the next st, 2sc in the next st, *Repeat, sl st. ‑30sc
rnd 5. Change to black yarn, *1 sc in the next 2 stitch­es, 2sc in the next st, *Repeat, sl st. ‑40sc

Weave in all the ends and cut your yarn. At the end, place the mouth in the cen­ter of the hat, place the whiskers on the side of the mouth about 1 inch away, place the eyes above the mouth, and place the ears on top of the hat on each side, about 2 inch­es apart.

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**Decrease Rounds:** To shape the top of the hat, you’ll start decreas­ing the num­ber of stitch­es. Fol­low the pat­tern instruc­tions for the decreased rounds.