Crochet Thomas Train Inspired Hat: A Fun and Creative Project

by Amy Lehman | October 30, 2023 1:21 am

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How to Crochet a Thomas Train-Inspired Hat

All aboard for a cro­chet adven­ture with the Thomas Train-Inspired Hat Pat­tern! Inspired by the beloved char­ac­ter from the icon­ic chil­dren’s series Thomas & Friends, this cro­chet pat­tern allows you to cre­ate a whim­si­cal and delight­ful hat that will trans­port lit­tle ones to the mag­i­cal world of Sodor.

With its vibrant blue col­or, cheer­ful smile, and sig­na­ture train details, the Thomas Train hat is sure to cap­ti­vate the imag­i­na­tion of young fans every­where. Whether it’s for play­time, dress-up fun, or sim­ply stay­ing cozy on chilly days, this hat brings joy and excite­ment to any child who adores the adven­tures of Thomas and his friends.

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crochet Thomas Train Inspired Hat

Don’t for­get to use a stitch mark­er to keep track of your rounds as you repeat rows to achieve the desired hat height. Feel free to exper­i­ment with dif­fer­ent col­ors to make it extra spe­cial!

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Sup­plies: 
Red, black, Grey, red, and white yarn
I Hook, H hook, F hook,Yarn nee­dle

Abbre­vi­a­tions: 
dc=double cro­chet 
sc=sin­gle cro­chet
sl st=slip stitch ch=chain
hdc=half dou­ble cro­chet
2sctog=2 sin­gle cro­chet togeth­er decreaseMade this for a tod­dler-preschool­er (12 months‑3 yrs), 18″-20″ head cir., hat length=7″ =G hook
Instruc­tions:

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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

G hook

blue yarn
rnd 1: Work 11 dc in a Mag­ic Cir­cle, sl st on top of the chain 3. ‑11 dc
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
rnd 6. *ch 3, dc in each st around, join sl st., *Repeat. con­tin­ue until the hat reach­es 6.5 inch­es, sl st. fas­ten off. (if this is a small­er size the length will be short­er, look above for sizes and what hook to use.) 
sl st with grey yarn, ch 3, dc in each stitch around, sl st, fas­ten off, Then sl st with red yarn, ch 3, dc in each stitch around. sl st. fas­ten off.

Ear flaps: If you would like to add ear flaps

Make 2

G hook, red yarn
1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your red 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, I hook, use Red and Blue yarn, with a sl st in the cen­ter of the bot­tom of the ear flap and chain 30, and sl st it off and cut yarn.
Face: Grey yarn, H hook
ch 2, work 5sc in the ring. sl st (5sc)
Row 1. work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st (10sc)
Row 2. *1sc in next stitch, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (15sc)
Row 3.*1sc in next 2 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (20sc)
Row 4. *1sc in next 3 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (25sc)
Row 5. *1sc in next 4 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (30sc)
Row 6. *1sc in next 5 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (35sc)
Row 7. *1sc in next 6 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *Repeat, sl st (40sc)
fas­ten off.Trim: with black yarn, sc in each stitch around, (40sc)Sew all the fea­tures on the grey face.
Eyes: Two options for the eyes, whichev­er you like best, f hook
black and white yarn
Make 2
Start with black yarn
ch 2, and work 4 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (4sc) sl st.
Switch to white yarn,
Rnd 1. work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st. (8sc) fas­ten off
Place the eyes above the nose and mouth.Eye­brows: With black yarn make two half cir­cles above the eyes.2nd Option for the eye:Pupil:black yarn, D hook, ch 2, 3sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st.
White part of the eye, G hook, ch 2,work 10sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. sl st. fas­ten off. Sew the pupil on the cen­ter of the white part of the eye, sew on the face.
Eye­brows: with black yarn make two half cir­cles above the eyes.

Mouth:
F hook
chain 7, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st. fas­ten off, (6 sts)
Place the mouth on the bot­tom cen­ter.
With Black yarn, make half cir­cle dash lines in the cor­ner of the mouth on both sides.

Nose:
With black yarn, sew a half cir­cle above the mouth.

Smoke Stack:
Black yarn
H hook
ch 2, work 5 sin­gle in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st.  (5sc)
Row 1. Work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st. (10sc)
Rows 2–3. *sc in every stitch around twice, sl st. *Twice (10sc)
Row 4. *2sctog decrease, sc in the next stitch, *repeat (7sc)
Rows 5– *sc in each stitch around, sl st
*repeat until the entire smoke stack reach­es 3 inch­es, (7sc)
Stuff it with black yarn and sew it above the face.

Black cir­cles for the bot­tom of the hat, make 2, place them on the red yarn at the bot­tom of the hat:
 H hook
ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (5sc)
Row 1. work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st. (10sc)

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