This easy Cat Hat Crochet Pattern will keep you toasty during fall and winter while being super cute! Some would say your crochet cat hat looks purrfect!
The crochet cat beanie pattern is perfect for beginners. It uses just one type of stitch for the base of the hat and is made using the simple flat rectangle method.
No need to worry about joining rounds, increasing, or decreasing—making it easy to follow. Once you've mastered this method, you can confidently make more hats.
The design is also very subtle. From a distance, it looks like a classic gray beanie. But up close, the cute cat details are more noticeable, adding a playful touch without being too flashy.
Ready to get started? Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s begin making this adorable crochet cat hat!
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✏️ Things To Note:
- Yarn Choices: I used acrylic yarn for this free, easy cat hat crochet pattern, but any type of yarn—cotton, chunky, etc.—would work well. Feel free to experiment with different textures to achieve the look you want.
- Hook Size and Measurements: By using a 5.5mm hook, my crochet rectangle for the beanie pattern measures roughly 14 inches by 22 inches. This size works well for a medium-sized adult head. If you need to adjust the height or length to fit someone else's head, please make the necessary adjustments.
- Adjusting for Child Sizes: If you are making this crochet cat hat pattern for a child, I recommend chaining 25-30 stitches and then following the pattern as normal, but only completing 30-35 rows. Adjust the number of stitches and rows as needed to ensure a comfortable fit.
🪡 Materials Needed
- Yarn colors: 1 skein of medium gray, small amount of pink, small amount of dark gray, small amount of white.
- Safety eyes
- 5.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends and sewing pieces together
💭 Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms)
- Magic ring (MR)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc) - 2 stitches in the same stitch
- Chains (ch)
- Half double crochet (hdc)
- Back loop only (blo)
- Double crochet (dc)
- Triple Crochet (tc)
🧋 Variations
Try making different colored cats by switching up the yarn color!
🍵 Instructions for Crochet Cat Hat
For this pattern we will mostly be working in rows.
Row 1: Ch x41, turn
Row 2: In the second chain from the hook, make a hdc. Continue to make hdc for the rest of the row. (40) At the end of the row, ch x1 and turn. (The ch is a turning ch, you will be making these every row but do not work in them!)
Row 3: In blo, hdc for the entire row (40). Ch x1 and turn
Row 4-44: Repeat row 3. (40). Ch x1 and turn.
Use more or less rows depending on the size of the hat you are trying to achieve.
Before fastening off the yarn you want to fold the rectangle in half and then sew it shut.
After the side of the hat has been sewn shut, take the yarn and cinch the top of the hat shut. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Once that is done, flip the hat inside out so now the sewn edges are on the inside of the hat.
Brim:
Figure out what side of the hat you want as the front side. Then insert your yarn onto the edge and make a sc. Make 10 more sc.
Now for the cat ears: You are going to make a cat ear by making a sc and a hdc in the same stitch, in the next stitch make a dc and a tc, then in the following stitch make a dc and a hdc, then finally the last stitch a sc.
Sc x8, then make another cat ear as outlined above. Once that is done finish sc the rest of the brim. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Cat eye spot:
Round 1: With the dark gray yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Make a inc in every stitch (12). Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off.
Finishing:
Sew the cat spot to the cat face right below the cat ear. Then insert the safety eyes below the cat ears, one being in the dark gray spot.
With pink yarn, embroider a small line between the eyes for a little nose.
Then with white yarn, embroider the whiskers below the cat eyes. 3 lines on each side. Make sure to only sew it through the brim and not both the brim and hat.
And once all of that is done, the ends are weaved in, your crochet cat hat made from my cat hat crochet pattern is completed! I hope you enjoy your crochet cat beanie as much as I had fun designing the pattern for it!
If you want to check out more crochet animal hat patterns, check out my crochet reindeer hat as well as my crochet bear hat.
🐌Expert Tips
- Choosing Yarn: Use a yarn with good stitch definition to highlight your work, especially for the cat's facial features.
- Cinch the Top: When cinching the top of the hat, make sure to pull tightly to close any gaps, ensuring a neat finish.
- Seamless Edges: To create a seamless look, consider using the mattress stitch when sewing the sides of the hat together.
- Customizing Size: For a looser fit, add a few extra rows. For a snugger fit, decrease the number of rows before sewing the top closed.
🧵 Pattern FAQs
Yes, you can! Just make sure to keep the ears the same, and it should turn out fine.
You can add embellishments like bows or flowers, or even experiment with different ear shapes to personalize your cat hat.
Absolutely! If you want larger or smaller cat ears, simply add or reduce the number of stitches in each step when creating the ear shape. You can also play with the thickness by using a different yarn weight.
🧶More Crochet Wearable Patterns
If you tried this Cat Hat Crochet Pattern (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Cat Hat Crochet Pattern
Materials
- 1 skein of medium gray yarn
- small amount of pink yarn
- small amount of dark gray yarn
- small amount of white
- Safety eyes
- 5.5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations (US terms)
- mr = Magic ring
- sc = Single crochet
- inc = Increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)
- ch = Chain
- hdc = Half Double Crochet
- blo = Back Loop Only
- dc = Double Crochet
- tr = Triple Crochet
Instructions
For this pattern we will mostly be working in rows.
- Row 1: Ch x41, turn
- Row 2: In the second chain from the hook, make a hdc. Continue to make hdc for the rest of the row. (40) At the end of the row, ch x1 and turn. (The ch is a turning ch, you will be making these every row but do not work in them!)
- Row 3: In blo, hdc for the entire row (40). Ch x1 and turn
- Row 4-44: Repeat row 3. (40). Ch x1 and turn.
- Use more or less rows depending on the size of the hat you are trying to achieve.
- Before fastening off the yarn you want to fold the rectangle in half and then sew it shut.
- After the side of the hat has been sewn shut, take the yarn and cinch the top of the hat shut. Fasten off and weave in the end.
- Once that is done, flip the hat inside out so now the sewn edges are on the inside of the hat.
Brim:
- Figure out what side of the hat you want as the front side. Then insert your yarn onto the edge and make a sc. Make 10 more sc.
- Now for the cat ears: You are going to make a cat ear by making a sc and a hdc in the same stitch, in the next stitch make a dc and a tc, then in the following stitch make a dc and a hdc, then finally the last stitch a sc.
- Sc x8, then make another cat ear as outlined above. Once that is done finish sc the rest of the brim. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Cat eye spot:
- Round 1: With the dark gray yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Make a inc in every stitch (12). Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off.
Finishing:
- Sew the cat spot to the cat face right below the cat ear. Then insert the safety eyes below the cat ears, one being in the dark gray spot.
- With pink yarn, embroider a small line between the eyes for a little nose.
- Then with white yarn, embroider the whiskers below the cat eyes. 3 lines on each side. Make sure to only sew it through the brim and not both the brim and hat.
- And once all of that is done, the ends are weaved in, your crochet cat hat made from my cat hat crochet pattern is completed! I hope you enjoy your crochet cat beanie as much as I had fun designing the pattern for it!
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