Crochet Santa Helper Hat Free Pattern

Check out the Santa Helper Hat crochet pattern from the festive Holiday Hat series. This child-size crochet pattern is ready to bring warmth and joy to your little one’s holiday season. Don’t forget, it pairs perfectly with the mittens from our previous collection.

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Create your own Santa Helper Hat and pair it with our mittens to complete the look!

If you remember the Holiday Mittens Series you’ll love to crochet the hats to pairs with each mittens and make a set of them to keep those little heads and hands warm.

Style your little one with these adorable holiday hat and mittens!

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Skill level: Intermediate
Finished size: (Child) 17 – 18″ circumference / 8.5″ height

Materials:
Yarn: 4-Medium / Worsted / 100% Acrylic / Approx: 200 yards

(I used)
– Ice Yarn Favorite (100% Acrylic; 229 yards [210 meters] / 100g)
– 50 yards of Green (C1), 75 yards of White (C2), 75 yards of Red (C3)
– US I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook
– Pompom in Red Color
– Tapestry needle for weaving ends
– Scissors

Gauge: 14 hdc x 10 rows = 4″ with US I-9 (5.5mm) crochet hook

Abbreviations (US Term)

ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
sk – skip
st(s) – stitch(s)
BL – back loop
hdc2tog – half double crochet 2 together
*to – repeat * to the instructions.
beg – beginning
(C1) – Color 1
(C2) – Color 2
(C3) – Color 3

Notes:

Beg ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
This beanie works from the bottom up.
Can be adjusted to any size. Crochet multiple of 6 rows for the band part to get your desired circumference.

Crochet Santa Helper Hat Pattern

Ribbed band

Leaving about 6” long yarn tail, crochet ch 8.
Row 1: with (C1) sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each st across, turn. (7 sts)

Row 2: ch 1, sc in first st, sc in BL of each of next 5 st, sc in last st, turn. (7 sts)

Row 3 to 60: repeat row 2. Do not cut the yarn.
(Insert the yarn tail through the tapestry needle, place two short sides together and sew with the tapestry needle)

Body of the hat (Work on the long side of the band)

Round 1: with (C1) ch 1, sc in first st and each st around, join with sl st in first st. (60 sts total)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 2 to 4: with (C2) ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (60 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 5 to 7: with (C3) repeat round 2.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 8 to 10: with (C2) repeat round 2.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 11 & 12: with (C3) repeat round 2.

Round 13: with (C3) ch 1, hdc in first st and next 3 sts, *hdc2tog in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 4 st; repeat * from around, sl st to the first st. (50 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 14: with (C2) ch 1, hdc in first st and next 2 sts, *hdc2tog in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 3 st; repeat * from around, sl st to the first st. (40 sts)

Round 15: ch 1, hdc in first st and next st, *hdc2tog in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 2 st; repeat * from around, sl st to the first st. (30 sts)

Round 16: ch 1, hdc in first st, *hdc2tog in next 2 sts, hdc in next st; repeat * from around, sl st to the first st. (20 sts)

Round 17: ch 1, hdc2tog in first 2 sts, *hdc2tog in next 2 sts; repeat * from around, sl st to the first st. (10 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving about 10” long yarn tail.

Finishing (Close top of the hat)

Insert the yarn tail through the tapestry needle and weave through spaces between stitches in the last round. Pull the yarn tightly and close the top of the hat with a few more stitches. Lastly, attach pom-pom. (I made a pompom with the same red color yarn used for the hat).

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Crochet Santa Helper Hat Free Pattern