Step By Step Pattern Crochet Earflap Hat Ideal For Your Family

Boost your winter style with our crochet Earflap Hat Pattern—combine fun and function to keep cozy and chic during the chilliest days!

An engaging project that blends style, warmth, and practicality. This pattern guides you through crocheting a snug and fashionable hat, complete with playful earflaps and optional tassels or pom-poms for added flair. Ideal for both beginners and seasoned crocheters, it offers clear, step-by-step instructions to ensure a satisfying crocheting experience.

Crochet Earflap Hat

Perfect for chilly days, this hat provides excellent coverage to keep your head and ears toasty while adding a unique touch to your winter wardrobe. Handmade with love, it also makes an excellent gift that showcases your creativity and thoughtfulness.

Tip:

Choose a soft, warm yarn for maximum comfort and insulation in your finished hat.

Materials Needed:

• Karen Cakes Yarn in the colorway Spice Cake (or any yarn of your choice)
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Pair of scissors
• Stitch markers or contrasting color scraps of yarn (optional but helpful for beginners)
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Hat Body:

Start with a Magic Circle:

• Make a slip knot, chain 4, and join with a slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring.

For Round 1:

• Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet).
• Work 11 double crochets into the ring.
• Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.

Round 2 (Increase Round):

• Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet).
• Double crochet in the same stitch as the chain 3.
• Work 2 double crochets in each stitch around.
• Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.

Round 3 (Front Post Double Crochet Introduction):

• Chain 3.
• Double crochet in next stitch, front post double crochet around the next. Repeat around.
• Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.
• Continue working in rounds, increasing periodically to fit the circumference of the head.
• Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of rounds or important stitches.

Ear Flaps (Make 2):

Starting directly on the hat for a seamless join:

• Chain 2 at the position where you want the earflap to start.
• Work a row of double crochets to the desired width of the ear flap directly onto the hat’s edge.

Decrease for Shaping:

• Chain 2 and turn your work.
• Begin with front post double crochets, decreasing at each end by skipping a stitch, until you reach the desired length.

Final Row:

• Work a single crochet around the entire earflap for a finished edge.

Ties:

• Cut long strands of yarn (about thrice the length of the desired finished braids).
• Fold the strands in half and attach them to the bottom of the ear flaps using a crochet hook to pull the fold through and loop the ends through the fold.
• Divide the strands into three equal sections and braid tightly.
• Secure the end of the braid with a knot and trim any excess to even out the tassel.

Finishing Touches:

Pom-Pom:

• Make a pom-pom in the desired size and attach it to the top of the hat.

Weave in Ends:

• Use a yarn needle to weave in any remaining loose ends throughout the hat for a neat finish.