Add some Holiday magic to your new Cosy stuffies, snugglers, and chubby buddies with my FREE crochet santa hat pattern. It is the perfect addition and designed to fit my NEW Cosy Cottage Collection as well as my main size chubby buddies. Add that Christmas magic to any one of these patterns!
The pattern instructions for the FREE main size Santa Hat is below or you can purchase the Main Size Santa Hat Crochet PDF Pattern on my website for a small price.
The Cosy Cottage Collection
My brand new collection of simply designed medium sized snugglers and stuffies with comfort, charm, and nature in mind. This collection will be growing in 2026, so be sure to follow me on Instagram so you don't miss any future releases.
Currently in this collection are Sunshine the Hippo, Birdie Stuffies, Saurus the Dino, Merry the Mouse, and Jolly the Gingerbread. The Merry + Jolly patterns will be releasing on December 6th!
Pick your favourite pattern and let's get started on your free santa hat!
MATERIAL NEEDED
- Yarn: Super Bulky Weight (6) Yarn
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- Bernat Blanket, Main: Crimson - approx. 12g
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- Bernat Pipsqueak, Contrast: Whitey White - approx. 4g
- 6.5 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
SPECIAL NOTES
- Each part is crocheted in continuous rounds unless noted otherwise.
- Use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.
- The numbers within parentheses at the end of each round are the total number of stitches for that round [ie. (12)].
- An alternative to the magic circle is the chain 2 method.
- I crochet using the yarn over/yarn over method.
- Finished size: approx. 4" tall when folded over.
ABBREVIATIONS (US Terms)
dec - decrease
FLO - front loop only
inc - increase
hdc - half double crochet
sc - single crochet
st/sts - stitch(es)
sl st - slip stitch
THE HAT
Use the 6.5 mm hook and start in the main colour (red).
Round 1 – 4 sc in a magic circle (4)
Round 2 – (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
Round 3 – (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rounds 4 to 6 – 1 sc in each st around (8) 3 rounds
Round 7 – (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Round 8 – (1 sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Round 9 – (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
Rounds 10 to 11 – 1 sc in each st around (18) 2 rounds
Colour change to the contrast colour (white), bind off the main colour (red) and leave a long tail for attaching to the head.
Round 12 – FLO: (5 hdc, inc) x 3 (21)
Bind off and weave in the finishing tail.
THE POM
Use the 6.5 mm hook and the contrast colour (fluffy white).
Round 1 – 8 sc in a magic circle (8)
Round 2 – 1 sc in each st around (8)
Round 3 – (dec) x 4 (4)
Bind off and leave a tail for attaching.
Attaching the Pom to the Hat
Do not stuff. Attach at round 1 of the hat.
Attaching the Hat to the Head
Lightly stuff to hold shape. Attach round 11 of the hat directly to the head where you like best.
Fold the top of the hat over to the side (at rounds 6 or 7) and secure it using the yarn tail.
And you're done! Add your finished hat to any of the patterns it's designed for and spread as much Holiday cheer as you can this year. Be sure to check back for future freebies and follow me on Instagram so you don't miss any future releases!
Pictured above is my Sunshine the Hippo Stuffie and Jolly the Gingerbread Stuffie. You can find many more COSY PATTERNS here on my website or in my Etsy shop. Jolly the Gingerbread pattern will release on December 6th!
To have your own PDF version of this pattern, you can purchase the download from my website.
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