Crochet Heart Stitch Hat – Free Pattern

Welcome back to another delightful crochet project! Today, we have an absolutely stunning and wonderfully cozy pattern for you: the Crochet Love Bug Slouchy Hat! If you love crafting stylish, warm accessories that are perfect for keeping the chill at bay while showing off adorable textures, this beautifully chunky and totally unique slouchy beanie is going to be your next favorite make.

This pattern is wonderfully adaptable and perfect for quick handmade holiday gifts, allowing you to whip up beautiful and practical winter accessories in record time. While the instructions are tailored for their classic, comfortable slouchy fit, you can easily adjust the color variations depending on the worsted weight yarn used—swap out romantic reds for frosty blues or vibrant jewel hues to match any winter coat! Grab your hooks, settle into your favorite crafting spot, and let’s dive into making this beautiful slouchy hat creation!

Crochet the Heart Stitch Hat in 3 Different Sizes

I have heard people reference so many times a “special skein” of yarn in their stash that they just aren’t sure what to use it on. Crochet the Heart Stitch Hat with just one skein! No hand-dyed yarn in your stash? No problem! I am also going to work these patterns up using a more widely available and more budget friendly yarn. The beanie is shown in the stunning hand dyed yarn and the always beautiful Lion Brand Heartland yarn and it can be made in toddler, child, and adult sizes.

Crochet with Hand Dyed Yarn

This crochet pattern was made to feature Sewrella Yarn for the adult size (eh hem..mine that I’m keeping). The colorway I used was ‘Sushi Roll’, and I LOVE the huge variation in color that you get with this yarn. Every heart stitch ends up looking a little different and it really makes them stand out.

Crochet Heart Stitch for Valentine’s Day

I selected this colorway for a subtle Valentine’s themed hat. I say subtle, because this hat can really be worn all fall and winter long with that amazing texture of the puff stitches! But with the heart shaped puff stitches it gives the hat a special Valentine’s flare around this time of year. And of course I had to top mine with a blush pom for the final romantic touch. I wrote up this pattern in 3 sizes, toddler-adult, so you can crochet it for any Valentine on your list this year.

Pink Crochet Heart Stitches

Now I know that hand-dyed yarn isn’t always the easiest to come by, so for the child sized sample I used Lion Brand Heartland yarn and I am happy to say that I am equally pleased with the results! The gauge was very similar (but always check!) and the texture of the heart puff stitches is so pretty in a solid color. If you want to make your little Valentine a different hat, the Crochet Crinkle Beanie is also a cute option!

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Heart Stitch Hat – Free Crochet Pattern

Supplies:

• Approx. 200 yards of a Category 3 or 4 yarn – I used a hand-dyed worsted weight yarn from Sewrella Yarn in ‘Sushi Roll’ for the adult size.  This yarn was a light worsted weight yarn.  Please check your gauge. To show the pattern in a more mainstream yarn I used Lion Brand Heartland for the child sized hat.
• H/5.0mm crochet hook – I love Clover Amour or check out these adorable custom polymer clay hooks!
• Scissors – I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case
• Yarn needle
• Faux fur pom or make your own Faux Fur Pom Pom with this free crochet pattern!

Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• BLO: back loop only
• SC: single crochet
• SC2Tog: single crochet two together
• HDC: half double crochet
• Puff: (Yarn over hook and pull up a loop) repeat 4 times. You will have 9 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops. 
• DCV: double crochet v-stitch – (double crochet, ch 1, double crochet) into one stitch

Video Tutorials To Help You Get Started:

Gauge

9 sts x 7 rows = 2” square in BLO SC

Finished Size:  

• Adult Width = 9″
• Adult Length = 10″
• Child Width = 8.5”
• Child Height = 9”
• Toddler Width = 8”
• Toddler Height = 8”

Pattern Notes

• Chain stitches at the beginning of rows/rounds do not count as a stitch
• The end of each round is joined to the first stitch of the round with a sl st.

Instructions

Toddler

Bottom Ribbing – Working in Rows

ch 7

Row 1: SC in the second ch from the hook and SC across (6).  Turn

Row 2-54: ch 1, working in BLO, SC across (6).  Turn.

When you finish the ribbed band, fold it so that Row 1 and 54 are on top of one another.  Working through the back loop of Row 54 and the front loop of Row 1, seam the two rows together by slip stitching across.  Do not cut your yarn.  Continue on to work in rounds along the “raw” edge of ribbed band.

Round 1: ch 1, HDC around the top of the band working one stitch per row (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 2: ch 1, SC in the third loop around (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 3: ch 2, skip 1, (puff, ch 1, puff), *skip 2, (puff, ch 1, puff), repeat from * 16 more times, skip the last st and sl st into the first st of the round (18 puff-v sts)

Round 4: ch 1, HDC around (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 5: ch 1, SC in the third loop around (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 6: ch 1, skip 1, DCV, *skip 2, DCV, repeat from * 16 more times, skip the last st and sl st into the first st of the round (18 DCV)

Round 7: ch 1, HDC around (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 8: ch 1, SC in the third loop around (54).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 9-14: Repeat Rounds 3-8

Round 15: ch 1, SC2Tog around (27).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.

Round 16: ch 1, SC2Tog around, SC in the last st (14).  Attach to the first st of the round with a sl st.