Messy Bun Hat with Adjustable Bow Crochet Pattern
Messy Bun Hat with Adjustable Bow Crochet Pattern | Your little girl can be styling in no time with this easy to make Messy Bun Crocheted Hat! The Perfect hat for skiing trips, riding a bike in the neighborhood and playing in the snow. She can but her hair up in a messy bun and still wear a beanie to keep those little ears warm. This crochet pattern has easy to follow steps and I’m sure will quickly become something you’ll make over and over again. If you LOVE this hat…visit Breann’s Stitchery for lots of other cute options!
The bow has an alligator clip attached to the back so it can be moved around the hat. Or taken off and worn separately all by itself.
The finished crocheted hat measures approximately 6.5 inches from the top to the bottom and 10 inches across the bottom. It should fit a young girl or teen.
Materials:
Worsted weight (4) yarn in two colors (I used Red Heart Soft in Berry and Pink)
4.5 mm hook
Alligator clip
Yarn needle
Scissors
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Stitches to know:
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
increase – crochet twice in one stitch
Crochet in the 3rd loop of a half double crochet
Crochet Hat Pattern:
Ch. 20 and join with the first chain to make a ring
Round 1: hdc 28 into chain, join to the top of the first stitch (28)
Round 2: ch 1, hdc in same stitch, increase *hdc, increase* repeat from * to * around, join (42)
Round 3: ch 1, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next, increase *hdc, hdc, increase* repeat from * to * around, join (56)
Round 4: ch 1, hdc around, join (56)
Round 5: ch 1, hdc around, join (56)
Round 6: ch 2, *skip stitch, dc in 3rd loop, dc in 3rd loop of skipped stitch* (the two stitches should cross like an “x”) repeat from * to * around, join (56)
Round 7: ch 1, hdc around, join (56)
Round 8: ch 1, hdc in 3rd loop around, join (56)
Round 9: repeat round 6 (56)
Round 10: repeat round 7 (56)
Round 11: repeat round 8 (56)
Round 12: repeat round 6 (56)
Round 13: repeat round 7 (56)
Round 14: repeat round 8 (56)
Round 15: ch 1, sc in 3rd loop around (56)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
For the crocheted bow:
In contrasting color ch 22
Row 1: hdc in 3rd chain from the hook and across, ch 1, turn
Row 2—6: hdc across, ch 1, turn
Bring two ends together to create a loop, sc the two sides together
Fasten off, weave in the ends
Wrap yarn tightly around center to create a bow shape
Attach an alligator clip to the back of the bow
Attach bow to the hat
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I love the look of this hat and have made about 10 so far but what adjustments would you recommend for making one for a Toddler and for an average adult size head. I have tried to adjust the amount of stitches, hook size etc and they are always to big.
Thank you
Hi Linda! For a smaller hat I would stop increasing at round 2 then you would have 42 stitches in each round after. For an adult, you could try going up a hook size for the increasing rounds and then switch back down to a 4.5 for the remaining rounds to tighten it back up. Hope this helps! 🙂
A good trick I learned to make sure you get the right size hat is to measure around the head making sure that the tape measure is around the forehead and parallel to the floor. Pretend you want a hat that’s 16 inches around. Divide 16 by 3.14. (Pi) = 5.09 Stop increasing your hat when you get to 5.09 inches. Then your hat will be 16 inches around when you finish! Voila!
Ch. 20 and join with the first chain to make a ring
Round 1: hdc 28 into chain, join to the top of the first stitch (28)
is there a certain area you’re supposed to add the extra 8 stitches into round one? I apologize, I’m newer to crochet and want to make sure this turns out perfect!
Crochet into the loop you made, not into each chain stitch. Hope this helps 🙂
Im not understanding the first row either where do the extra 8 stitches go
Hi! You are working into the ch space. Not each ch stitch. Hope that helps!
Hi I was wondering for row 2 do you hdc in each stitch ?
Sorry I meant hdc 2 times in each stitch
Hdc 2 in every other stitch ?
Thanks ?
Hello. Love the look of this hat. Quick question. What does it mean to “dc in the 3rd loop”?
Hi Stephanie, here’s a good tutorial: http://www.mooglyblog.com/third-loop-half-double-crochet/
Hope this helps 🙂
Thank you so much!! That was definitely helpful ?
Have you tried using the elastic band like I’ve seen on other patterns? Do you think this will make a difference when putting the hair trough the bun hole?
I’ve seen that done, but I haven’t tried it. The hole in this hat is plenty big enough for a ponytail to stick through. But if you want it a bit tighter, then an elastic band would be a good idea because it will give some stretch.
Beautiful hat! Instead of using the 20 chains I put in a hair elastic. First one I made I used a smaller elastic and followed the pattern exactly. It ended up being 8.5 inches across the base and fit my two year old. I am using a larger elastic now and upped the needle to 5mm to start then switched to 4.5mm once I finish the increase part. So far it seems to be working better for size 🙂
Awesome! Great idea 🙂
I want to make this, I believe 1 of my granddaughters would like it. I think it would be cute to make this. Pamela
Yes Pamela…. Messy Bun Hats are really popular, your granddaughter will love it!
I can’t wait to make this hat for my niece! Like literally can’t wait…! I only have a 4mm and 5mm hook and it’s for my niece who is 10, but a pipsqueek. Do you think I’d be ok using the 4mm hook?
Thank you!!!
Yes, I think that’d work fine 🙂
Hi is their a video on for this pattern? I’m on round 6
Hi! No video, sorry about that. What are you having trouble with?
at the end of round 3 shouldn’t the amt of stitches be 62 not 56? but I do love the look of this hat
No, it is 56 ?
I used a 4 mm hook (size G) and the final measurements were 4” tall by 6.5” wide at base. It was barely big enough for my two year old. I then redid with a 5.5 mm (size I) and final measurements were 5 1/4” tall by 8” at base. Any thoughts? It looks just like the picture only significantly smaller.
Hi! You just crochet tighter than me 🙂 Going up a hook size will help.