Crochet fox hat pattern
Get ready to craft some adorable animal hats with my Crochet Cat and Fox Hat Patterns! These two-in-one patterns let you create both a cat and a fox hat using the same base design, just changing the ears for each.
Crochet Fox and Cat Hat Patterns Details
Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.
Skill Level
Beginner
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Materials Needed
- Crochet hook sizes:
I-9 5.5 mm (hat & outer ears)
G-6 4 mm (inner ears) - Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4 (I used Hobbii Yarn’s Divina in colors Rust, Black & Cardamom.)
- Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
- Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
- Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches.
Finished Sizes
Toddler, Child, & Adult
See my crochet hat sizing guide for full details and size charts.
Gauge
14 stitches and 9 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)
Learn how to check crochet gauge before you begin so you can adjust your hook size if needed.
Crochet abbreviations
- dc = double crochet stitch
- sc = single crochet stitch
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
- rnd/rnds = round/rounds
- rem = remaining
Pattern Notes
- The hat pattern is the same for the cat & fox.
- The ears patterns are different for the cat & fox.
- The chain at the beginning of each round does not count as your first stitch.
- Join each round with a slip stitch to the first stitch made in that round.
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) for the rest of the round.
- You are crocheting in the round from the top of the hat down.
- The pattern is written in US terms.
Crochet Fox and Cat Hat Patterns Instructions
Toddler Size
Rnd 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 11 dc, join (11 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join (22 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (33 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, join (44 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 10 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Rnd 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Rnds 8– 16: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (56 stitches)
Switch to cream color yarn for last round.
Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (56 stitches)
Child Size
Rnd 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 11 dc, join (11 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join (22 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (33 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, join (44 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 10 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Rnd 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Rnd 8: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 13 sts*, join (60 stitches)
Rnds 9– 17: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (60 stitches)
Switch to cream color yarn for last round.
Rnd 18: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (60 stitches)
Adult Size
Rnd 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 11 dc, join (11 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join (22 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (33 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, join (44 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 10 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Rnd 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Rnd 8: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 13 sts*, join (60 stitches)
Rnd 9: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 14 sts*, join (64 stitches)
Rnds 10– 19: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (64 stitches)
Switch to cream color yarn for last round.
Rnd 20: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (64 stitches)
Cat Ears Pattern
The pattern is the same for the outer and inner ears. Use an I-9 5 mm crochet hook for the outer ear and a G-6 4 mm for the inner ear.
Row 1: ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 7 chs, ch 1, turn (8 stitches)
Row 2: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (8 stitches)
Row 3: sc2tog, sc in 4, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (6 stitches)
Row 4: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (6 stitches)
Row 5: sc2tog, sc in 2, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (4 stitches)
Row 6: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4 stitches)
Row 7: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (2 stitches)
Row 8: sc2tog and continue to sc around entire ear, join and fasten off.
Fox Ears Pattern
The pattern is the same for the outer and inner ears. Use an I-9 5 mm crochet hook for the outer ear and a G-6 4 mm for the inner ear.
Row 1: ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 7 chs, ch 1, turn (8 stitches)
Row 2: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (8 stitches)
Row 3: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (8 stitches)
Row 4: sc2tog, sc in 4, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (6 stitches)
Row 5: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (6 stitches)
Row 6: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (6 stitches)
Row 7: sc2tog, sc in 2, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (4 stitches)
Row 8: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4 stitches)
Row 9: sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4 stitches)
Row 10: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (2 stitches)
Row 11: sc2tog and continue to sc around entire ear, join and fasten off.
Assembling the Crochet Fox and Cat Hat Patterns
Sew the inner ears to the outer ears by stitching through the single crochet (sc) border of the inner ear and the front loop of the sc border of the outer ear.
Attach the ears to your hat.
Finishing the Crochet Fox and Cat Hat Patterns
Fasten off and then weave in the ends.
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— Melissa
