Crochet chicken hat pattern featured image showing a white chicken beanie with a red comb, black eyes, and yellow beak beside bold black, pink, aqua, and coral lettering.

Crochet chicken hat pattern

ByMelissa Hassler

This crochet chicken hat pattern turns a simple white beanie into a playful farm animal hat with round black eyes, a bright yellow beak, and a red comb. It’s a fun choice for costumes, farm-themed events, spring photos, or handmade gifts for chicken lovers.

Quick answer

This advanced beginner crochet chicken hat pattern uses worsted weight (#4) yarn and includes baby, toddler, child, and adult sizes. The hat is worked from the top down in joined rounds with an I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook. The eyes, beak, and comb are crocheted separately with an H-8 (5 mm) hook and sewn onto the finished hat.

Looking for a baby chick design instead? Try my crochet chick hat pattern for another cute farm animal hat.

Crochet chicken hat pattern details

Skill level

Advanced beginner — Uses basic crochet stitches, joined rounds, increases, half double crochet decreases, separately crocheted face pieces, embroidery, and basic sewing.

Materials needed

  • I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook — for the hat
  • H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook — for the eyes, beak, and comb
  • Worsted weight yarn (#4) — white for the hat and eye highlights, black for the eyes, yellow for the beak, and red for the comb
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Finished size

This pattern includes four sizes designed to fit the following head circumferences:

  • Baby — Fits a 14–15 inch (36–38 cm) head circumference; finished hat height is 6 inches (15 cm).
  • Toddler — Fits an 18–19 inch (46–48 cm) head circumference; finished hat height is 7 inches (18 cm).
  • Child — Fits a 19–20 inch (48–51 cm) head circumference; finished hat height is 7.75 inches (20 cm).
  • Adult — Fits a 20–23 inch (51–58 cm) head circumference; finished hat height is 8 inches (20 cm).

Need help with sizing? Check out my crochet hat sizing guide to measure head circumference, use negative ease, and adjust crown diameter and hat height for the best fit.

crochet chicken hat pattern image featuring a white chicken beanie with textured stitches, black eyes, a yellow beak, and red comb beside cheerful orange, aqua, pink, and black text.

Gauge

15 dc stitches and 9 dc 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

Pattern notes

  • The hat is worked from the top down in joined rounds.
  • The beginning ch 2 does not count as a stitch.
  • Join each round with a sl st to the first stitch made in that round.
  • Repeat from the asterisk (*) as indicated.
  • The eyes, beak, and comb are crocheted separately and sewn to the finished hat.
  • The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
Free crochet chicken hat pattern graphic featuring a white chicken beanie with black eyes, a yellow beak, and a red comb beside bold black and colorful text on a bright white background.

Crochet chicken hat pattern instructions

Rounds 1–5

These rounds are the same for all four sizes.

Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 11 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first dc. (11 sts)
Round 2: Ch 2, work 2 dc in each st around. Join. (22 sts)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (33 sts)
Round 4: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (44 sts)
Round 5: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (48 sts)

Baby

Rounds 6–14: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join. (48 sts)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Toddler

Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (52 sts)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (56 sts)
Rounds 8–17: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join. (56 sts)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Child

Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (52 sts)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (56 sts)
Round 8: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 13 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (60 sts)
Rounds 9–18: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join. (60 sts)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Adult

Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (52 sts)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (56 sts)
Round 8: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 13 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (60 sts)
Round 9: Ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 14 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (64 sts)
Rounds 10–19: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join. (64 sts)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Chicken eyes

Make 2 using black yarn.

Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 9 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first dc. (9 sts)

Fasten off, leaving a long black yarn tail for sewing.

Using a small piece of white yarn and a yarn needle, stitch a small highlight onto each eye. Secure the white yarn on the back and weave in the ends.

Chicken beak

Use yellow yarn.

Row 1: Ch 6, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each remaining ch. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, hdc2tog twice. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in each st across. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 4: Ch 2, hdc2tog. (1 st)

Ch 1 and sc evenly around the entire beak. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Chicken comb

Use red yarn.

Row 1: Ch 12, work 3 hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and in each remaining ch. (30 sts)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Position the comb along the top of the hat. Using the long yarn tail, sew through the original chain to attach the comb, straightening it as you go. Weave in the remaining end.

Finishing

Position the eyes and beak on the hat before sewing to make sure you are happy with the spacing. Center the beak between the eyes, then sew the pieces securely in place. Weave in all remaining ends.

White handmade crochet chicken beanie with a red comb, yellow beak, and simple cartoon-style face.

Printable PDF version

If you prefer an easy, print-friendly version of this crochet chicken hat pattern, a printable PDF is available in my Etsy shop. The PDF includes the full pattern instructions.

More crochet animal hat patterns

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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa

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