Crochet Christmas Tree Hat Pattern

Get ready to light up your holiday season with my Crochet Christmas Tree Hat Pattern!

This festive pattern allows you to create a whimsical hat that’s perfect for spreading Christmas cheer and adding a touch of seasonal magic to your winter wardrobe. The free pattern is below.

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Crochet Christmas tree hat in green, adorned with red, yellow, and blue garland, and topped with a yellow star

CROCHET PATTERN INFORMATION

Skill Level

This is a beginner crochet project. It uses basic crochet stitches and includes basic increases.

18 stitches = 4 inches

9 rows = 4 inches

If you have more stitches over 4 inches, your gauge is looser than mine. Try using a smaller hook size. 

If you have less stitches over 4 inches, your gauge is tighter than mine. Try using a larger hook size. 

Finished Size

One size fits most teens and adults.

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Related Patterns

You may also like my Santa Hat, Elf Hat, and Candy Cane Hat patterns.

Woman wearing a crochet Christmas tree hat in green, adorned with red, yellow, and blue garland, and topped with a yellow star
  • This free pattern starts with a magic circle.
  • Hat is worked in the round from the top down.
  • The beginning of each round starts with a chain which does not count as your first st. 
  • After each round, join your yarn to the first stitch with a slip stitch.
  • Repeat instructions after the asterisks (*) for the remainder of the round.
  • You are crocheting the hat in the back loops only (blo).
  • The garland is added after you finish making the hat.
  • You can make a small pom pom instead of the star topper.
  • You could also attach small jingle bells for an even more adorable crochet hat.
  • dc = double crochet stitches
  • hdc = half double crochet stitches
  • sc = single crochet stitches
  • tc = treble crochet stitches
  • blo = back loop only
  • inc = increase
  • st = stitch
  • sts = stitches
  • sl st = slip stitch
  • ch = chain
  • ch sp = chain space
  • chs = chains
  • rnd = round
  • rnds = rounds
  • rem = remaining

Work the indicated stitch in the back loop only (blo) of the next stitch.

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CROCHET PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

HAT

  • H/5 mm hook
  • green yarn

Rnd 1: Magic circle, 8 dc, join. (8 stitches)

Make the stitches in the back loops only (blo) for rounds 2-29.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc blo in each st, join. (16 stitches)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (16 stitches)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next st, repeat from * around, join. (24 stitches)

Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (24 stitches)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 2 sts, repeat from * around, join. (32 stitches)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (32 stitches)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 3 sts, repeat from * around, join. (40 stitches)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (40 stitches)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 4 sts, repeat from * around, join. (48 stitches)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (48 stitches)

Rnd 12: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 5 sts, repeat from * around, join. (56 stitches)

Rnd 13: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (56 stitches)

Rnd 14: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 6 sts, repeat from * around, join. (64 stitches)

Rnd 15: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (64 stitches)

Rnd 16: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 7 sts, repeat from * around, join. (72 stitches)

Rnd 17: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (72 stitches)

Rnd 18: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 8 sts, repeat from * around, join. (80 stitches)

Rnd 19: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (80 stitches)

Rnd 20: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 9 sts, repeat from * around, join. (88 stitches)

Rnd 21: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (88 stitches)

Rnd 22: Ch 2, *2 dc blo, dc blo in next 10 sts, repeat from * around, join. (96 stitches)

Rnds 23-29: Ch 2, dc blo in each st, join. (96 stitches)

Rnd 30: Ch 1, sc in each st, join. (96 stitches)

Garland

  • Use a G/4 mm hook.
  • I added garland to every third row on my hat.
Crochet Christmas tree hat in green, adorned with red, yellow, and blue garland

Step 1: Decide which round you want to add garland to and join your yarn to the first unworked front loop.

Step 2: Ch 2 and make 3 dc in each front loop around.

Step 3: At the end of the round, join your yarn to the first st, fasten off and weave in your ends. 

Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 for each round of garland.

Star Topper

  • Use a G/4 mm crochet hook.
  • Make 2.
  • Leave a long tail for sewing.

Rnd 1: Magic circle, 10 hdc, join. (10 stitches)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st, join. (20 stitches)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, *sc, in next st work (hdc, dc), in next st work (tc, ch 1, tc), in next st work (dc, hdc), repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. 

Sew the two stars together with the right sides facing out. Lightly stuff with fiber fill as you sew. Attach the star to the top of the hat.

Crochet Christmas tree hat in green, adorned with red, yellow, and blue garland, and topped with a yellow star
Woman wearing a crochet Christmas tree hat in green, adorned with red, yellow, and blue garland, and topped with a yellow star

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