Crochet cow hat pattern
This crochet cow hat pattern turns a cozy beanie into a playful farm animal with floppy ears, small horns, a tan snout, black patches, and a stitched smile. With sizes from baby through adult, it’s a fun handmade hat for gifts, dress-up, photos, farm-themed events, or everyday wear.
Quick answer
This advanced-beginner crochet cow hat pattern is worked top down in joined rounds using worsted weight (#4) yarn and an I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook. It includes baby, toddler, child, and adult sizes. The snout, nostrils, patches, eyes, horns, and ears are crocheted separately with an H-8 (5 mm) hook and sewn onto the finished beanie.
Crochet cow hat pattern details
Skill level
Advanced beginner — You’ll use basic stitches in the round plus simple shaping for the face pieces, then sew the details onto the hat.
Materials needed
- I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook for the hat
- H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook for the cow details
- Worsted weight yarn (#4) in white, black, and tan
- Fiberfill for the horns
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Cow hat size guide
| Size | Fits head circumference | Finished hat height |
|---|---|---|
| Baby | 14–15 in (36–38 cm) | 6 in (15 cm) |
| Toddler | 18–19 in (46–48 cm) | 7 in (18 cm) |
| Child | 19–20 in (48–51 cm) | 7.75 in (20 cm) |
| Adult | 20–23 in (51–58 cm) | 8 in (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.
Gauge
15 dc × 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
- hdc = half double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- hdc2tog = half double crochet decrease
- hdc3tog = half double crochet 3 together
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
Pattern notes
- The hat is worked from the top down in joined rounds.
- The beginning ch 1 or ch 2 does not count as a stitch.
- Work the first stitch of each round in the same stitch as the join unless otherwise stated.
- Join each round with a sl st to the first stitch made in that round.
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) as indicated.
- Unless a size is specified, the cow pieces are the same for all four hat sizes.
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
Crochet cow hat instructions
Rounds 1–5 are the same for all four sizes.
Hat crown: all sizes
Round 1: With white yarn, make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 11 dc into the ring. Join. (11 sts)
Round 2: Ch 2, 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 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 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 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 ends.
Crochet the cow snout
Using the H-8 (5 mm) hook and tan yarn:
Round 1: Ch 12. Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 8 chs. Work 4 hdc in last ch. Rotate your work to crochet along the opposite side of the foundation chain. Hdc in each of the next 9 chs. Join. (22 sts)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of the first 2 sts, hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 4 sts, hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in each of the last 2 sts. Join. (30 sts)
Round 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of the first 3 sts, hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 6 sts, hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in each of the last 3 sts. Join. (42 sts)
Round 4: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of the first 4 sts, hdc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 8 sts, hdc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in each of the last 4 sts. Join. (58 sts)
Baby: Stop after Round 4. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Toddler–Adult – Round 5: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of the first 5 sts, hdc in next 19 sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 10 sts, hdc in next 19 sts, 2 hdc in each of the last 5 sts. Join. (78 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Crochet the cow nostrils
Make 2 using black yarn.
Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 9 dc into the ring. Join. (9 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Crochet the cow patches
Make 2 using black yarn.
Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 9 dc into the ring. Join. (9 sts)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, sl st in next st, 2 sc in next st, 2 dc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sl st in next st, 2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in last st. Join. (16 sts)
Round 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in last st. Join. (23 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Crochet the cow eyes
Make 2 using black yarn.
Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 2, work 9 hdc into the ring. Join. (9 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Use a small piece of white yarn to stitch an eye sparkle onto each eye.
Crochet the cow horns
Make 2 using tan yarn.
Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 1, work 6 sc into the ring. Join. (6 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around. Join. (12 sts)
Baby – Rounds 3–8: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. (12 sts)
Toddler–Adult – Rounds 3–10: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. (12 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Lightly stuff each horn with fiberfill.
Crochet the cow ears
Make 2 using white yarn.
Row 1: Ch 5. Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each remaining ch. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)
Rows 4–6: Ch 2, hdc in each st across. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 7: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc in next st, hdc2tog, hdc in next st, hdc2tog. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 8: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc in next st, hdc2tog. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 9: Ch 2, hdc3tog. (1 st)
Sc evenly around the entire ear. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assemble the cow hat
Sew the two black nostrils onto the tan snout. Use black yarn to stitch a smile onto the snout.
Before sewing the cow pieces to the hat, pin the snout, eyes, patches, horns, and ears in place. Placement may vary slightly by hat size, so use the finished photos as a guide and adjust the pieces until everything looks centered.
Using the long yarn tails, sew the snout, eyes, patches, horns, and ears securely to the hat.
Weave in all remaining yarn ends.
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