Adorable Girls Crochet Hat Pattern with Bow for Beginners (free)

I’m super excited to share my Girls Crochet Hat Pattern with you! This easy pattern is designed for baby, toddler, and child sizes, making it perfect for all the little girls in your life.

With a large bow on the front, this hat is super cute and stylish. Imagine your little one wearing this adorable hat and showing off your crochet skills. Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s make this sweet and fun hat together! The free crochet pattern is below.

Girls crochet hat pattern details

Skill level

Beginner. This crochet hat pattern uses basic stitches in basic form and in simple repeats in rounds.

Materials needed

Crochet hook sizes:
Hat: I-9 5.5 mm
Bow: H-8 5 mm
Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4. I used Lion Brand Yarn’s Wool Ease in Natural Heather (hat) and Arrowwood, Blush Heather, and Oxford Grey (bows).
Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
Stitch marker(s): These help keep track of your stitches.
Measuring Tape: To measure head size/head circumference

Finished size

This crochet beanie pattern includes four sizes.

Baby — 14–15 head circumference, 6 inches tall
Toddler — 18–19 inches head circumference, 6.75 inches tall
Child — 19–20 inches head circumference, 7 inches tall

If you need help choosing the right fit, visit my crochet hat sizing guide for head circumference tips and size charts.

Gauge

15 stitches and 10 rows = 4″

Crochet abbreviations

dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
ch/chs = chain/chains
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sl st = slip stitch
rnd/rnds = round/rounds
rem = remaining

Pattern notes

Use an I-9 5.5 mm crochet hook (or size needed for gauge) for the hat.
Use an H-8 5 mm crochet hook for the bow.
This crochet hat pattern starts with a magic circle.
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.

Girls crochet hat pattern instructions

Baby 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, dc in each st, join (52 stitches)

Rnds 8– 15: Repeat round 7 (52 stitches)

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)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 13 sts*, join (60 stitches)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (60 stitches)

Rnds 10– 18: Repeat round 9 (60 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)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 14 sts*, join (64 stitches)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (64 stitches)

Rnds 11– 19: Repeat round 10 (64 stitches)

Adding the bow

Baby Size Bow

Rnd 1: Ch 42, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each rem ch, join in the round (40 stitches)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st, join (40 stitches)

Rnds 3-8: Repeat round 2 (40 stitches)

Toddler & Child Sizes Bow

Rnd 1: Ch 47, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each rem ch, join in the round (45 stitches)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st, join (45 stitches)

Rnds 3-9: Repeat round 2 (45 stitches)

Assembling the bow

Use your tapestry needle to thread the yarn tail back and forth through the middle of the bow.
Gently pull the yarn tail to scrunch the middle.
Next, wrap the yarn tail around the middle and secure it.
Lastly, sew your bow to the front of your hat.

Finishing

Weave in your ends.

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