Crochet tiger hat pattern
Looking for a fun animal hat with bold safari style? This crochet tiger hat pattern is a cute, beginner-friendly project with playful tiger details and sizes from baby to adult. It’s a great choice for gifts, dress-up, photos, or everyday wear.
Quick answer
This crochet tiger hat pattern is a beginner-friendly hat worked from the top down in the round using worsted weight yarn (#4) and an I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook for the hat. It includes baby, toddler, child, and adult sizes and is finished with separate tiger details like the snout, nose, eyes, and ears.
Best for: Beginners
Style: Top-down animal hat with sewn-on tiger details
Includes: 4 sizes, written instructions, gauge, and finishing notes
Why you’ll love this pattern
- Cute and bold — the tiger design is playful, eye-catching, and fun to wear
- Beginner-friendly — simple stitches and easy rounds make it approachable
- Sizes for everyone — baby, toddler, child, and adult sizes are included
- Fun to finish — the face pieces are added at the end for an adorable final look
- Great for gifts — perfect for dress-up, photos, and handmade presents
Crochet tiger hat pattern details
Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.
Skill level
Beginner — This crochet tiger hat pattern uses basic stitches worked in simple repeats in the round.
Materials needed
- Crochet hook size I-9 (5.5 mm) — for the hat
- Crochet hook size H-8 (5 mm) — for the snout, nose, eyes, and ears
- Worsted weight yarn (#4) — in black, white, and orange
- Yarn needle — for weaving in ends neatly
- Scissors — to cut your yarn
- Stitch markers (optional) — helpful for keeping track of rounds and stitch counts
Finished size
This tiger hat pattern includes four sizes.
- Baby — 14–15 inches (36–38 cm) head circumference, 6 inches tall (15 cm)
- Toddler — 18–19 inches (46–48 cm) head circumference, 7 inches (18 cm) tall
- Child — 19–20 inches (48–51 cm) head circumference, 7.75 inches (20 cm) tall
- Adult — 20–23 inches (51–58 cm) head circumference, 8 inches tall (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 stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)
If your swatch has too many stitches, try a larger hook.
If your swatch has too few stitches, try a smaller hook.
Crochet abbreviations
- dc = double crochet stitch
- sc = single crochet stitch
- hdc = half double crochet stitch
- hdc2tog = half double crochet decrease
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
Pattern notes
- Use an I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook for the hat
- Use an H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook for the snout, nose, eyes, and ears
- Rounds 1-5 of the hat are the same for all sizes
- The pattern is worked in the round from the top of the hat down
- Repeat the instructions between the asterisks (*) for the rest of the round
- Unless otherwise stated, the face pieces are the same for all sizes
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms
Quick links
Rounds 1-5
Baby size
Toddler size
Child size
Adult size
Tiger snout
Tiger nose
Tiger eyes
Tiger ears
Smile and whiskers
Finishing
Crochet tiger hat pattern instructions
Rounds 1-5 are the same for all sizes.
Rounds 1-5
Round 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st to the top of the first dc (11 stitches)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join (22 stitches)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (33 stitches)
Round 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, join (44 stitches)
Round 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 10 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Baby size
Rounds 6-14: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (48 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Toddler size
Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Rounds 8-17: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (56 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Child size
Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Round 8: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 13 sts*, join (60 stitches)
Rounds 9-18: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (60 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Adult size
Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 11 sts*, join (52 stitches)
Round 7: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 12 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Round 8: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 13 sts*, join (60 stitches)
Round 9: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 14 sts*, join (64 stitches)
Rounds 10-19: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (64 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Tiger snout
Use white yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 11 hdc, join with sl st to the top of the first dc (11 stitches)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st, join (22 stitches)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc in next st*, join (33 stitches)
Round 4: Ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc in next 2 sts*, join (44 stitches)
Sew the snout to the front of the hat. Make sure it is centered.
Tiger nose
Use black yarn.
Row 1: Ch 10, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each rem ch, turn (8 stitches)
Row 2: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog (5 stitches)
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog, turn (3 stitches)
Row 4: Ch 2, hdc3tog (1 stitch)
Sew the nose to the top of the snout.
Tiger eyes
Make 2 using black yarn.
Round 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 9 hdc, join with sl st to the top of the first hdc (9 stitches)
Use scrap pieces of white yarn to add the eye sparkle. Sew the eyes to the hat.
Tiger ears
Make 2 of each of the inner and the outer ear.
Outer ear:
Use orange yarn.
Row 1: Ch 10, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each rem ch, turn (8 stitches)
Rows 2-5: Ch 2, hdc in each st, turn (8 stitches)
Row 6: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog (5 stitches)
Row 7: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog, turn (3 stitches)
Single crochet around the entire shape and fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Inner ear:
Use white yarn.
Row 1: Ch 8, hdc in 3rd ch from the hook and in each rem ch, turn (6 stitches)
Rows 2-4: Ch 2, hdc in each st, turn (6 stitches)
Row 5: Ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc2tog, hdc2tog (3 stitches)
Single crochet around the entire shape and fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Use white yarn and sew through the sc border of the inner ear and the front loops only of the sc border of the outer ear. This will help hide the yarn color.
Sew the ears to the hat.
Adding the smile and whiskers
Use black yarn to sew a smile and whiskers onto the hat.
Finishing
Weave in all of your ends using a yarn needle.
Printable PDF pattern
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— Melissa