Free Lion Hat Crochet Pattern | Easy to Follow

My lion hat crochet pattern is so fun to make. Of course, you’ve probably noticed that I love designing all different types of animal crochet hats. However, I especially love the ones where I can use yarn fringe for details, and the lion’s mane is perfect for this. This free crochet hat pattern is available in multiple sizes for newborn through adult so you can use it over and over again to make fun gifts for just about everyone you know.

Changing Hat Design

One of my favorite things about crocheting is that you can always change things up. It’s an easy craft and you can do a lot with just a few basic stitches. However, you can also constantly tweak things to make them even better. Therefore, just because I’ve made other animal hats doesn’t mean that the lion hat crochet pattern has to be built the same way.

You see, I recently decided to revisit my basic crochet beanie hat pattern. After designing my Candy Corn and Scarecrow hats using an I 5.5mm crochet hook, I found that I really liked the size and closeness of the stitches. Therefore, I will be transitioning all of my hat and wig patterns over to my new Basic Beanie pattern. My animal crochet hats like this one are built by adding details to that basic design. I’m happy with how this has turned out.

Animal Hat Crochet Patterns

Do you like my lion hat crochet pattern? If so, then you might like the other animal hat designs I’ve come up with as well.

Find my other animals hats crochet patterns here. For example, you might also like the panda bear crochet hat, teddy bear crochet hat, and puppy dog hat crochet patterns.

Lion Hat Crochet Pattern: Materials

These are the materials that you will need to make the lion hat crochet pattern:

H, I & J Size Crochet Hooks- Clover Amour Crochet Hook Set
Tapestry Needles
Stitch Markers
Small Scissors
Worsted Weight Yarn- Soft gold, Gold, Off-white, Black, Light brown & Medium brown

Notes for Lion Hat Crochet Pattern

Finished Sizes: 0/3m, 3/6m, 6/12m, toddler, child, adult
You are crocheting in the round (hat).
The ch 2 at the beginning of each round does not count as a dc.
You can make any size hat longer or shorter by repeating or eliminating the second to last row.

Gauge

Crochet gauge: 15 dc= 4”, 7 rows= 3″

If you find that your lion hat is too large, use an I 5.5 mm crochet hook.

If you would like me to walk you through the first four rounds of my hat or if you need help with making a magic ring or any of the stitches, visit my channel.

0-3 months

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 12 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [rnd 1 count= 12]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [rnd 2 count= 24]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [rnd 3 count= 36]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [rnd 4 count= 48]

Rnds 5– 13: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [rnds 5-13 count= 48]

Rnd 14: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [rnd 14 count= 48]

3-6 months

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 12 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [rnd 1 count= 12]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [rnd 2 count= 24]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [rnd 3 count= 36]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [rnd 4 count=48]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts*, join [rnd 5 count=52]

Rnds 6– 15: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [rnds 6– 16 count= 52]

Rnd 16: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [rnd 17 count= 52]

6-12 months

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 12 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [rnd 1 count= 12]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [rnd 2 count= 24]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [rnd 3 count= 36]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [rnd 4 count= 48]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts*, join [rnd 5 count= 52]

Rnd 6: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 12 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12sts*, join [rnd 6 count= 56]

Rnds 7– 17: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [rnds 7– 18 count= 56]

Rnd 18: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [rnd 19 count= 56]

Toddler

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 12 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [rnd 1 count= 12]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [rnd 2 count= 24]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [rnd 3 count= 36]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [rnd 4 count= 48]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts*, join [rnd 5 count= 52]

Rnd 6: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 12 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12sts*, join [rnd 6 count= 56]

Rnds 7: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 13 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 13sts*, join [rnd 7 count= 60]

Rnds 8– 19: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [rnds 8-19 count= 60]

Rnd 20: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [rnd 20 count= 60]

Child