Crochet Gingerbread Santa Style Hat

A fun new twist on the basic Santa hat… A Gingerbread version! I love everything gingerbread themed for the holidays so I needed a hat to really get festive and complete my holiday attire. The hat works up very quickly using double crochet stitches. Bernat Super Value yarn in color Topaz is there absolute perfect gingerbread color so you are definitely going to want to stock up on this yarn. I will post some of my other gingerbread crochet designs using this specific yarn at the bottom of this post.

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value in Topaz, Berry Red, and White. Shop these colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Two 1 inch black buttons (or smaller)
– Tapestry Needle
– Large Pom-Pom Maker (optional)
– Fabric or Hot Glue (optional)

NOTE: ALL HAT SIZES START THE SAME WAY. You will begin with the long hat tail. IF you want the tail shorter/longer you can decrease/increase the amount of continuous rows. 

NOTE: I’ve found that the “child/teen” size (the one with the 60 stitch count) fits the majority of people! I can wear it. All of my kids can wear it (ages 8, 10, and 12), and I’ve gifted it two adults (male and female) and it fit them perfectly as well!

Beginning of Hat:
With brown topaz yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 6 DC in ring, pull tight, join, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (9 DC)
Round 3: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (9 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 5: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (12 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 7: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (15 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 9: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (18 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 11: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (21 DC)
Round 12: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 13: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)
Round 14: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 15: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (27 DC)
Round 16: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 17: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (30 DC)
Round 18: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 9, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 19: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 20: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 21: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (36 DC)
Round 22: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 2 (42)
Continue with pattern below, following the size you need.

Size: 3-6 months
Round 23-30: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (42 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 31: HDC in each stitch around
Round 32-34: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 35: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Size: 6-12 months
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24-31: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 32: HDC in each stitch around
Round 33-35: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 36: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Preschooler
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25-32: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (54 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 33: HDC in each stitch around
Round 34-37: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 38: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Child/Teen:
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2 (60)
Round 26-33: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 34: HDC in each stitch around
Round 35-38: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 39: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Adult:
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2 (60)
Round 26: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 9, repeat around, join, chain 2 (66)
Round 27-34: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 35: HDC in each stitch around
Round 36-39: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 40: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

HERE is Youtube tutorial on HDC in the 3rd loop

Cheeks (make 2):
with red yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Stitch on a smile with a long strand of white yarn and your tapestry needle. I chose to use fabric glue to attach my smile (I wanted it to look seamless) and then I stitched the cheeks over each end of the smile.

Attach the button eyes in-between and slightly about cheeks.

Don’t forget to attached a large white pom-pom to the end of the hat!

More Gingerbread Crochet Projects:

Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Apron

Gingerbread Tote

Gingerbread Blanket

Gingerbread Head Ornament

Gingerbread Advent Calendar