Free Crochet Hat Pattern- Halifax Hat
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The Halifax Hat is a fun crochet hat pattern that uses the fair isle crochet technique.
This technique is similar to tapestry crochet, but instead of working over your yarn, you just let it float behind the stitches until you change colors.
The Halifax Hat is a great project if you’re just learning this technique because it only uses two colors and a repetitive color change count.
Pattern Inspiration
I’ve been really into the fair isle crochet technique lately, and have designed a number of crochet patterns using this technique. I wanted to create a crochet hat pattern that used this technique but was beginner friendly.
I created this hat using Stitch Fiddle and two colors. I just love the simplicity of it. It is a great unisex crochet hat for anyone!
Pattern Details
This pattern calls for worsted (#4) weight yarn in two colors. For my sample, I used Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran in the colorways Dusty Rose and Pansy Purple.
Paintbox Simply Aran is a great 100% acrylic worsted weight yarn. It is soft and sturdy and comes in a large variety of colors. It’s great for so many different kinds of projects.
The crochet hat pattern is rated intermediate, but only because it uses the fair isle crochet technique. It uses single crochet stitches in two variations and the color changes are really easy to do.
This pattern has a chart and photo tutorial for you use to master the fair isle crochet technique.
This crochet hat pattern comes in 3 sizes, toddler, child, and adult.
Halifax Hat Crochet Pattern
If you enjoy the Halifax Hat Free Crochet Pattern, be sure to check out my other Free Crochet Patterns!
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You will need:
100-150 yards worsted weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors
J (6.0mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Measuring tape
Tapestry Needle
Pom Pom Maker (optional)
Pattern Difficulty:
Intermediate
Gauge:
14 sc + 15 rows= 4″
Sizing:
Toddler (18-20”)
Child (21-22”)
Adult (22-23”)
Pattern Notes:
Hat is worked from the bottom up.
Starting chain 1 does not count as first stitch.
Hat is made in the Fair Isle crochet style. Unused yarn is floated behind the stitches until it is used again.
Watch your tension throughout the workup. Don’t pull your floats tight behind the stitches.
Pattern is written in toddler size with larger sizes in parentheses as follows: Toddler (Child, Adult).
Scroll down for graph to follow and photo tutorial.
Pattern is written as number of stitches to work with what color to use as follows: 2 (MC), 2 (CC).
Some helpful tutorial videos from Crochet Ever After can be found HERE.
Stitches Needed & Abbreviations:
ch- chain(s)
st- stitch(es)
sc- single crochet
blo- back loop only
sc2tog- single crochet 2 together
*- repeat from
Brim of Hat
Go down one hook size from the hook you met gauge with.
With MC or CC.
Ch 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (8)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in blo of each st across. (8)
Rounds 3-66(72, 78)- Repeat round 2.
Sew both ends of the brim together by slip stitching through both stitches across. Turn brim to the other side and continue to Body of Hat.
Body of Hat
Go back to the original hook you met gauge with.
Working along the side of your brim:
Round 1: Ch 1, with MC, work 69(75, 81) sc around, join to 1st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 2: Ch 1, 6 (MC), 3 (CC), *3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 3: Ch 1, 5 (MC), 3 (CC), *3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from * to last st, 1 (MC), join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 4: Ch 1, 4 (MC), 3 (CC), * 3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from * to last 2 st, 2 (MC), join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 5: Ch 1, 3 (MC), *3 (CC), 3 (MC)*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 6: Repeat round 4.
Round 7: Repeat round 3.
Round 8: Repeat round 2.
Round 9: Ch 1, with MC, 1 sc in each st around, join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 10: Ch 1, 3 (MC), *3 (CC), 3 (MC)*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 11: Ch 1, 4 (MC), 3 (CC), *3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from * to last 2 st, 2 (MC), join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 12: Ch 1, 5 (MC), 3 (CC) * 3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from * to last st, 1 (MC), join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 13: CH 1, 6 (MC), 3 (CC), *3 (MC), 3 (CC)*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (69, 75, 81)
Round 14: Repeat round 12.
Round 15: Repeat round 11.
Round 16: Repeat round 10.
Round 17: Repeat round 9.
For adult and child sizes, repeat rounds 2-8 one more time. ( For less slouch, just do a few repeats of Round 17 instead before moving to Round 18.)
Fasten off CC.
Round 18: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, sc2tog, *sc in next, sc2tog*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (46, 50, 54)
Round 19: Ch 1, *sc2tog*, repeat from *, join to 1st st. (23, 25, 27)
Round 20: Ch 1, *sc2tog*, repeat from * to last st, 1 sc in last st, join to 1st st. (12, 13, 14)
Finishing
Fasten off leaving a long tail to close. With a tapestry needle, weave the tail in and out of the stitches in round 20. Pull tight to close. Fasten off. Weave in ends. Add Pompom to top of hat.
To follow chart, start with row 15 and work your way across each column, left to right. Then work your way up each row.
Row 15 = Round 2 in written instructions.
There you have it! I hope the written instructions with the chart makes it easy for you to work up, but if you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time!
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This is a great pattern. May I ask why you specifically called it ‘Halifax Hat’?
Recently I started naming my patterns after cities around the world and this one is after Halifax in Canada. 🙂
Thanks for the beautiful pattern! On the sizing, are the measurements for the head size or the hat size?
Head size 🙂
AWESOME! I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, can’t wait to make this hat. Thank you for the pattern…..Janice
I used a 4.00 mm (G) hook for my gauge and it came out exactly 4 inches. And the brim of the hat says to go down one hook size from the hook you met gauge with…that would be 3.75 (F) hook. But the body of the hat says go back to the hook you met gauge with. My question is where do I use the J hook? This is for the Halifax Hat.
If you met gauge with G hook that’s what you’ll use and go down one for the brim. You won’t need a J hook.