There’s nothing like a classic knit hat to keep you warm in the cold, winter months.

Except if you don’t know how to knit.

I’ll admit: I LOVE the look of knit and I have dreams of holding together 2 needles while making a handmade sweater next to a roaring fire. But I have never taken the time to really learn it like I have with crochet.

I was wanting a warm, thick hat for the cold, but instead of it looking like all of my other hats, I wanted to whip up something within my zone of comfort.

Introducing the knit dupe hat.

This is an easy, beginner-friendly crochet hat made of entirely slip stitches and topped with the most amazingly fluffy & fun pom-pom.

Yes, I said ALL slip stitches.

I’d normally want to stab my eyeballs out with a tapestry needle than create an entire project out of slip stitches, BUT, this hat works up very quick with the bulky yarn.

So, it’s really not all that bad.

The slip stitches in the hat design give it a lot of stretch too, which makes it pretty adjustable for adult head sizes.

Knit Dupe Hat: An Easy Crochet Hat Pattern

 

Materials Needed:

•  US N/15 10mm crochet hook (I love how these hooks glide across bulky yarn)
• 5 oz. #6 super bulky yarn (I used 2 skeins of wool ease yarn in the color ‘Spice Market‘)
• Tapestry needle
• Craft scissors
• optional: pom pom maker

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

st – stitch

sl st – slip stitch

blo – back loop only

Gauge:

9 stitches x 6 rows = 4″x 4″ square

Knit Dupe Hat Pattern:

Chain 27

row 1: sl st in blo from 2nd chain from loop & every ch across (25 st)

row 2-48: ch 2 (does not count as a stich), sl st in blo across 925 st)

At the end of the row, turn the rectangle to slip stitch up the wide. It should measure roughly 13″x 17″

Normally, I would make an adult size hat a little bit longer, but since the stitches are VERY stretchy, 17″ is more than long enough.

Need a different size?

Check out the hat sizing guide below – this pattern is so easy to tailor to any age!

How to Seam the Hat:

ch 1 & turn. Take the bottom of the work and fold up so that the starting edge is parallel to the last row finished.

The seam is worked by slip stitching the two ends together like so: insert the hook into the stitch closest to the hook and then into the back loop of the first stitch on the opposite wide of the work. Slip stitch together.

Continue to slip stitch both ends across the row until you reach the end. Note that this is the WRONG side of the hat. You will be flipping it after it’s all sewn together.

At the end, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for weaving in to cinch the top of the hat.

At this point you’ll have a long tube that will need to be closed in order to create the hat. Thread the fastened yarn with a tapestry needle & work a running stitch through the top to gather all of the stitches.

Once you have worked around the entire area, pull the yarn tight to close up the hole in the hat as best as you can. If you cannot completely close the hole, continue to weave the yarn over the open area to close the hat. Tie off.

Turn hat inside out, fold up the brim,  and top off with a pom pom if desired.

How to make the knit dupe hat in a different size

The best part about this pattern is that you can easily adjust the size.

This hat is pretty universal for older kids up to adults since the slip stitches give it a lot of stretch. But if you’re needing a smaller of bigger size, just crochet the amount of stitches needed to get to the length and width of the hat you’re making.

Refer to the hat chart below for the recommended sizes depending on age.

Have a question about the pattern?

Ask me in the comments below! I am excited for you to make this fun crochet hat!