The Best crochet bunny hat pattern free

I made my son a cute crochet bunny hat a few years ago and thought to make the pattern free! I love seeing the bunny hat on him, makes him smile every time!

As part of this year’s Easter crochet blog hop, the crochet bunny hat pattern is featured along with other patterns!

The bunny beanie will make a cute costum! Make sure to select the colors your kids will love. I published the preemie version a few years ago. You can have a look at it here.

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Supplies needed for this crochet bunny hat pattern

Yarn —You can use Any DK-weight yarn in the color of your choice for this project. The prototype was made using 2 strands of Hobbii Dahlia Mixo, Fingering weight,  #2 (100% Cotton, 874 yards/ 800 m  per 7 oz/200g Ball) held together to get a #3 weight.

Please note that I used two strands of fingering weight, which is graded for  DK weight.  

ESTIMATED YARDAGE 

MC = 70 (80, 90, 100) yards 

CC = 40 yards 

Hook and other Materials – 4 mm Crochet  Hook. 

Gauge 

18 sts over 14 rows = 4”/10 cm Square made in hdc before blocking. 

Adjust hook size if necessary, to obtain gauge. 

Pattern Notes 

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting. 

2. Similar #3 weight yarn can be substituted; please check the gauge. 3. Ch 2 does not count as a stitch.  

Construction Notes 

1. The beanie is worked in one piece. 

2. Section 1 – Brim and body in rounds. 3. Section 2 – Bunny ears in rows and then joined to the beanie. 

Difficulty Level – Intermediate 

Terms – US Terminology 

Stitches Abbreviations 

Ch(s) – Chain(s) 

Hdc – Half Double Crochet 

Dc – Double Crochet 

FPdc – Front post-Double Crochet 

BPdc – Back post-Double Crochet 

Sc – Single Crochet

Sc2tog – Single Crochet 2 stitches together Rep – Repeat 

Special Stitch 

V st = dc, ch 1, dc in indicated stitch. 

Size Head  Circumference
0 – 3  months	14”
3 – 6months	15”
6 – 9 months	16”
6 – 12  months	17”

Adjustments/fittings 

Length: increase or decrease the repeats when making the brim and the body as you would prefer.

How to crochet bunny hat pattern

Section 1: Beanie 

Brim 

With A, Chain 52 (56, 60, 64), join with a sl  st to beginning ch 

Round 1: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 52 (56, 60,  64) hdc  

Round 2: Ch 2, *FPdc in next st, BPdc in  next st, rep from * around, join with a sl st  to the beginning ch. 26 (28, 30, 32) FPdc/BPdc 

Rounds 3 – 6: Rep Round 2 

Body 

Round 1: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 52 (56, 60,  64) hdc  

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in first 3 sts, hdc in next 27 sts, 2 hdc in next 6 sts, hdc in each of the remaining sts until last 3 sts, 2 hdc in last 3 sts, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 64 (68, 72, 76) hdc  

Round 3: Ch 2, * Skip next 2 sts, V st in next st, rep from * to the end, join with a sl st to  the beginning ch. 21 (22, 24, 25) V st 

Round 4: Ch 2, V st in each ch 1 sp (V st)  from the previous round, join with a s st to the  beginning ch. 21 (22, 24, 25) V st 

Rounds 5 – 9 (9, 11, 11): Rep Round 4 

Round 12: Ch 2, 2 sc in each V st around,  join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 42 (44,  48, 50) sc  

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 42 (44, 48,  50) sc  

3-6 months and 9 – 12 months alone  

Round 14: Ch 1, 2 sc in first 2 sts, sc in each sts until last 2 sts, 2 sc in last 2 sts,  join with a sl st to beginning ch. 48 (54) sc

Round 1: Ch 1, *sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts, rep from * to end, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 35 (40, 40, 45) sc 

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 35 (40, 40,  45) sc  

Round 3: Ch 1, *sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts, rep  from * to the last 3 (2, 2, 1) st(s), sc in the  remaining sts, join with a sl st to the  beginning ch. 29 (33, 33, 37) sc 

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join  with a sl st to the beginning ch. 29 (33, 33,  37) sc 

Round 5: Ch 1, *sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts, rep from * to last 2 (1, 1, 2) st(s), sc in remaining sts, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 23 (26, 26, 30) sc 

Round 6: Ch 1, *sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, rep  from * to last 1 (0, 0, 0) st, sc in remaining  sts, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 17 (19, 19, 22) sc  

Round 7: Ch 1, sc2tog around, join with a sl  st to the beginning ch. 9 (10, 10, 11) sc 

Leave a long tail for sewing, cut yarn 

Sew the remaining stitches to close the opening of the crown. 

Crochet bunny hat pattern free: Bunny Ears 

Make 2 pcs with MC and 2 pcs with CC 

Row 1: Chain 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and in remaining chains, turn. 3 sc  

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. 3 sc 

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc  last st, turn. 5 sc 

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. 5 sc Rows 5 – 7: Rep Row 4 

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st,  turn. 6 sc 

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. 6 sc Rows 10 – 12: Rep Row 9 

Row 13: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of the remaining sts, turn. 7 sc 

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. 7 sc

Row 15: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next st 3 sts,  sc2tog, turn. 5 sc 

Row 16: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog,  turn. 3 sc 

Row 17: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. 3 sc Fasten off. 

Finishing 

– Place 1 MC on 1 CC, using CC. – Crocheting over both pcs. 

– Join yarn with a sl st to the end of  Row 17 

Round 1: Ch 1 sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch.

Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, aim for 2 hdc at each corner, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 

Fasten off. 

Repeat with the second set. 

Joining the ears to the beanie 

– Count 4 sts away from the center of the beanie on either side. 

– Using stitch markers, position the  ears at this point (4^th st on either  side) 

– Adjust to according to your  

preference. 

– Sew with a darning needle from the tip of the ear to the beanie. 

Fasten off.

 I would love to see your finished version made from this crochet bunny hat pattern!