Super Chunky Hoodie Hat

Learn how to knit a hoodie hat pattern for the whole family. Don't forget to check out the video below!

By: Emi Harrington

Knit this charming and warm hoodie knit hat pattern for the whole family! This free, printable hat pattern comes with sizes for the whole family from newborn bundles of joy all the way up to mom and dad. Quick to knit and warm to wear, this charming pattern will be one of your new go-to knitting patterns.
Let Emi Harrington walk you through this easy knit hat pattern with a free written tutorial and video demonstration. Whether you're looking for a newborn hat or a cozy adult hat for winter, this pattern is perfect because it comes in a variety of sizes. Knit completely in the garter stitch, this hat is a wonderful pattern for beginners who are looking to try something new.

Easy

Knitting Needle Size17 or 12.75 mm

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge2 stitches = 1 inch, however, gauge is not

extremely important in this design.

Materials List

Size 12mm knitting needles, one pair
Worsted weight yarn, approx. 50 grams total, worked 4 strands
Small amount of fun yarn, approx. 10 yards
Yarn needle

Instructions

Working with 4 strands of worsted weight yarn, cast on:
- Newborn: 10 stitches
- 3 to 6 months: 14 stitches
- 6 to 12 months: 16 stitches
- 1 to 3 years: 18 stitches
- 3 to 5 years: 18 stitches
- 5 to 8 years: 18 stitches
- 8 to 12 years: 20 stitches
- Adult: 22 stitches
Knit every row until the rectangle measures:
- Newborn: 12 inches
- 3 to 6 months: 15 inches
- 6 to 12 months: 18 inches
- 1 to 3 years: 20 inches
- 3 to 5 years: 21 inches
- 5 to 8 years: 22 inches
- 8 to 12 years: 23 inches
- Adult: 24 inches
Cast off with 15-inch yarn ends. Fold the rectangle in half, (to form somewhat of a square shape), and sew up the back seam of the hood.
Turn the work right side out. Thread a length of fun yarn into a yarn needle, and pass through a row of stitches at the front of the hat. (This design passed the fun yarn through the second row in.)
Secure the fun yarn on each side of the hat with several stitches. (The fun yarn is not functional, it is purely for
decorative purposes.)
Make 3 tassels (see below). Attach one to the top point of the hat, and one on each bottom front corner of the hat.

How to Make a Tassel

Wrap yarn around 4 fingers, approx. 20 times.
Tie the bundle together securely.
Tie another length of yarn around the tassel, to form a ball at the top.
Pull the ends of the knotted yarn through to the center of the tassel.
Trim the ends.
Use the two strands of yarn remaining to tie the tassel onto your work.
Weave the yarn ends into the finished work.

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Lisa

Oct 24, 2017

I made this for my 96 year old MIL who asked for a bonnet she could tie under her chin. The 4 strands on 12mm was far to tight and didn't look very nice, I changed to 15 mm with 4 strands of bernat satin yarn and it took less than 2 hours to make. I also picked up 3 stitches in each front corner to make icord ties, skipped the tassels entirely, they would just make an already bulky hat look ridiculously bulky.

craftedbyfox

Feb 28, 2017

This is such a super easy pattern and I love the fact that you can make so many sizes from it. It is a great hat to knit when learning to knit with multiple strands and larger needles. As the yarn is so bulky it makes it very cosy and super quick to make. Plus using a number of strands means that you can match a variety of different colours together to make an accessory to go with all outfits.

pathunter165 12963 67

Nov 20, 2014

The pop up to join is very frustrating. I can't even change pages without it popping up.

Editor JD

Nov 24, 2014

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craftedbyfox

Feb 28, 2017

If you sign in then the pop up will not appear again, also the benefit of being signed in is that you can save your patterns and then quickly access them at a later date.

sewaneeseniorcente r 4836877

Dec 21, 2012

How do I print the pattern???

FaveCrafts Editor JL

Dec 24, 2012

Hi sewaneeseniorcenter, To print, please try this: Go to the page and highlight the text, then right-click on it. You'll get a window that gives you the option to "copy." Do that, and then paste the text into a word document. You should be able print that document that way.

writemindwriter 14 64433

Aug 19, 2016

Or, you can highlight the text for the pattern, right click, and choose "Print" from the menu. That should automatically open the the print dialogue box.

Lisa

Oct 24, 2017

You actually don't have to highlight anything, with the page open, right click, scroll down to print and only print the pages with the pattern on them.