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Work up this fun, festive Grinch Santa hat for everyone on your holiday gift list this year! The pattern is quick and easy, making it your go-to handmade gift idea this year (and the next)! Kids and Adult sizes are included in the pattern, so you can make one for kids of all ages. This pattern is also a great scrap yarn pattern, as only small to medium amounts of each color are needed. It works up quickly and is unique gift featuring an iconic character – who could ask for more?!

Grinch Santa Hat

I came up with the idea for this hat while crocheting a birthday/Christmas gift for a friend! Recently they’ve become very popular at one of the Christmas markets I sell at, so I decided to create a fun and easy pattern to share with everyone who wants to crochet one of these hats for Christmas! I hope you enjoy and make lots of these for family, friends, craft fairs, etc.

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🧶 Materials

– Yarn: Medium weight yarn in green (about 75 yds), white (about 50 yds), red (about 125 yds), yellow (20 yds), black (less than 10 yds), and jumbo weight faux fur yarn in white (10 yds)
– Hooks: Size H/8 5.0 mm crochet hook, Size P/Q 15 mm crochet hook
– Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
– Scissors

📏 Gauge

3 dc and 2 rounds = about 1 inch

✨ Abbreviations

* = indicates a section to be repeated

Ch – chain
Dc – double crochet
Dc2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together

Rep = repeat

Sc – single crochet

Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl st – slip stitch
St(s) – stitch(es)

How to Make This

🪡 Instructions

🪡 Hat – Adult Size

With green yarn, ch 74.

Round 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. Join with sl st to first st, being careful not to twist the piece. (72 dc)

Rounds 2–6: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. In the last st of Round 6, change to white yarn. (72 dc)

Round 7: Ch 2, *dc in next 6 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (63 dc)

Rounds 8–9: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. In the last st of Round 9, change to red yarn. (63 dc)

Rounds 10–13: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (63 dc)

Round 14: Ch 2, *dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (54 dc)

Rounds 15–16: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (54 dc)

Round 17: Ch 2, *dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (45 dc)

Rounds 18–19: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (45 dc)

Round 20: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (36 dc)

Rounds 21–22: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (36 dc)

Round 23: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (27 dc)

Rounds 24–33: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (27 dc)

Round 34: Dc2tog 13 times, skip last st, join with sl st to first st.  Press edges of Round 34 of Hat together and sl st across to close. Fasten off. (14 dc)

🪡 Hat – Child Size

With green yarn, ch 70.

Round 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. Join with sl st to first st, being careful not to twist the piece. (68 dc)

Rounds 2–6: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. In the last st of Round 6, change to white yarn. (68 dc)

Round 7: Ch 2, *dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (59 dc)

Rounds 8–9: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. In the last st of Round 9, change to red yarn. (59 dc)

Rounds 10–13: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (59 dc)

Round 14: Ch 2, *dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (49 dc)

Rounds 15–16: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (49 dc)

Round 17: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (39 dc)

Rounds 18–19: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (39 dc)

Round 20: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts;* rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first st. (29 dc)

Rounds 21–30: Ch 2, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. (29 dc)

Round 31: Dc2tog 14 times, skip last st, join with sl st to first st.  Press edges of Round 30 of Hat together and sl st across to close. Fasten off. (14 dc)

🪡 Eyes (both sizes)

With yellow yarn, ch 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and in each st across.  Ch 1, turn. (8 sc)

Row 2: Sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)

Row 3: Sc in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)

Row 4: Sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts.  Ch 1, turn.  (4 sc)

Row 5: Sc in each st across.  In last st, join black yarn. (4 sc)

Row 6: Working around entire piece, 4 sc down first side, ch 1.  Sc in each st across bottom of piece, ch 1.  4 sc up second side, ch 1.  Sc in each st across top.  Join with sl st to first st.

Fasten off, leaving long ends for sewing.

Iris  – With black yarn, ch 5. Sl st to first ch, ch 4. Sl st to first ch of ch-4. 

Fasten off, leaving long ends for sewing.

🪡Nose (both sizes)

With black yarn, ch 8.  Join with sl st to first ch.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

🪡 Pom pom (both sizes)

With Q hook and faux fur yarn, ch 2.

Round 1: make 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.  (6 sc)

Round 2: sc in each st around.  (6 sc)

Round 3: Sc2tog 3 times.  (3 sc)

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

🧵 Finishing (both sizes)

Sew each Iris to each Eye as seen in the photos below.  Sew each Eye to green portion of Hat.  Sew Nose in between Eyes.  With black yarn, sew several small lines above the curves of each Eye for Eyebrows.  Sew Pom Pom to top edge of Hat.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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This pattern is owned by Crafty Kitty Crochet (Melissa Moore). Any reselling or distribution of this pattern is prohibited. Sale of items made using this pattern is welcomed, but I do ask that credit/a link be provided back to my site, craftykittycrochet.com.