Slouchy Witch Hat Crochet Pattern — Chunky Pointed Halloween Hat

A tall, slouchy, properly witchy hat in chunky yarn — worked in one piece from the point down, with a brim that flares out of a crisp ridge. An afternoon's crochet on a size N hook.

This is a 4-page PDF in US crochet terms. The whole hat is single crochet worked in unjoined spirals, so there are no joins and no turning. What gives it the shape is the pacing of the increases: a handful of plain rounds at the very tip to keep the point sharp, then single increases spaced further and further apart as the crown lengthens, so it tapers slowly rather than ballooning.

The brim trick

Round 31 is worked into the front loops only. That one round leaves a raised ridge running right around the hat where the crown ends, and the brim then grows outward from it in seven rounds of increases. It is the detail that makes the hat look deliberate rather than homemade — a clean architectural line between crown and brim, from a single change of where you put your hook.

Sizing and shaping

Written as one size, with a note on where to keep increasing if you want it bigger. The finishing section covers the three things that decide how the hat actually sits:

• A stiffer brim — felt strips stitched inside the brim edge, if you want it to hold flat rather than droop
• A firmer crown — fiberfill in the point with a felt circle below it, placed high enough that the hat still fits a head
• The slouch — how to bend the point over and tack it so it stays leaning

What you need

• Chunky yarn in any colour — chenille, or worsted held double
• Size N (9 mm) crochet hook
• Yarn needle and a locking stitch marker
• Felt, polyester fiberfill, needle and thread — all optional, for stiffening

Skills used

Adjustable ring, single crochet, increases, and front-loop-only work. That is the entire list. If you have made an amigurumi ball you already know everything this hat asks for, and the chunky yarn means it grows fast enough to finish in a sitting.

What you get

• 4-page PDF, instant download after purchase
• Written instructions in US terms with stitch counts on every round
• Abbreviations and the adjustable-ring technique explained
• Finishing notes for stiffening and shaping
• For personal use — please do not resell or redistribute the file

Your PDF link arrives by email as soon as your payment goes through, and it's also on your order confirmation page. Save the file somewhere safe, it's yours to keep.

Because a pattern can't be handed back once it's downloaded, digital orders aren't refundable. If something is wrong with the file or a round doesn't add up, email us and we'll sort it out.