There are lots of different hats out there to crochet for women, but what about men’s hat crochet patterns? Guys like hats, too, so let’s take a look at the tips you need to know when crocheting hats for guys, plus 31 free and easy crochet patterns for men’s hats.
How to Make a Hat that Fits
In general, there are no differences between crocheting hats for women (or children) and men. The only difference is that men tend to have larger heads than women, so you need to take care that your hat is a little bigger so it will fit the person you want to wear it.
To get the correct measurements, you need to take a tape measure and wrap it around the person’s head, across the forehead, and over the ears if the ears are to be covered by the hat. Be careful not to wrap the tape measure too tightly.
The average head circumference for adults is around 21 to 23 inches. A man’s head has an average of 23 inches, while a woman’s head size is 22 inches. But of course, these may vary, so having an exact measurement helps, especially if you are designing your own hat.
It should also be noted that hats tend to be made with 1-2 inches of negative ease. That is, the hat is worked so it’s a little smaller than the actual head measurement. That’s because yarn stretches and this makes the hat snug but not tight.
How Do You Crochet a Hat?
If you’ve never crocheted a hat before, it’s not too difficult but it’s helpful to understand the construction before you get started. There are three main ways that hats can be crocheted:
- Worked flat as a rectangle, then seamed up the side and cinched at the top.
- Worked from the top down, starting with a magic circle or a chain made into a circle. Stitches are increased to the size needed, then worked straight to the bottom.
- Worked from the bottom up. Ribbing may be worked flat and seamed, with stitches worked into the side to form the hat or any edging may be worked as part of the hat. Here stitches may be decreased toward the top to shape the crown.
Some hats have ribbing while others do not. Ribbing on crochet hats is typically made by working some stitches in the back loop only. This gives the fabric a stretch similar to ribbing in knitting. Check your pattern for more details.
Men’s hat crochet patterns can be worked in any stitch you like, but they are often made with simple, classic stitches like single crochet and half double crochet. These stitches make hats that are warm and comfortable and not likely to be deemed too feminine by the recipient.
If you want to try some different stitches for your hat patterns, check out our Ultimate Crochet Stitch Library. This collection of 45 stitches includes video tutorials to help you learn, and they’re great to use for all sorts of projects.
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s get to stitching with these free crochet men’s hat patterns.
Men’s Beanie Crochet Patterns
These simple men’s classic beanie patterns will be done in a flash to make for gifts or as a charity project.
Basic Men’s Hat
Designer: Yarn and Chai
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
This super simple hat is worked in half double crochet in a continuous round. It was originally designed for a charity drive but would be great to stitch for any guy who likes to keep it simple.
Basic Back Loop Crochet Beanie Pattern
Designer: Heart Hook Home
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Bernat Super Value
This crochet hat is one of the easiest men’s beanies you’ll learn to crochet. Working in the back loop gives the hat a ribbed texture that makes it comfortable and suitable for a variety of head sizes.
Ribbed Crochet Beanie Free Pattern
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
This cozy hat has ribbing worked in two directions. The body is worked from the top down with half double crochet in the third loop to add the ribbed texture, then the brim is worked using post stitches.
Men’s Crochet Beanie Pattern
Designer: Happy in Red
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Ewe Ewe Baa Baa Bulky Merino
Not all men’s heads are the same size, so if you find yourself in need of a hat pattern that works for a bigger noggin, this one is for you. It looks great with two colors, or you can use a single color if you prefer.
Quick and Easy Beanie for Men Crochet Pattern
Designer: Shabby Sheep Apparel
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Color Made Easy
This is a perfect quick and easy pattern to make for gifting or charity crochet projects. It’s worked in continuous rounds, mostly in double crochet, so it works up quickly and will fit a variety of heads. It also comes in two sizes for men’s heads.
Briar Hat Crochet Pattern
Designer: Rohn Strong
Yarn weight: (4) worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Heartland
This pattern is very beginner friendly with a comfortable, relaxed fit. It’s simple yet does the job of keeping the man in your life warm. The stripes can be worked in a favorite sports team’s colors or whatever two colors you like.
Men’s Crocheted Skull Cap
Designer: Thrifty Fun
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted
This simple, top-down, double crochet hat should fit teens and adults, but it’s easy to add a couple more stitches if you like it a little looser. The stripes are an easy addition that makes it look even better.
Slouchy Beanies
If you want a little more room in your hat, these men’s slouchy beanie hat patterns are the way to go!
Simple Slouchy Beanie Pattern
Designer: Christa Co Design
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Heartland
Uncomplicated crochet hats are great, and men tend to enjoy hats that aren’t too fancy too. This pattern is perfect because it only uses single crochet for a classic look any guy is sure to like.
Boston Slouch Hat Pattern
Designer: Two Brothers Blankets
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Brava Sport
The slouchy hat is a simple, textured, fitted slouch hat. It is excellent for men and women alike and comes in four sizes. You can make one for yourself and your partner or give them as a gift for friends and family.
Hyland Men’s Hat Pattern
Designer: Yarn and Chai
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Jeans
This free crochet pattern was designed with men and boys in mind, but of course women and girls would enjoy a classic, striped, slightly slouchy beanie, too. The pattern has instructions for where to place the stripes if you want to do a different stripe pattern than is shown.
Best Slouchy Beanie Pattern
Designer: Sweet Everly B
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK
If your guys need a little bit of warmth but not such a warm hat as a bulky yarn would provide, try this hat, which uses DK weight yarn. The pattern comes in seven sizes for everyone in the family and uses herringbone half double crochet worked in the round for tons of texture.
Alex Beanie Pattern
Designer: Sincerely Pam
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Premier Yarns Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday DK
This lovely beanie uses linked double crochet stitches to give it a different but still classic look. There’s a video tutorial for this technique in the pattern if you need extra help.
Carmel Hat
Designer: DROPS Design Studio
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease
This striped hat is perfect for anyone who enjoys skating or other outdoor activities and needs a little extra warmth while doing them. This stitch pattern is mostly made with single crochet stitches, so it’s really quick and easy no matter your experience.
Ribbed Crochet Caps
Skater Beanie
Designer: Crochet Dreamz
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Hue + Me
This crochet ribbed beanie hat pattern includes multiple sizes and can be made for men or women, babies, or kids (and with or without the faux fur pom pom, of course!). It uses single crochet in the back loop worked flat, and there’s a video tutorial if you need extra help.
Ridge Walk Hat Pattern
Designer: Ned and Mimi
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick
This hat has a gorgeously dense, squishy texture, so it’s perfect for keeping extra warm and cozy during the winter. All the stitches used are variations on single crochet, so you can make this one even if you’re new to stitching hats.
Classic Men’s Hat Pattern
Designer: Sirin’s Crochet
Yarn weight: Sport
Suggested yarn: Ewe So Sporty Merino Yarn
This classic watch cap style hat uses back-loop only single crochet for tons of texture. It’s worked flat and seamed up the side when finished.
Crochet Ribbed Beanie
Designer: Sierra’s Crafty Creations
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Premier Yarns Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted
This hat is just about as simple as it gets, worked flat with no shaping at all. But sometimes that’s exactly what we need for a project to be “husband approved.” The super soft yarn also ensures the guys in your life will actually wear this hat.
Men’s Beanie Crochet Pattern
Designer: Hopelessly Devoted Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Worsted
This pattern uses third loop half double crochet and hdc in the back loop to make an easy ribbed design. You can give it a ribbed edging or finish it with rounds of single crochet for a more casual look.
Quick and Easy Crochet Ribbed Hat
Designer: Homestead Acres
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Bernat Roving
This hat, worked with single crochet stitches in the back loop, has a look that’s just like knit ribbing but it’s all crochet! It’s worked flat so you can easily customize it for the size head you want to fit or how slouchy you want it to be.
Fisherman's Rib Crochet Hat Pattern
Designer: My Hobby is Crochet
Yarn weight: (2) Fine
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Fingering
This knit look hat is worked flat and seamed up the side. It’s also worked with two strands of yarn held together for extra warmth and squishiness.
Textured Stitch Crochet Hats for Men
Admittedly most guys like their hats pretty simple, but if you know a guy who will wear a hat with a little more pizazz, these men’s crochet hat patterns are the ones to pick from.
Billow Beanie Pattern
Designer: Rohn Strong
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta
While the look of this hat might be a little intimidating, it only includes three stitches: single, double, and front post triple crochet. Worked from the top down, this hat is full of texture and sure to build your crochet confidence.
Spider Stitch Unisex Beanie
Designer: Simply Hooked by Janet
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Hue + Me
Have you ever worked spider stitch? This is an easy and graphic crochet stitch that gives this hat so much texture. The hat is worked flat so you can focus on the stitch.
Snow Country Ski Beanie Pattern
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
This hat is rated as intermediate/advanced because of the different stitch patterns used, but it’s definitely worth the learning curve to make. This is a fun design for both men and women (though the pattern only comes in one size, so you may need to adjust to fit different sizes).
Chunky Plaid Beanie Pattern
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Ewe Ewe Baa Baa Bulky Merino
The plaid design on this hat is easier than it looks, and it’s a classic for any guy in your life. Red and black is the standard color choice for plaid, but you can make any color changes your guy likes to make a totally custom hat.
Forest Glade Hat Pattern
Designer: Lydia Niven, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta Quick & Thick
This quick to stitch hat uses grit stitch and is worked from the top down. There are two adult sizes available so you can make one for the men and the women in your life.
Drifter Hat Pattern
Designer: Oombawka Design
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Simply Wool Aran
This fun hat is sized for kids and adults and uses mostly single crochet and half double crochet in the back loop combined with slip stitches to make the meandering pattern on the surface of the hat.
Herringbone Men’s Hat Pattern
Designer: Salty Pearl Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease
This hat pattern will teach you how to crochet herringbone double crochet and make a great textured beanie in the process. The hat is sized for babies, kids, and adults so you can make one for everyone on your list.
Men’s Cabled Golf Cap
Designer: Moogly Blog
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Ewe Ewe Heather's Heathers Worsted Weight Merino
This golf cap pattern started with a kid’s sized design, and the designer was asked to make a bigger version for guys. Of course women can wear this one, too, and you don’t have to golf to love it.
Mackinac Beanie Hat Pattern
Designer: The Unraveled Mitten
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft
This pattern uses post stitches as a major design element that gives the stitch pattern the look of a bridge. It’s not that difficult to do and makes this hat really dramatic and fun to stitch and to wear.
Buddy Basketweave Beanie Pattern
Designer: Rebekah Haas
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
The basketweave stitch used on this hat is simple to stitch, and it’s great for the guy in your life who might not want a hat that’s too fancy. The brim is worked flat while the rest of the hat is worked in rounds.
Men’s Crochet Beanie Pattern
Designer: Burgundy and Blush
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Berroco Vintage Chunky
The combination of rustic herringbone stitch and a tweedy yarn is just irresistible for any guy. The men’s pattern is free but you can purchase the pattern in other sizes from the designer if you like.
Are You a Beginner Who Needs More Help Learning to Crochet Hats?
The nice thing about these men’s hat crochet patterns is that they mostly use simple stitches and techniques. But if you need a little extra help on things like post stitches, shaping, and finishing, or anything else when it comes to crochet, we’ve got just the thing.
Our Crochet Fundamentals workshop is filled with videos on all sorts of subjects you need to know to make your crochet projects better. From how to hold your yarn and hook to photography tips, simple stitches and skill building patterns, we’ve got everything you need to make your projects look their best.
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