A beginner friendly boho granny square crochet hat – the Ferris Wheel Boho Hat is fast and fun to make! The combination of beginner friendly granny squares with the simple and beautiful Moss Stitch creates a slouchy casual boho style hat.

This slouchy granny square hat looks great with or without the faux fur pom pom. The slouch is easily customizable to a beanie by reducing the number of rounds for the main body of the hat to make it more fitted as well.

I had some Lion Brand’s Ferris Wheel in Pink Marmalade* left over from my Sedona Ruana granny square pattern and thought a hat would be perfect with its short ombre color changes. The soft color changes work perfectly with the Moss Stitch I used for the main body of the hat really showing off the colors to best advantage. If you would like to learn more about the Moss Stitch you can find my complete photo and video tutorial HERE.

The granny squares on this hat give it a bit of a retro look yet the Moss Stitch combined with the slouch makes it modern and trendy.

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Hat pattern as written will fit most teen/adults. However, size is easily customizable by adjusting hook size or adjusting rounds of your granny square as well as the number of squares you start with. For example, you could make a toddler size by making 6 squares of 3 rounds = 18″ head measurement.

I used a larger hook size for the main body and border of the hat and it helped keep the main body of the hat a little more loose which helped the slouch of the hat as well.

I purchased this set of Pom Poms from Amazon which had this fabulous dark purple pom pom included!

Ferris Wheel Boho Granny Square Slouchy Hat free crochet pattern

Pattern written in US crochet terminology

Supplies:

1 Lion Brand Ferris Wheel Pink Marmalade (Weight 4/medium) 2.5 oz / 200 yds) 

Size H (5.0 mm)
Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Tapestry Needle
Pom Pom (optional)

Approximate finished size:  Small/Medium Teen/Adult: 20” circumference x 11 1/2” tall

Gauge: one granny square = 4” x 4” square

Abbreviations:

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
sp = space
sl st = slip stitch
beg = beginning
st = stitch
Cluster = 3 double crochet cluster (see special stitch section below)
RS = right side
WS = wrong side

Notes about pattern:

• Brim of hat is made from 5 granny squares sewn together to form a ring.
• Main body of hat is worked in seamless rounds to height desired.
• Resizing hat:  each granny square measures 4”x4” with recommended hook size.  Go up a hook size to increase size of hat, go down a hook size to decrease size of hat.  Granny squares have quite a bit of stretch to them so this hat will fit most teens – women adult. You could also adjust the number of rounds on your granny square as well as how many squares you do. For example, 6 squares of 3 rounds each = 18″ head measurement which would fit a toddler.
• When resizing hat, be sure to have an even number of stitches after the first round of the main body and hat band.

Special stitches:

Cluster = group of 3 dc stitches

Granny Squares (make 5)

Round 1:  With smaller size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook: ch 3, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2 *(3 dc, ch 2) in same ch sp,* repeat between * * 2 more times, sl st top of beg ch 3.

Round 2:  sl st in next 2 st, sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3 (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same ch 2 sp, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of ch 3.

Round 3:  sl st in next 2 st, sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3 (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same ch 2 sp, 3 dc cluster in next sp between clusters, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch 2 corner sp, 3 dc cluster in next sp* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of ch 3.

Round 4:  sl st in next 2 st, sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3, (2dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same ch 2 sp, 3 dc cluster in each sp between clusters to corner sp, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch 2 corner sp, 3 dc cluster in each sp between clusters,* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of ch 3, sl st in each st to ch 2 corner sp, sl st in ch 2 corner sp.

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing squares together.

With RS facing, with long tail left for sewing, sew squares together in following manner: 

Once 5 squares are sewn together, with WS facing, sew end of square 1 to end of square 5 forming a ring.

Weave in ends.

If you would like to make a head band, with larger size hook, add one row of sc edge around both sides of granny square band as detailed in round 1 below, finish each round with a sl st join then fasten off and weave in ends.  If making hat, continue with instructions below: 

Main body of hat (working in seamless rounds)

Round 1:  With larger size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook and with RS of ring facing, attach yarn to any seam between two squares, ch 1, sc evenly around, do not sl st to 1st st.   Note:  work 1 sc in each st of square, 1 sc in each ch sp of square, 1 st between each square at seam.  (74)

Round 2:  sc in 1st st from previous round, ch 1, sk next st, *sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st,* repeat between * * to end.  (do not join at end of round)

Round 3: sc in first ch 1 sp from previous round, *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 sp,* continue repeating between * * around without joining at end of each round.

Round 4 – 33:  repeat round 3 to approximately 10” tall or size desired.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing top of hat together. 

With WS facing, weave long tail left for sewing in and out of ch 1 sp of round 33 (or last round made), pull tight then sew hole at top of hat shut.

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Hat band border

With RS of hat facing, attach yarn to bottom edge of hat.

Round 1:  With larger size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook ch 1, sc evenly around, do not sl st to 1st st.   Note:  work 1 sc in each st of square, 1 sc in each ch sp of square, 1 st between each square at seam.  (74)

Round 2:  sc in 1st st from previous round, ch 1, sk next st, *sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st,* repeat between * * to end.  (do not join at end of round)

Round 3: sc in first ch 1 sp from previous round, *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 sp,* continue repeating between * * around without joining at end of each round.

Round 4 – 6:  repeat round 3.

Round 7:  *sc in next sc st, sc in next ch 1 sp,* repeat between * * to last ch 1 sp, sc in last ch 1 sp, sl st to 1st st of round.

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Attach pom pom.