The Light Me Up Snowman Hat is a free crochet pattern for the most adorable snowman hat!  So easy you will be able to make up him up in just a couple of hours!

Last year I designed the Light Me Up Christmas Tree Hat which was so much fun to design I couldn’t resist adding to the theme!  I love everything snowman and so that seemed the perfect thing to do this year!

Light Me Up Christmas Tree Hat free pattern at Nana’s Crafty Home!

Keeping to the same yarns that I used last year, my hat is made with Lion Brand’s Homespun yarn** for the main body and small amounts of Red Heart Super Saver in black, red and orange for the brim, hat, scarf and nose.  However, my testers didn’t all have ready access to Homespun and we found that any chunky white yarn you can get your hands on will be a good substitute!

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The hat is sized to adult but can be easily resized to fit anyone — make one for the whole family!

Note about fit — I designed the hat to fit a little bit like a beret style hat.  The brim is tight to the forehead and the snowman body kind of “blobs” over the brim.  He almost looks like he is melting over the hat brim!  However, if you would like to wear the hat body tight to the head you should make fewer rows of the snowman body or you will have to fold up the brim of the hat.

Also, one of my wonderful pattern tester’s sons said this hat would be perfect for a hair bun cover!  Basically, if you didn’t stuff the snowman head, pulled the hat down tightly to fit the head and had a bun in your hair, it would fit into the snowman head!  Such a cool idea!

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I added fairy lights to my original Light Me Up Christmas Tree Hat and you could sure do the same here!  I found some at Amazon that are perfect to add to any hat.  Small and light enough that they don’t slide around and cause a headache while wearing!  And you look so festive all lit up for Christmas!

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Light Me Up Snowman Hat Pattern

Supplies:

Small amount Red Heart Super Saver Black (Color A)

1 Lion Brand Homespun Hepplewhite 6 oz/185 yards (Color B) 

Small amount of Red Heart Super Saver Hot Red (Color C)

Scrap amount of orange worsted weight yarn (Color D)

Crochet Hook size I (5.5 mm)

Crochet Hook size K (6.5 mm)

2 small black buttons for eyes (1/2”)

3 medium black buttons (3/4”)

Embroidery thread to sew on buttons

Poly-fil stuffing for snowman head, if desired

Abbreviations:

fsc = foundation single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

st = stitch

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

blo = back loop only

dc dec = double crochet decrease

hdc = half double crochet

sc dec = single crochet decrease

Approximate finished size:  9” wide at the brim x 13” tall

Gauge:  5 rows dc = 4”, 12 dc sts = 4”

Notes about pattern:

• Ch 3 and ch 2 counts as stitch at beginning of each round unless otherwise specified.

• Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.  Do not fasten off unless specified in pattern.

• Pattern as written is sized to adult.  However, hat can be easily resized by adjusting beginning chain or fsc to desired size and working pattern from there with decreases and increases.

Base:

With color A and size I crochet hook:

Round 1: fsc 62, being careful not to twist, sl st into 1st st to form a circle. (62)

Note:  If you desire to chain and single crochet instead of fsc —ch 62, sl st to 1st st to form a circle, ch 1, sc in same ch and in each ch around, sl st to top of 1st st.  (62)

Round 2: ch 1, sc in same st and in each st around, sl st into 1st st. (62)

Round 3 – 9: repeat round 2 switching to color B at end of round 9. (62)

Body of Snowman:

With color B and size K crochet hook:

Round 10: ch 3 (counts as stitch), dc in each st around, sl st top of ch 3.  (62)

Note:  Rounds 11 – 17 are worked in blo.

Round 11:  ch 3, (working in blo), dc in each st around, sl st top of ch 3.  (62)

Round 12-13: repeat round 11.

Round 14: ch 3, dc dec over next 2 sts, *dc in next st, dc dec over next 2 sts,* repeat between * * to last 2 sts, dc dec over last 2 sts, sl st top of ch 3.  (41)

Round 15:  ch 3, *dc dec over next 2 sts, dc in next st,* repeat between * * to last st, dc in last st, sl st top of ch 3.  (28)

Round 16:  ch 3, *dc dec over next 2 sts, dc in next st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of ch 3.  (19)

Round 17:  ch 2 (counts as st), hdc in each st to end, sl st top of ch 2.  (19)

Head of Snowman

Round 18:  (working in both loops) ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat between * * to last st, sc in last st, sl st top of 1st st.  (25)

Round 19:  repeat round 18 (33)

Round 20:  ch 1, sc same st and in each st around, sl st top of 1st st. (33)

Round 21 – 23:  repeat round 20.  (33)

Round 24:  ch 1, sc in same st, sc dec over next 2 st, *sc in next st, sc dec over next 2 st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of 1st st.  (22)

Round 25:  ch 1, sc in same st, sc dec over next 2 st, *sc in next st, sc dec over next 2 st,* repeat between * * to last st, sc in last st, sl st top of 1st st. (15)

Round 26:  ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st to end, sl st top of 1st st.  (15) Switch to color A.

Hat

With Color A and size I crochet hook:

Round 1:  (working in blo) With Color A, ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in next 2 st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of 1st st.  (20)

Round 2:  (working in both loops) ch 1, sc in same st and in each st to end, sl st top of 1st st. (20)

Round 3 – 6:  repeat round 2.  (20)

Round 7:  (working in blo), ch 1, sc in same st and in each st to end, sl st top of 1st st. (20)

Round 8:  (working in both loops), ch 1, sc in same st, sc dec over next 2 st, *sc in next 2 st, sc dec over next 2 st,* repeat between * * to last st, sc in last st, sl st to first st.  (15)

Round 9:  ch 1, sc in same st, *sc dec over next 2 st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to first st.  (8)

Leaving a tail long enough to sew top of hat closed, fasten off.  Sew top of hat closed.

With Color A and size I crochet hook:

Attach Color A to an unused front loop from bottom of round 1 of hat.

Round 1:  ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 2 sc in each st around, sl st top of 1st st.  (30)

Round 2:  ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st top of 1st st.  (45). Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Hat band

With Color C and size I crochet hook:

fsc 25, being careful not to twist ch, sl st to first st to form a circle. 

Note:  If you wish to chain and sc rather than do the fsc – ch 25, being careful not to twist ch, sl st to first ch to form a circle, ch 1, sc in each ch to end, sl st top of 1st st.  

Fasten off.

Attach to brim of hat.

With front of hat facing, attach 2 small buttons to snowman’s head for eyes with coordinating embroidery thread.

With front of hat facing, attach 3 medium buttons to snowman’s body with coordinating embroidery thread where desired.

Carrot Nose

 With Color D and size I crochet hook, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, fasten off.

Sew nose to front of hat below eyes.

Scarf

With Color C and size I crochet hook:

Row 1: ch 77, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end.  Turn

Row 2:  ch 2, hdc in same st and in each st to end.  

Fasten off.

Add fringe to each end of scarf, if desired.

Weave in ends.  Tie scarf around snowman neck and attach.

Stuff snowman head to keep head more stable, if desired.

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