Description
Add cozy, adorable ear flaps to your favorite go-to beanie! This crochet earflap hat pattern is the perfect year-round addition to your pattern library — an easy, beginner-friendly crochet hat with ear flaps worked in simple double crochet, with 10 sizes included so you can make one for the whole family.
This clean, ad-free printable PDF includes complete written instructions for 10 sizes, from Preemie 5 lb all the way up to Adult Large,
✨ What makes this pattern so easy?
Every size starts with the same simple standard increase rounds, then moves into one easy-to-memorize increase where you just count up by one stitch each round. No confusing stitch patterns to relearn — once you’ve made one size, you can make them all!
📋 PATTERN DETAILS:
- Skill Level: Beginner
- Written in US crochet terms
- Sizes: Preemie 5 lb, Preemie 6 lb, Newborn, 1-6 Months, 6-12 Months, Toddler, Child, Teen (Adult Small), Adult Medium, Adult Large
- Yarn: Weight 4 / Medium worsted weight yarn (pattern uses Yarn Bee Rustic Romantic, 85% acrylic / 15% hemp)
- Hook: Size I (5.5 mm)
- Gauge: First 3 rounds = 3 1/2″
- Also needed: scissors, tapestry needle
✔ Instant digital download — PDF format ✔ Ten sizes in one pattern ✔ Full written instructions with stitch counts for every round ✔ Link to complete video tutorial provided!
What’s Included:
📄 Ad-free, printable PDF pattern
📐 Row-by-row instructions for all 10 sizes from start to finish
🧵 Full abbreviations, special stitch notes, and finishing instructions
🎥 Access to my step-by-step video tutorials
Why You’ll Love It:
This crochet beanie with ear flaps is quick to stitch up and endlessly customizable — add a faux fur pom pom, braided tassel ties, or keep it simple and streamlined. It’s a wonderful beginner project, a thoughtful handmade gift, and a pattern you’ll come back to again and again.
✨ Psst — this base hat + ear flap combo is also the foundation for several new critter-inspired hat designs coming soon, so grab it now and you’ll be ready to make them all!
Level: Beginner
Language: American US Crochet terminology
Supplies:
- Yarn Bee Rustic Romantic Weight 4 / Medium (85% acrylic / 15% hemp)
- 5 lb Preemie 0.6 oz / 40 yards
- 6 lb Preemie 0.7 oz / 45 yards
- Newborn 0.8 oz / 55 yards
- 1 – 6 Months 1.0 oz / 65 yards
- 6 – 12 Months 1.2 oz / 80 yards
- Toddler 1.4 oz / 90 yards
- Child 1.6 oz / 105 yards
- Teen (Adult Small) 1.7 oz / 120 yards
- Adult Medium 1.9 oz / 130 yards
- Adult Large 2.2 oz / 145 yards
- Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Approximate finished size: See photos for hat size chart!
(Patterns are for personal use only; commercial resale of finished items is permitted with credit to the designer.)
Hi! Thank you so much for being here! I am Tonya the designer behind Nana's Crafty Home. As a wife, mother, Nana of 9 & with 2 fur babies, my days are filled with love, laughter, hugs and yarn! Here you will find colorful and creative crochet designs for yourself or loved ones. My hope is that you will be inspired to learn and create along with me!