Cozy Panda Hat Makes Winter fun!
This fun and Adorable Panda Hat Crochet Pattern was inspired by my 3 year old’s adoration of his own stuffed Panda Bear toy! I’ve been dying to make this for months, but it’s rather seasonal, so it seemed best to wait until Autumn at least. Seeing the smile on his face was well worth the wait, let me tell y’all! 🙂
When I first sketched this panda-hat design, I pictured cozy winsome ears peeking out from under snowflakes and a little grin of black-and-white spunk. Pandas are just simply adorable, at least IMHO… and I wanted the hat to bring that same delight, whether it’s for a baby photo prop, a toddler’s winter outing, or an adult who’s realized life is too short to wear boring hats!
But I couldn’t stop there, so I designed this hat to be fun and functional. With cozy earflap for keeping ears warm, tassels for keeping that hat in place, and options for making this cute and cozy Crochet Panda Hat truly your own!
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The Cozy Panda Hat is an Easy Crochet Pattern, appropriate for advanced beginners and up. It offers 6 different sizes to make, from Newborn to Large Adult included, so you can make one for the whole family if you like! The pattern also features 2 eye styles – classic round and smiling eyes! Not to mention this pattern is really fun to make in different colors!
What You’ll Love
- Six sizes (from newborn through large adult) make this design super versatile.
- Simple construction: The pattern uses easy-to-manage stitches appropriate for advanced beginners (so if you’ve tackled a few accessories already, you’re good to go).
- Customizable color options: While classic panda is black & white, you could switch the accent color (for example the ear rim or eye-spots) to something fun like blush pink, mint, or a bright contrast.
- Great stash-buster: You need worsted/heavy worsted weight yarn — so you can dig through your stash and pull out those skeins that are just waiting for a hat moment.
- Practical warmth: This hat not only looks adorable but does its job — keeping little ears cozy in chillier weather.
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Crochet a Cozy Panda Hat Pattern
My cozy panda hat crochet pattern works up quickly! I finished each of my sample hats in just a few hours! The hats are simple to make because you’re just making simple increases, then working in the round except the earflaps. The panda parts are worked separately, but you just need to sew the ears, eyes, and nose onto the hat with photos to guide you! I’ve included 6 sizes in the pattern, from newborn to large adult. Make one for the whole family!
This is the ideal Netflix and chill type of project with lots of repetition, so whether you watch your fave movie on Netflix or Prime Video, or pick a new, bingeable audiobook, while working on your adorable Panda Hat! I am currently rewatching Supernatural on Prime and listening to Star Mother on Libro.fm after falling in love with Still the Sun by the same author – Charlie N. Holmberg. I highly recommend all of her books based on what I’ve read so far! 💜
How to make a Crochet Panda Hat
- I used Red Heart with Love Yarn to create my samples and pattern, which is more of an aran or heavy worsted weight yarn
- Crochet hooks: The pattern uses different hook sizes for different parts. You’ll need the following hooks:
- US K/10.5 6.5 mm hook – Hat
US H/8 5.0 mm hook – Ears, Eye Spots
US G/6 4.0/4.25 mm hook – Eyes - Other essential tools for success: Yarn needle, scissors, optional stitch-marker.
- Recommended skills/stitches: single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), standard increases/decreases — nothing too wild, but good to have some experience with shaping. This is an easy, beginner panda hat pattern!
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Tips for Making the Best Panda Hat
- Gauge matters: Even if you’re comfortable eyeballing, it’s worth a quick check so the hat fits well in each size.
- Yarn choice: Using a yarn with a nice drape but good stitch definition will help the ears and eye-spots “pop.”
- Color choice: For the classic look, go bold with black and white. For a fun twist, use a different color instead of black. We made ours in each child’s favorite color.
- Blocking/finishing: After crocheting, block the hat gently (if safe for your yarn) to help the earflaps sit nicely and the eye-spots lay flat.
- Personalization: Have fun with the different styles and options included in the pattern.
My Panda-tastic Pattern Testers!
It was so much fun to see all the different colors and styles my testers chose! My dedicated testers did a fantastic job (as usual!) creating their own Panda Hat creations! They did such amazing work, creating their adorable earflap hats and providing me with feedback about the pattern! I am so appreciative of their assistance getting this pattern ready for you! I will never get tired of seeing what y’all make with my designs!
I want to thank all of my testers from the bottom of my heart for their hard work and amazing creations! It is their feedback that allows me to bring you the highest quality patterns possible! My fab testers are such an important part of creating the highest quality pattern that I can. Check out their wonderful and cozy Panda Bear Hats that they made with this pattern. Don’t you just love these adorable Panda Bear Hats made by my talented pattern testers?
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Cozy Panda Hat Crochet Pattern Release Details:
This fun, Panda Earflap Hat crochet pattern is now available for purchase in my Ravelry and Etsy shops! If you like the pattern, would you be so kind as to take a moment to go and show it some love ❤️ on the platform of your choice, which not only helps YOU easily find it again in your faves, but it will also help my patterns to get seen by more people! Thank you so much!! 🙂 The links below will take you to this Crochet Winter Hat Pattern in my Ravelry or Etsy shop, so you can shop at your favorite place to grab the pattern now or save it for later!
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Crochet Panda Hats are Stitched with Love
Crocheting something so playfully soft and delightfully fun as the Panda Hat doesn’t just make an accessory… it warms someone’s day. Whether you’re making it for a little one, a fun photo shoot, or gifting to someone you care about, the joy is in the loop, the stitching, and then watching that hat transform into something adorable. Grab your hook, pick your yarn, and let’s get cozy (and panda-eyed) together!
Panda Bear Hat the Gifts Galore Hop!
The Panda Bear Hat Pattern is part of the Gifts Galore Hop, where you can find a new free pattern each day from your favorite crochet designers. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the season, try new projects, and crochet handmade gifts this Christmas!
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