Crochet A Sweetest Sweetheart Hat for a Child and Their Doll

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A child and her 18-inch doll wearing coordinating red and pink checkered hats with gold glitter hearts.

I was strolling through Hobby Lobby’s seasonal department the other day, checking out all the Valentine’s decorations - as one does - and came across some heart patches I loved. I stood there for a minute trying to think of something I could use them for because darn if the patterns on them weren’t the cutest, but a project didn’t come to mind. Then, in a brilliant flash, I decided why not make a hat with a combination of the two patterns since I liked them so much?

I decided the best course of action was to crochet a hat for my 9-year-old daughter who just happens to love matching clothes with her 18-inch dolls. One thing led to another and now I have patterns for checkered Sweetest Sweetheart Hats that fit a child, and their doll.

Let's jump right in!

Watch the video tutorial:

Supplies:

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F 3.75 mm hook, G 4.0 mm hook, and H 5.0 mm hook
Worsted medium weight size 4 yarn – I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Red and Pink.
Gold glitter heart patches
Permanent fabric glue
Scissors
Yarn needle

Optional:

Clover Pom-Pom Maker Set – I used the 3 3/8-inch size to make the child-sized pom-pom, and the 1 3/8 size to make the doll-sized pom-pom.
Snips
Gold glitter fabric paint

Yardage:

Child-sized hat

Color A - 132 yards
Color B – 51 yards

Doll-sized hat

Color A - 41 yards
Color B – 20 yards

Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

Sc – single crochet

Sc blo – single crochet in the back loop only

Dc – double crochet

Sl st – slip stitch

Dc2tog – double crochet two together – yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull though two loops (three loops still on the hook), yarn over and pull through remaining three loops.

Sc2tog – single crochet two together – insert hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop, insert hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop (three loops on the hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops.

A child and her 18-inch doll wearing coordinating red and pink checkered hats with gold glitter hearts standing outside in the snow.

Notes:

Yarn colors – Whichever color you use to create the brim will be referred to as color A. The secondary color used for the checkered pattern will be referred to as color B.
When changing colors with double crochets – start the dc as usual by yarning over, inserting the hook into the next stich and pulling up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first two loops, place second color of yarn over the hook and pull through the last two loops with the new color. Continue new stitches with the new color.

When changing colors with single crochets – start the sc as usual by inserting the hook into the next stitch and pulling up a loop, place the second color of yarn over the hook and pull through the two loops on the hook with the new color. Continue new stitches with the new color.
If you want to make a different sized hat, the brim needs to have a number of rows divisible by 8 so the pattern lines up.
The ch 2 at the start of the row for the child-sized hat DOES count as a stitch.
The ch 1 at the start of the row for the doll-sized hat DOES NOT count as a stitch.
To keep the two yarns from tangling when changing back and forth, lay down each color to the same direction each time when switching - either forward or back. For example, I chose to lay the red toward the back and the pink toward the front each time I was dropping that color to work with the other.
Carry the unused color of yarn behind the stitches while working.

Child Size Sweetest Sweetheart Hat Pattern:

Hands holding a pink crocheted ribbed piece of fabric to be sewn together for a hat brim.

With G 4.0 mm hook and color A

Ch 19

Row 1 - Place one sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch to the end, ch 1 (18)

Row 2 - 1 sc blo in each stitch (18)

Rows 3 – 80 – repeat row 2. End with your working yarn at the opposite end as your starting tail. It should measure about 16 3.4 inches long.

Hand folding two short ends of a pink ribbed crocheted piece to sew them together to form the brim of a hat.

Fold the short sides of the brim right sides together and slip stitch the two ends together going under both of the loops on the last row and the chain from the first row. Do not fasten off.

DO NOT FLIP THIS PIECE RIGHT SIDES OUT. When the completed hat brim is folded the seam will be on the inside and not visible.

Using the H 5.0 mm hook

We will now be working in the round along the side of the brim.

Hands using a Clover Armour crochet hook to crochet around the ends of a pink ribbed hat brim.

Row 1 – Sc at the end of each row all the way around, sl st to the first sc (80)

Row 2 – ch 2 with color A, 3 dc with color A, change to color B, (4 dcs with color B, change to color A, 4 dcs with color A, change to color B) repeated around, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (80)

Row 3 – repeat Row 2

Row 4 – ch 2 with color B, 3 dc with color B, change to color A, (4 dcs with color A, change to color B, 4 dcs with color B, change to color A) repeated around, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (80)

Row 5 – repeat row 4

Repeat rows 2-5 once more for a total of 9 rows.

Row 10 – ch 2 with color A, (dc, dc2tog, dc, change to color B, dc, dc2tog, dc, change to color A) repeated around, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (60)

Row 11 – ch 2 with color A, (dc, dc2tog, change to color B, dc, dc2tog, change to color A) repeated around, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (40)

Hands holding an almost complete red and pink checkered crocheted hat with a ribbed pink brim.

Row 12 – Use only color A from here to the end. Sl st to the next stitch, ch 2, dc2tog in each of the stitches all the way around, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (20)

Row 13 – ch 2, dc in each stitch, sl st to the top of the ch 2 (20)

Row 14 – ch 1, sc2tog in each stitch, sl st to first sc (10)

Finish off leaving a long tail.

Hands using a yarn needle to weave around the opening of a hat to pull it closed at the top.

Use a yarn needle and the long tail you left to weave in and out of the front loops of each stitch and pull tight to close the hole at the top of the hat.

18-inch Doll Size Sweetest Sweetheart Hat Pattern:

With F 3.75 mm hook (use this size for the entire hat)

Ch 11

Row 1 - Place one sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch to the end, ch 1 (10)

Row 2 - 1 sc blo in each stitch (10)

Rows 3 – 48 – repeat row 2. End with your working yarn at the opposite end as your starting tail. This should measure about 10 inches long.

Fold the short sides of the brim right sides together and slip stitch the two ends together going under both of the loops on the last row and the remaining side of the chain from the first row. Do not fasten off.

DO NOT FLIP THIS PIECE RIGHT SIDES OUT. When the completed hat brim is folded the seam will be on the inside and not visible.

We will now be working in the round along the side of the brim. Place stitches from row 1 into the end of each row from the brim.

Row 1 – ch 1 with color A, (4 sc, change to color B, 4 sc, change to color A), repeated around, sl st to the first sc (48)

Rows 2 - 3 – repeat Row 1

Rows 4-6 – ch 1 with color B, (4 sc, change to color A, 4 sc, change to color B), repeated around, sl st to the first sc (48)

Row 7-8 - ch 1 with color A, (4 sc, change to color B, 4 sc, change to color A), repeated around, sl st to the first sc (48)

Row 9 – ch 1 with color A (sc, sc2tog, sc, change to color B, sc, sc2tog, sc, change to color A) repeated around, sl st to first sc (36)

Row 10 – use only color A from here to the end – sc2tog in each stitch around, sl st to first sc (18)

Row 11 – sc in each stitch around, sl st to first sc (18)

Row 12 – sc2tog in each stitch around, sl st to first sc (9)

Finish off leaving a long tail.

A hand holding a pink and red crocheted doll hat with another hand pointing to the opening at the top that will be closed by weaving a yarn end around it.

Use a yarn needle and the long tail you left to weave in and out of the front loops of each stitch and pull tight to close the hole at the top of the hat.

Make Pom-Poms for the Sweetest Sweetheart Hats:

Hands holding a pink yarn pom-pom while using a sponge paint brush to apply gold glitter fabric glue to the ends of the pom-pom.

Use the Clover Pom-Pom Maker to create a pom-pom for either hat. I used the same color as the brim of each hat. Watch the video tutorial for making the pom-poms here.

Use the long tail at the top of the hat to sew the pom-pom to the top.

If you want to add some sparkle to the pom-pom, use a fabric sponge paint brush to dab gold glitter fabric paint onto the ends of the pom-pom. Let it dry and fall in love with the glitter.

You could add the glitter before you sew on the pom-pom as I do in the video tutorial but sewing it on first makes it easier to hold while painting and letting it dry.

Adding Glitter to the Sweetest Sweetheart Hat:

You can use permanent fabric glue to glue a glitter heart to the front of the hat too. I used the 2-inch heart for the child-sized hat and the 1.38-inch heart for the doll’s hat.

I hope you love this hat as much as I do. It's just so cute when kids and their dolls match! I'm going to enjoy crafting matching items for them as long as my daughter will let me.

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