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Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern

Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Snug Essential

Everyday comfort with practical charm, designed for both functionality and style through changing seasons.

About This Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern

This pattern creates a warm, ridged earflap hat worked sideways in turned rows, with seamless earflaps formed by strategic increases and decreases. The hat features a contrast edging and a pompom for a playful finish, and is sized from baby through adult large. The construction highlights yarn-over slip stitches worked through the back loop to create texture and stretch.

Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Detailed instructions include special stitch explanations, seaming guidance, edging, finishing, pompom construction, and tie assembly. Choose main and contrast colors to personalize each hat for teams, families, or gifts.

Why You'll Love This Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple stitches into a beautifully textured hat with minimal seaming. The sideways construction is clever and efficient, producing seamless earflaps that feel professional. I enjoy how easily the contrast edging and pompom let me personalize each hat for friends and family. The pattern scales cleanly through multiple sizes, so I can make matching hats for everyone. Working the yarn-over slip stitch through the back loop adds a lovely ridge that makes the hat extra cozy and stretchy.

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Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this hat by changing colors and stitch counts to create different looks.

Try pastel MC with a neutral CC for a soft baby version perfect for gifts.

Want a chunkier hat? Use bulky yarn and a larger hook to make a squishy, warm variation.

For a mini keychain or doll hat, use fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook to scale it down.

Swap the pompom for a crocheted flower or a tassel to give the hat a different personality.

Experiment with different edging styles like crab stitch or single crochet picot for a decorative finish.

Add embroidered initials or a small applique to personalize hats for family members or teams.

Use variegated or speckled yarn for the MC to add visual interest without extra color changes.

I sometimes add a thin lining of fleece inside for extra warmth and wind protection during very cold weather.

If you want posability or structure, reinforce earflaps with a small ribbon or lightweight interfacing before edging.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker for the first and last stitch can cause miscounts and uneven rows; use a removable stitch marker at both ends to maintain accurate stitch counts. ✗ Treating turning chains as stitches will throw off your pattern shaping; remember that turning chains do not count as stitches and should not be worked into on the next row. ✗ Using the same hook size for edging can cause a stretched or constricted edge; change to a hook two sizes smaller for edging and adjust if the edge looks wavy or tight. ✗ Not checking gauge for the yarn-over slip stitch ridges will change hat fit significantly; work a gauge swatch over YOslst Blp and adjust hook size to match the stated gauge. ✗ Pulling the pompom knot too loosely can cause the pom to fall apart; tie the center knots very tightly and secure with the long tails when attaching to the hat.

Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern

Make a cozy, stylish earflap hat that the whole family will love. This sideways-constructed hat uses yarn-over slip stitches worked through the back loop for a neat ridged texture and seamless earflaps. Customize with contrast edging and a fluffy pompom to create a unique look for every recipient. Clear sizing options make it easy to crochet the perfect fit for baby through adult.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Oak Grove Earflap Hat Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Worsted weight yarn (CYCA#4) for main color (MC): approximately 165 (195, 220, 240, 265) yards [151 (178, 201, 220, 242) m] depending on size
  • 02
    Worsted weight yarn (CYCA#4) for contrast color (CC): approximately 70 yards [64 m] for any size (additional small amounts for pompom and edging)
  • 03
    Suggested fibers: wool, alpaca, or acrylic (or blend of these fibers)
  • 04
    Yarn used for sample hats: Kelbourne Woolens Germantown worsted weight: 220 yards [201m]/3.5 oz [100 grams]; Wild rose #835, OR Olive #30, OR Yellow #735 (MC); Light Gray Heather #050 (CC)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    US H/8 [5.0 mm] crochet hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)
  • 02
    US F/5 [3.75 mm] crochet hook for edging only
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    Yarn needle
  • 04
    Removable stitch markers (optional)
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    Scissors
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    3.5" [9 cm] piece of cardboard for pompom
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    Measuring tape

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— Notes :

Info :

This hat is worked sideways in turned rows. Turning chains do not count as a stitch (this means that you do not work into them on the next row). For newer crocheters: use a stitch marker to keep track of the first and last stitch of each row to help maintain stitch count. Be sure to watch the video tutorial on the Creative Crochet Corner for tips.

— Special Stitches :

Infos :

Yarn-over slip stitch (YOslst) YO, insert hook into indicated st, YO and pull up loop, continue to pull loop through both loops on hook. 1 YOslst made. Yarn-over slip stitch blp (YOslst Blp) YO, insert hook into back loop of indicated st, YO and pull up loop, continue to pull loop through both loops on hook. 1 YOslst blp made. Yarn-over slip stitch blp decrease (YOslst2tog Blp) YO, insert hook into back loop of indicated st and through the back loop of the following stitch, YO and pull up loop, continue to pull loop through both loops on hook. 1 YOslst2tog blp made.

— Hat :

Info :

With larger hook, ch 27 (30, 33, 37, 41).

Round 1 :

Beginning with the second ch from hook and working into the bottom of the chain, 1 YOslst into each st. 26 (29, 32, 36, 40) YOslst.

Round 2-5 (2-7, 2-9, 2-9) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each of the next 26 (29, 32, 36, 40) sts.

Round 6 (8, 8, 10, 10) (begins increase section) :

Ch 3, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 2 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 26 (29, 32, 36, 40) sts. 28 (31, 34, 38, 42) YOslst.

Round 7 (9, 9, 11, 11) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across until one st remains, YOslst in next st.

Round 8 (10, 10, 12, 12) (increase row) :

Ch 4, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 3 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 28 (31, 34, 38, 42) sts. 31 (34, 37, 41, 45) YOslst.

Round 9 (11, 11, 13, 13) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across until one st remains, YOslst in next st.

Info :

For sizes toddler (child/adult small, adult medium, adult large) only:

Round 12 (12, 14, 14) (increase row) :

Ch 4, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 3 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 34 (37, 41, 45) sts. 37 (40, 44, 48) YOslst.

Round 13 (13, 15, 15) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across until one st remains, YOslst in next st.

Info :

For sizes adult medium (adult large) only:

Round 16 (16) (increase row) :

Ch 4, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 3 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 44 (48) sts. 47 (51) YOslst.

Round 17 (17) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across.

Info :

For all sizes:

Round 10 (14, 14, 18, 18) (increase row) :

Ch 2, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in the next ch, YOslst Blp in each of the next 31 (37, 40, 47, 51) sts. 32 (38, 41, 48, 52) YOslst.

Round 11-16 (15-18, 15-20, 19-22, 19-24) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across.

Round 17 (19, 21, 23, 25) (begins decrease section) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 30 (36, 39, 46, 50) sts, YOslst2tog Blp. 31 (37, 40, 47, 51) YOslst.

Round 18 (20, 22, 24, 26) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across.

Round 19 (21, 23, 25, 27) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 27 (33, 36, 43, 47) sts, YOslst2tog Blp twice. 29 (35, 38, 45, 49) YOslst.

Round 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 27 (33, 36, 43, 47) sts. 28 (34, 37, 44, 48) YOslst.

Round 21 (23, 25, 27, 29) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 24 (30, 33, 40, 44) sts, YOslst2tog Blp twice. 26 (32, 35, 42, 46) YOslst.

Round 22 (24, 26, 28, 30) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 24 (30, 33, 40, 44) sts. 25 (31, 34, 41, 45) YOslst.

Info :

For sizes toddler (child/adult small, adult medium, adult large) only:

Round 25 (27, 29, 31) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 27 (30, 37, 41) sts, YOslst2tog Blp twice. 29 (32, 39, 43) YOslst.

Round 26 (28, 30, 32) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 27 (30, 37, 41) sts. 28 (31, 38, 42) YOslst.

Info :

For sizes adult medium (adult large) only:

Round 31 (33) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 34 (38) sts, YOslst2tog Blp twice. 36 (40) YOslst.

Round 32 (34) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 34 (38) sts. 35 (39) YOslst.

Info :

For all sizes:

Round 23 (27, 29, 33, 35) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 23 (26, 29, 33, 37) sts, YOslst2tog Blp. 24 (27, 30, 34, 38) YOslst.

Round 24 (28, 30, 34, 36) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 22 (25, 28, 32, 36) sts. 23 (26, 29, 33, 37) YOslst.

Round 25-35 (29-41, 31-45, 35-51, 37-55) (section across forehead) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across.

Round 36 (42, 46, 52, 56) (begins increase section) :

Ch 3, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 2 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 23 (26, 29, 33, 37) sts. 25 (28, 31, 35, 39) YOslst.

Round 37 (43, 47, 53, 57) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across until 1 st remains, YOslst in last st.

Round 38 (44, 48, 54, 58) (increase row) :

Ch 4, turn, beginning with the second ch from hook YOslst Blp in each of the next 3 chs, YOslst Blp in each of the next 25 (28, 31, 35, 39) sts. 28 (31, 34, 38, 42) YOslst.

Round 39-52 (45-60, 49-66, 55-74, 59-80) :

Repeat Rows 7-20 (9-24, 9-26, 11-30, 11-32).

Round 53 (61, 67, 75, 81) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst Blp in each of the next 26 (29, 32, 36, 40) sts, YOslst2tog Blp. 27 (30, 33, 37, 41) YOslst.

Round 54 (62, 68, 76, 82) (decrease row) :

Ch 1, turn, YOslst2tog Blp, YOslst Blp in each of the next 25 (28, 31, 35, 39) sts. 26 (29, 32, 36, 40) YOslst.

Round 55-60 (63-68, 69-76, 77-84, 83-92) :

Ch 1, turn, 1 YOslst Blp into each st across.

Info :

Seaming row: Turn as if to work another row, fold hat, matching ends, with foundation row directly behind last row worked. Working through both loops of row in front (working row) and front loops of row in back (foundation edge), sl st across. Do not fasten off. Turn so that seam is on the inside of hat.

— Edging :

Info :

Change to smaller hook (two sizes smaller than hook used for hat). With CC, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), SC around edge of hat as follows: SC in each row-end across to earflap, SC along edge of earflap making one SC into each ridge and either 1, 2, OR 3 SC between ridges. If the edge seems constricted, use fewer stitches (or a larger hook), if the edge becomes stretched out or wavy, use fewer stitches (or a smaller hook). The goal here is make a tidy border of SC that does not stretch or constrict the edge. Continue making a border of SC, placing 1 SC in each row-end across the straight edges, and working second earflap same as the first. Slst into the first SC of edging round and fasten off. Continuing with smaller hook and CC, pull up loop in same st as join, YOslst in each st around, sl st to fasten off.

— Finishing :

Info :

Use a double-stranded length of MC to weave through each ridge along top edge of hat, and pull tight to close top of hat as much as possible. Turn Hat inside out and use yarn tails to sew remaining hole at top of hat closed. Weave in ends, turn RS out and block.

— PomPom :

Info :

Cut 1 piece of CC yarn to 16" [40.5 cm] and set aside. Cut 1 piece of CC yarn to 32" [81 cm] and set aside. Wrap CC yarn loosely around piece of 3.5" [9 cm] cardboard about 140-160 times. Before removing loops from cardboard, tie the 16" [40.5 cm] piece of yarn tightly around loops near center of cardboard. Fold the 32" [81 cm] piece of yarn in half, then holding the yarn doubled, tie the center of the opposite side of pompom in a tight knot. (Now there is a knot on each side of the cardboard). Carefully slide loops off cardboard and tie the doubled piece of yarn around the center of the loops, this time around both sides- make sure you tie a very tight knot. Use scissors to cut all of the loops of the pom-pom, being careful not to cut either of the two longer strands that were used to tie the pom-pom together. Fluff pom-pom, and trim ends of pom-pom into a 3.5" [9 cm] ball. Using yarn needle and long strands of yarn, attach pom-pom to top of hat. Weave in ends.

— Tie ends :

Info :

Cut 24 pieces of CC at 32" [81.5 cm]. Set 12 of these pieces aside for the second tie. Insert hook from WS to RS through earflap near tip, lay center of 12 strands of cut yarn over hook, and use hook to pull through earflap until a large enough loop forms to pull all 24 ends through. Divide strands into 3 equal sections (8 ends in each section) and braid until desired length. Tie in overhand knot and trim ends. Repeat for opposite tie end with remaining 12 strands of yarn.

Assembly Instructions

  • Seam the hat by folding it with foundation row behind last row worked, then sl st through both loops of the working row and front loops of foundation edge across the seam; do not fasten off and turn seam to the inside.
  • Change to a smaller hook and work SC edging around the hat and earflaps, placing 1 SC in each row-end and 1 SC into each ridge along earflaps; fasten off and work a round of YOslst in CC to finish.
  • Weave a double-stranded length of MC through the ridges at the top of the hat and pull tight to close the top; turn hat inside out and sew remaining hole closed using yarn tails.
  • Make the pompom using 3.5" [9 cm] cardboard, secure with the long yarn tails, trim into a 3.5" [9 cm] ball, and attach to the top of hat with a yarn needle using the long tails.
  • Form ties by pulling sets of 12 doubled strands through each earflap using a hook, braid the 24 strands into three sections of 8 for desired length, knot and trim; repeat for the opposite earflap.

Important Notes

  • 💡Turning chains do not count as stitches; do not work into turning chains on the next row to maintain correct stitch counts.
  • 💡Use removable stitch markers to mark the first and last stitch of each row if you are newer to turned-row constructions to avoid miscounts.
  • 💡Switch to a hook two sizes smaller for edging to avoid a stretched or constricted edge, and adjust stitch frequency between ridges as needed.
  • 💡When making the pompom, tie center knots tightly and preserve the two long tie strands for attaching securely to the hat.

This Oak Grove Earflap Hat pattern gives you a warm, textured hat with neat earflaps and a playful pompom to personalize every project. 🧶 Make matching family hats or sport team colors with contrast edging for a fun finishing touch. The sideways construction and clear instructions make fitting multiple sizes simple and rewarding. 🎀 Stay cozy and enjoy crafting every stitch! ✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished hat be?

Finished hats measure approximately 16 (18.25, 20.25, 22.5, 24.5)" [40.5 (46.5, 51.5, 57, 62) cm] in circumference and about 6.5 (7.25, 8, 9, 10)" [16.5 (18.5, 20.5, 23, 25.5) cm] tall measured along the center back seam.

Can I change the yarn weight or hook size?

Yes, but changing yarn weight or hook size will affect the final size and texture; check your gauge over the YOslst Blp stitch and adjust hook size to match the stated gauge for best results.

Are turning chains counted as stitches in this pattern?

No, turning chains do not count as stitches in this sideways, turned-row construction; do not work into them on the following row.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, depending on experience level, yarn choice, and whether you make the pompom and edging by hand.