There is something irresistibly charming about a tiny hat on a handmade toy. A bare amigurumi head looks sweet enough, but pop a little beanie, a pointed witch hat or a floppy sun hat on top and suddenly your bunny has a personality, your snowman has a season and your elf is ready for the Christmas shelf. That is exactly why I have gathered these twenty crochet amigurumi hat ideas for you — every one a hat made for a toy or a small doll, every one genuinely free, and every one small enough to finish in an evening or two from your scrap basket.
Sixteen of these patterns are written-only, and four come with a video tutorial alongside the written pattern, so you can watch the tricky rounds as well as read them — I have marked those four clearly as you go. A few of the hats below are hat sections inside a bigger toy pattern, and wherever that is the case I have said so plainly and counted the hat only, never the whole toy. So grab a small hook, pick your favourite little character, and let us find it the perfect hat.
1. The Classic Tiny Amigurumi Hat
We are starting with the simplest possible idea, and honestly it might be the one you reach for most. Dedri Uys designed this little hat to sit on an amigurumi head at just three and a half centimetres high and wide, worked in ten neat rounds with clear attaching instructions so it stays put through plenty of play. Because it is so small and so plain, it becomes a blank canvas: make it in red for a little gnome, in mustard for a harvest doll, or in rainbow stripes for a birthday bear. The full pattern is free on her blog, and it is the perfect first hat if you have never dressed a toy before. Once you have made one, you will want a whole wardrobe of them in every colour of your stash.
Pattern: Amigurumi Hat by Dedri Uys at LookAtWhatIMade — Get the free pattern
2. A Cosy Winter Hat With Earflaps and Tassels
Nothing says winter like earflaps, and this amigurumi winter hat has them, plus tassels and a happy little pompom on top. It comes in two sizes, a smaller one about four and a quarter inches across and a bigger one at five inches, so you can fit anything from a pocket-sized penguin to a chunky snow friend. This is one of the four written-plus-video patterns in the collection: the full written text is on the page in both sizes, and a video tutorial walks you through the same steps if you like to watch as you work. In a snowy white with red tassels it is pure Christmas card, and in a soft grey it suits a woodland creature beautifully. Your amigurumi will look warmer just wearing it.
Pattern: Winter Hat for Your Amigurumi by Theresa’s Crochet Shop — Get the free pattern
3. A Mini Beanie for Your Snowman
Ashley Parker at The Loopy Lamb knows her way around tiny doll clothes, and this mini beanie proves it in just seven rounds plus a pompom. It was designed for her amigurumi snowman, and it comes in two sizes: a mini version about one and a quarter inches tall and a jumbo version at three inches, so the same pattern dresses a whole snowman family. This is another written-plus-video pattern, with the complete written instructions on the page and a step-by-step video beside them. A classic red beanie with a white pompom is the obvious choice, but try it in teal or plum for a snowman with a bit more attitude. It is quick, it is cute, and it uses almost no yarn at all.
Pattern: Mini Beanie for Amigurumi Snowman by Ashley Parker at The Loopy Lamb — Get the free pattern
4. A Mini Santa Hat for the Same Snowman
If your snowman already has the beanie, he clearly needs the Santa hat too, and Ashley Parker has you covered with a matching mini version worked in twenty rounds plus a pompom. The mini size stands about four inches tall and the jumbo version reaches around eleven inches, which means one pattern can top everything from a shelf-sitting snowman to a big soft toy that guards the tree. Like the beanie, this one is written-plus-video, so you can read the rounds and watch them worked at the same time. The red body with its white trim and fluffy pompom is instantly festive, and the floppy tip gives it that just-right Santa slouch. Make a pair and your snowmen can be Santa and Mrs Claus for the whole of December.
Pattern: Mini Santa Hat for Amigurumi Snowman by Ashley Parker at The Loopy Lamb — Get the free pattern
5. A Mini Sun Hat for Dolls and Stuffed Friends
After all that winter wool, here is a little sunshine: a miniature sun hat worked in eleven rounds and finished with a sweet bow. The designer frames it for dressing up dolls and stuffed animals, though the page also mentions charms and decoration as other uses, so I am counting it here on its toy-framed rounds and disclosing that multi-use wording honestly. It is the kind of hat that turns an ordinary teddy into a holiday teddy in about half an hour, and the brim gives it a proper grown-up sun-hat silhouette in miniature. Try it in butter yellow with a white bow for a picnic bear, or in coral for a beach-day doll. Small, fast and endlessly giftable, this is a scrap-basket hero.
Pattern: Mini Sun Hat for Dolls by Craft Passion — Get the free pattern
6. The Classic Amigurumi Santa Hat
June Gilbank at PlanetJune is a name every amigurumi maker trusts, and her Santa hat is a perfect example of why: fifteen rounds, a soft trim and a bobble, finishing at about three inches across, with every step written out clearly on the page. It is donationware, which means the complete pattern is free to follow whether or not you choose to pay anything for it, and the eyelash trim option gives the brim a lovely fluffy edge if you want extra festive texture. This hat suits almost any small toy, from a bear to a bunny to a snowman, and it photographs beautifully on the mantelpiece. If you only make one Christmas hat this year, make it this one, in the brightest red you own.
Pattern: Amigurumi Santa Hat by June Gilbank at PlanetJune — Get the free pattern
7. A Striped Witch Hat for a Little Ghost
This one is a hat section inside a full ghost pattern, and I am counting the hat only — the ghost body is not part of this entry, and the hat is a genuinely separate piece with its own thirteen rounds, purple and orange stripes and a flared brim worked in front loops. The pattern is shared on a republication host with the designer's name and shop credited, so you are following Lauren Wigfield Barrett's own hat design. Striped witch hats have a wonderful Halloween energy, and this one is small enough to perch on any little ghost, pumpkin or black cat toy in your collection. Work the stripes in classic purple and orange, or go monochrome black and cream for a spookier, more elegant witch. Either way, it is the fastest Halloween costume your toys will ever wear.
Pattern: Ghost Witch Hat by Lauren Wigfield Barrett via alwaysfreeamigurumi — Get the free pattern
8. A Witch Hat in Three Sizes
If one witch hat size does not fit all your toys, this pattern gives you three: a small hat about six centimetres high and wide, a medium at eight and a half by seven and a half, and a large at ten by nine and a half. The written pattern is free on the page, covering the cone, the band and a little buckle, and this is the fourth of our written-plus-video entries — the videos cover specific parts of the hat while the written text stays primary, so you can read the whole thing and watch just the fiddly bits. An ad-free PDF is sold elsewhere, but the web version costs nothing, which is all we need. In black with a gold buckle it is a storybook witch hat, and in deep purple it suits a friendlier Halloween fairy. Make all three sizes and your whole toy shelf can go trick-or-treating together.
Pattern: Witch Hat by Cuddly Stitches Craft — Get the free pattern
9. A Tiny Cowboy Hat for a Cactus Friend
Yes, a cactus wearing a cowboy hat, and yes, it is as delightful as it sounds. This is another hat-section entry: the cowboy hat is a separate piece with its own six rounds, a flipped-up brim and instructions to sew it onto the cactus between the first few rounds, while the cactus body itself is not counted here. The pattern is shared on a host site with the designer credited and linked, so you are following the original maker's hat design. A miniature cowboy hat instantly turns any round toy into a little western character, and it works just as well on a bear or a bunny as on a cactus. Try it in sandy tan with a darker band for a desert look, or in a bold red for a rodeo star. It is six rounds of pure charm.
Pattern: Cowboy Hat by kikis.stitches via amigurumiforum — Get the free pattern
10. An Elf Hat for Small Dolls
This elf hat comes from a Christmas advent calendar of doll patterns, and it is a proper little project at forty-six rounds plus a red pompom, with a long striped body and a floppy festive tip. One honest sizing note: it is designed to fit dolls with a head circumference of twenty to twenty-two centimetres, which is a small-doll fit, not the eighteen-inch fashion-doll class, and I am disclosing that here so you size your toy accordingly. The full written pattern is free on the page, and the long elf shape means it drapes beautifully over a small doll's head like a proper Christmas elf. Make it in red and green stripes for the classic look, or in pink and white for a candy-cane elf. It is the hat your advent dolls have been waiting for.
Pattern: Dolls Elf Hat by Tansuluu Crafthaus via Crazypatterns — Get the free pattern
11. A Striped Witch Hat With a Gold Buckle
Here is another hat-section treasure, and this one is gloriously detailed: thirty-six rounds for the cone, plus a purple hat band and a gold hat buckle, with an assembly step that simply says to place the finished hat on the doll. The doll body itself is not counted here — only the hat, which is a complete separate piece shared on a host site with the designer, her shop and a copyright notice credited. The purple and gold combination gives this hat a rich, almost royal Halloween feel, quite different from the classic black witch hat, and the buckle is the kind of tiny detail that makes people lean in closer to look. Pair it with a black dress on a doll or a dark cloak on a little witch toy, and you have a miniature costume with real polish. It is a hat that clearly loves being the star.
Pattern: Striped Witch Doll Witch Hat by Isabel & Maite at Un Mar de Puntos via penguinhobbies — Get the free pattern
12. A Mushroom Witch Hat in Orange and Black
If you love a witch hat with a twist, this mushroom version is pure woodland magic: an orange cone worked over forty-two rounds, a black brim, and a clever note to leave the top of the hat unstuffed so it folds over softly like a real mushroom cap. Again this is a hat section inside a bigger pattern, counted here as the hat only, with the body sewn to the hat through the inside back loops of one round — a neat construction detail that keeps everything sitting just right. The pattern is shared as a free PDF with the designer credited on it, so you are following the original maker's work. In orange and black it is a Halloween showpiece, and in red and cream it becomes a toadstool hat for a fairy-tale toy. Either way, it is the most unusual hat on this list, and possibly my favourite.
Pattern: Mushroom Witch Hat by les.mailles.du.rocher via amiguruminews — Get the free pattern
13. A Santa Hat to Top Off Your Curlie Doll
Kristina Turner at Tiny Curl designed this Santa hat to top off her free Curlie doll pattern, and it works beautifully on any small amigurumi doll too: eighteen rounds in red, a white trim worked in front loops, and a shape that sits jauntily rather than flopping flat. I am counting the hat only here, and disclosing that the same page includes a beard as a companion piece — the beard is not part of this entry, but you can absolutely add it if your doll wants the full Santa look. The hat's tidy proportions make it one of the most wearable Santa hats in this collection, neither too tall nor too stubby. In classic red and white it is ready for the tree, and in pink and white it becomes a sweet Mrs Claus hat for a second doll. Two dolls, two hats, one very festive shelf.
Pattern: Santa Hat and Beard by Kristina Turner at Tiny Curl — Get the free pattern
14. A Vintage Christmas Santa Hat From a Free PDF
This little Santa hat comes from a free PDF pattern with the designer's credit on it, and it has a lovely vintage feel: nineteen rows plus a pompom and assembly, finishing at about three and a half inches tall and two and a half inches wide at the base. The designer frames it for decorating dolls, rubber ducks and teddy bears, which is exactly the kind of small-toy framing this collection is built on. Because it comes as a printable PDF, it is easy to keep beside your chair while you work, and the small size means it is a perfect last-minute Christmas Eve make. In traditional red it is timeless, and in a soft dusty pink it feels like something from a vintage Christmas card. Print it, hook it, and pop it on your favourite toy before the big day.
Pattern: Christmas Santa Hat by PixieKitten — Get the free pattern
15. A Free Witch Hat From a Paid Doll Pattern
Here is an honest bargain worth knowing about: the Rosie Rue doll herself is sold as a paid PDF, but her witch hat instructions are free on the page, under their own heading, in eight complete rounds from cone to fastening off. I am counting the hat only, and disclosing the paid-doll part plainly, because the hat section is genuinely free and genuinely separate. The doll it was made for is a fifteen-inch plush doll, thirteen inches without the hat, so this hat has a bit more presence than the tiniest ones on this list — it suits a bigger soft toy beautifully. In black with a purple band it is a proper little witch's hat, and the short eight-round cone means you can finish it while the kettle boils. Free hat, fabulous toy, no compromise.
Pattern: Rosie Rue Witch Hat by Sweet Softies — Get the free pattern
16. A Witch Hat That Doubles as a Hair Clip
This witch hat has a double life, and I am disclosing both sides of it: the page frames the finished piece primarily as a hair clip, but it explicitly names amigurumi use too, calling it a mini hat for another amigurumi, so I am counting the hat on that named toy use. The hat itself is worked in seventeen rounds plus a flared brim, and the page's own FAQ confirms you can stop after finishing and stuffing the hat for a classic plain witch hat, with the eyeball and hair-clip options left as optional extras. That means you get a proper little witch hat first and a novelty hair accessory second, all from one free pattern. In black with a purple band it is Halloween-ready, and without the eyeball it is a perfectly respectable mini witch hat for any small toy. Two uses, one tiny pattern, zero waste.
Pattern: Witch Hat with Eyeball by Tutu Crochet — Get the free pattern
17. A Tiny Witch Hat Behind a Free Sign-Up Gate
This two-inch witch hat is one of the smallest on the list, with a brim about two and a half inches across, worked in fourteen rounds plus a hat band and a buckle finish. One honest disclosure: the page carries a free-account gate notice partway through, asking you to create a free account to unlock the final steps, but the full rounds and finishing are shown on the page itself, so I am counting it under the free-sign-up precedent and flagging the gate here so there are no surprises. The designer frames it for dressing up amigurumi, dolls and stuffed animals, and its tiny size makes it perfect for the smallest ghosts and kittens in your collection. In black with a gold buckle it is a miniature classic, and it is so quick you could make a whole coven of them in one sitting. Just sign up free, hook away, and enjoy.
Pattern: Witch Hat by Easy Breezy Crochet — Get the free pattern
18. A Delicate Flowery Sun Hat for a Teddy Bear
Now for something altogether more delicate: a miniature flowery sun hat made for a teddy bear, worked in fine number twenty hemp cord with a tiny hook, finishing at about four and three-quarter inches across. Thirteen rounds plus flower accents give it a proper sun-hat shape with a brim, and the hemp cord gives it a lovely natural, rustic texture quite unlike ordinary yarn. One disclosure to carry with this one: the page itself states that the pattern has not been tested for accuracy, so treat it as a charming vintage-style pattern and be ready to fudge a stitch count if your rounds disagree with the text. In natural hemp with a pink flower it is a picnic hat for a very elegant bear, and in white cord it suits a wedding teddy beautifully. Delicate, unusual and full of character.
Pattern: Miniature Flowery Sun Hat by Connie Lee at Crochet Cetera — Get the free pattern
19. A Small Christmas Elves Hat to Sew On and Fold Down
This is another hat-section entry, and it is a joy to make: twenty-two rounds, or thirty for the larger size, plus a pompom, with instructions to sew the hat to the head just above the last round and fold down the tip for that classic elf flop. The elf body itself is not counted here — only the hat, which is a separate piece with its own rounds and assembly. The elves it was designed for stand nineteen centimetres head to toe, or twenty-five and a half including the hat, so you can see what a difference a good hat makes to a toy's presence. In red and white stripes it is pure North Pole, and in green and cream it becomes a woodland elf's hat for year-round play. Fold the tip, add the pompom, and your elf is ready for duty.
Pattern: Small Christmas Elves Hat by Kristi Tullus — Get the free pattern
20. A Striped Elf Hat From a Site-Credited Pattern
We finish with a cheerful striped elf hat in red and green, worked from a magic ring through a ten-to-twelve-centimetre base and ten straight rounds, then fastened off and sewn to the head. This is a hat-section entry, so the elf body is not counted here, and I should be plain about the credit: the page shows no personal byline, so it is credited to the site itself, never to an invented name, and it is the weakest credit in this collection — included because the hat section is complete, separate and free, but flagged honestly here. The bold red and green stripes make it one of the jolliest hats on the list, and the simple construction means a confident beginner can finish it in an evening. Pop it on an elf, a gnome or any round-headed toy that needs cheering up, and let the stripes do the celebrating.
Pattern: Christmas Elf Hat by Puqqu — Get the free pattern
Conclusion
And that is twenty little hats, my friend — beanies and Santa hats, witch hats in every stripe and size, cowboy hats, elf hats and sun hats, every single one free and every single one made to sit on a toy's head rather than your own. If you are new to dressing amigurumi, start with the classic tiny hat or the mini beanie; if you love a seasonal shelf, the Santa hats and witch hats will keep your toys dressed all year round. Remember the golden rule of toy hats: the hat is a separate piece, so make a few and let your toys swap hats like we swap scarves.
Now tell me — which of these twenty hats is going on your hook first, and which toy in your house is lucky enough to wear it? I read every comment, and I cannot wait to see your tiny-hatted makes!
