Henley Crochet Cable Heart Hat – FREE pattern

Wow, I’ve been working on the launch of my new website + blog for over a year and it’s hard to believe the day is finally here! I’m thrilled to share this crochet (yes it really is crochet!) cable heart hat as my first free pattern. The instructions include 5 sizes ranging from Toddler to Adult and come with a chart + video tutorial. You can download an inexpensive concise PDF of the pattern on Etsy HERE or Ravelry HERE or keep scrolling to view the online version for free below (gosh I love being able to say that)! : )

This cable crochet heart toque has been on my mind for quite some time but it took dozens of tries to get the concept from my head to my hook. It was a labour of love (pun intended) and I am so happy with how the cabled heart shape turned out. I think the brim and cables look so much like knit (if you’ve followed me for a while you know this is a dream combo for me) but are achieved using basic crochet stitches! The pattern is more of an intermediate to advanced design because of the colour changes mixed with the cable work BUT I have another heart hat pattern in the works that is VERY beginner friendly so stay tuned.

Those who follow me on Instagram may find this pink + white heart hat a surprise shift from my usual monotone style. The truth is that it was my oldest daughter’s idea . . she just turned 8 and requested a new toque in her favourite colour so I worked up this one just for her. I used Lion Brand’s ‘Feels Like Butta Yarn’ (found HERE) in Light Pink + White (it’s more white than it appears in the picture). It is beyond soft (almost velvety) and was a treat to work with but I will caution that it’s a lighter ‘medium’ weight yarn and the finished size turned out to be much smaller than the pattern measurements. You could offset this by going up a size (or maybe even two) in the pattern.

Okay, ready to see how this hat is made? Let’s get started! : )

HENLEY CABLE HEART HAT - Free Crochet Pattern

Download the PDF for $3 US HERE

Save this pattern to your Ravelry HERE

F I N I S H E D S I Z E S

Toddler (Age 1-3 years) – 18” circumference, 7” high

Child (Age 3-10 years) – 19” circumference, 7.5” high

Adult Small – 20” circumference, 8” high

Adult Medium – 21” circumference, 8” high

Adult Large – 22” circumference, 8.5” high

M A T E R I A L S

Hook – US G / 6 – 4.25mm crochet hook

Yarn – Any medium weight yarn (size 4 / ‘Worsted’ / ‘Aran’ / 10 ply)

Lion Brand® Vanna’s Choice® (Silver Heather + White) used for pattern

Amounts needed:

◦ Contrasting Colour (heart):

➢ All sizes – approximately 25 yards or 23 meters

◦ Base Colour (brim + body):

➢ Toddler (Age 1-3 years) – approximately 120 yards or 110 meters

➢ Child (Age 3-10 years) – approximately 133 yards or 122 meters

➢ Adult Small – approximately 145 yards or 133 meters

➢ Adult Medium – approximately 155 yards or 142 meters

➢ Adult Large – approximately 170 yards or 156 meters

◦ Pom Pom Colour:

➢ All sizes – approximately 45 yards or 41 meters

Stitch Marker – any standard stitch marker or safety pin

Pompom – Any yarn or faux fur pom pom will work

◦ ‘Clover’ Large 3 ⅜” (85mm) Pom Pom maker was used for yarn poms

(https://www.clover-usa.com/en/67-pom-pom-makers)

◦ ‘Rainbow Designs’ Faux Fur Pom Poms were used for fur poms

(https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRainbowDesigns)

G A U G E

7 stitches = 2 inches

7 rounds = 2 inches

P A T T E R N A B B R E V I A T I O N S

English (US) terms

ch – Chain: Yarn over, pull through loop on hook

dc – Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through last 2 loops on hook

hdc – Half Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook

sc2tog – Single Crochet 2 Together: insert hook into first stitch, yarn over and pull through, insert hook into second stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook

FP – Front Post: instead of working into a stitch, work around post of stitch by placing hook behind post of stitch and around the other side, yarn over and pull yarn around post and complete stitch

sl st – Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch and loop on hook

sts – Stitches: Number of various stitches made in a row/round

BC – Base Colour: Main colour yarn used for the pattern

CC – Contrasting Colour: Secondary colour yarn used for the pattern (Contrasting stitches are written in red)

SWITCHING COLOURS: Use colour needed for next stitch to complete current stitch. For example: insert hook into stitch, drop BC yarn, yarn over with CC yarn and pull through stitch and loop on hook (you now have your CC yarn ready to use for your next stitch).

N O T E S

Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch in stitch counts
Brim of hat is created first in rows then the ends join to form a circle
Body of hat is worked in continuous rounds – no joins/seam
When creating heart design yarn can be either carried around or dropped and picked up again when needed (make sure to leave enough slack behind silhouette so that hat has give when worn)
Stitch count in [ ] at the end of each row is in order of size (smallest to largest)

YouTube Video Tutorial

There is a video tutorial that accompanies this pattern on YouTube HERE.

Chart

W R I T T E N P A T T E R N
English (US) terms

BRIM OF HAT
Work in rows to complete the brim of hat

ROW 1
Chain:Starting with Base Colour (BC) yarn

6 – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
7 – Child (Age 3-10 years)
8 – Adult Small
8 – Adult Medium
8 – Adult Large

Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st down chain
[5 sl st | 6 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st]

ROW 2
Turn, ch 1, sl st in back loop in each stitch down row
[5 sl st | 6 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st]

ROW 3 AND UP
Repeat Row 2 until:

Row 118 (59 ribs) – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
Row 128 (64 ribs) – Child (Age 3-10 years)
Row 138 (69 ribs) – Adult Small
Row 148 (74 ribs) – Adult Medium
Row 158 (79 ribs) – Adult Large

Sl st last row and first row together to form a circle
[5 sl st | 6 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st | 7 sl st]

BODY OF HAT
Work in rounds to complete the body of the hat

ROUND 1
(Working around edge of circular brim place stitches in between each rib)
Sc2tog, place stitch marker,
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)]
Repeat from * around,
Do not join
(your last sc2tog should be worked into previous stitch and first stitch of round 1)
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sc2tog | 65 sc2tog | 70 sc2tog | 75 sc2tog | 80 sc2tog]

ROUND 2
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

29 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
31 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
34 stitches – Adult Small
36 stitches – Adult Medium
39 stitches – Adult Large

CC (Contrasting Colour) FPhdc around next 2 stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 3
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

27 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
29 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
32 stitches – Adult Small
34 stitches – Adult Medium
37 stitches – Adult Large

CC (Contrasting Colour) FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches, FPhdc around next stitch,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 4
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

25 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
27 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
30 stitches – Adult Small
32 stitches – Adult Medium
35 stitches – Adult Large

CC (Contrasting Colour) FPhdc around next 10 stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 5
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

23 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
25 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
28 stitches – Adult Small
30 stitches – Adult Medium
33 stitches – Adult Large

ROUND 6
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

21 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
23 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
26 stitches – Adult Small
28 stitches – Adult Medium
31 stitches – Adult Large

CC FPhdc around next 18 stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 7
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

18 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
20 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
23 stitches – Adult Small
25 stitches – Adult Medium
28 stitches – Adult Large

CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 8
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

18 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
20 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
23 stitches – Adult Small
25 stitches – Adult Medium
28 stitches – Adult Large

CC FPhdc around next 24 stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 9
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

18 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
20 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
23 stitches – Adult Small
25 stitches – Adult Medium
28 stitches – Adult Large

CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round, place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 10
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

18 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
20 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
23 stitches – Adult Small
25 stitches – Adult Medium
28 stitches – Adult Large

ROUND 11
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

18 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
20 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
23 stitches – Adult Small
25 stitches – Adult Medium
28 stitches – Adult Large

CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches, FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches, FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches, FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches, FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round, place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 12
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

20 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
22 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
25 stitches – Adult Small
27 stitches – Adult Medium
30 stitches – Adult Large

CC FPhdc around next 9 stitches,
[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)] x 2
CC FPhdc around next 9 stitches,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 13
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for next:

22 stitches – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
24 stitches – Child (Age 3-10 years)
27 stitches – Adult Small
29 stitches – Adult Medium
32 stitches – Adult Large

CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)] x 4
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
CC skip next 2 stitches and FPdc around following 2 stitches,
CC FPdc around 2 skipped stitches,
CC FPhdc around next stitch,
*[Single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * for remainder of round, place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sts | 65 sts | 70 sts | 75 sts | 80 sts]

ROUND 14
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * around,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[60 sc2tog | 65 sc2tog | 70 sc2tog | 75 sc2tog | 80 sc2tog]

STOP HERE FOR TODDLER (AGE 1-3) SIZE AND SKIP TO ROUND 18

ROUND 15
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * around,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[65 sc2tog | 70 sc2tog | 75 sc2tog | 80 sc2tog]

STOP HERE FOR CHILD (AGE 3-10) SIZE AND SKIP TO ROUND 18

ROUND 16
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * around,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[70 sc2tog | 75 sc2tog | 80 sc2tog]

STOP HERE FOR ADULT SMALL + MEDIUM SIZE AND SKIP TO ROUND 18

ROUND 17
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)],
Repeat from * around,
Place stitch marker in last stitch
[80 sc2tog]

ROUND 18
*[single crochet previous stitch and next stitch together (sc2tog)] x 9,
Skip stitch,
Repeat from * until:

no stitches remain – Toddler (Age 1-3 years)
5 stitches remain – Child (Age 3-10 years)
no stitches remain – Adult Small
5 stitches remain – Adult Medium
no stitches remain – Adult Large