My Favourite Free Crochet Hat Patterns

I love a good crocheted winter hat pattern, here are some of my favourites.

What do you call a snug fitting pull on wooly winter hat in your part of the world? Earlier in the year we went to Canada and discovered that there they are called 'toques' or is it 'touques'? I am familiar with the US 'beanie' as that's what we call them here in the UK - unless they have a pom pom on top and then it's called a 'bobble hat'.
Whatever they are called, they are a cold weather essential and they are a lovely thing to knit or crochet. I prefer to crochet hats, anything round is much easier to crochet in my opinion, and with a fairly substantial yarn you can whip one up in an evening. 
I thought I'd share a few of my favourite crochet hat patterns, the ones I've actually tried out and had success with. 
I LOVE this puff stitch beanie pattern from The Wee House of Crochet.

It is perfect for someone who is a beginner, maybe someone who has only done granny squares up to know. It's a great chance to expand your stitch repertoire but it's still a simple pattern to follow.  I made mine in an grey Aran yarn I picked up from Aldi, but any worsted or aran weight would work. Lovely with a pom pom or without.

  Doing a rib effect with crochet is actually really easy. This cute Lolly-Poms Easy Ribbed Crochet Beanie from One Dog Woof is a great pattern to practice the technique. 

I made this in the same Aldi yarn but again any aran or worsted will work. 

As you can see, this is the hat I made the rainbow pom pom for. Find out how to make them (it's easy) here.
The last hat I've made in this grey aran yarn is this V Stitch Beanie from Over the Apple Tree. 

Mine looks a slightly different shape to the original pattern but I think that's just the way it's lying on the table. The flower pattern I used is this free one from Mollie Makes Magazine, it's one of my favourites.

This was another 'simple to follow' pattern and I love the little edging which was another new stitch for me to learn.  Another of my favourite free crochet hat patterns is this lovely plaid hat from Whistle and Ivy.

I made a version of this for myself last year and it became my go to for every cold day.

The pattern for this is for a worsted / aran weight too but I made mine using DK which is a little thinner and it turned out just fine. 
Have you got a fabulous free crochet hat pattern you'd like to share? Add it to the link up below. 

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