I’m excited to share a top-down granny stitch hat pattern in 3 sizes today. The Luisa Top-Down Granny Stitch Hat pattern is worked in the round, starting with a solid stitch pattern to keep the crown warm and then opening up to airy granny stitches at the sides, making it perfect for transitional weather.
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Scroll down for the Luisa Top-Down Granny Stitch Hat pattern. As I was preparing for Third Edition of Granny Square Month, I thought about something I could easily vary with granny stitches or squares. The idea to make several hat patterns came to me, and Luisa is the first one I’m sharing!
This is a straightforward design, worked from the crown to the hat band. Although I’ve never been much of a hat person, since I’ve moved to Burlington, I’ve started to appreciate them more. First of all, it often gets chilly after the sun goes down but carrying around a sweater all day isn’t always practical. Bringing a hat along for the ride seems much more manageable.
I’ve definitely seen more folks wearing crocheted hats in Burlington, too, which is inspiring. I mean, all of these other crochet hat wearers can’t be wrong!
Luisa is not quite slouchy, but there’s some ease between the crown and the hat band. It’s perfect for piling your hair underneath!
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Luisa Top-Down Granny Stitch Hat
Crochet Granny Stitch Hat Pattern by Underground Crafter
Updated October 3, 2025
This granny stitch hat pattern is available in 3 sizes and is worked in the round from the top down. The top uses solid stitches while the sides allow air in, making it perfect for transitional weather.
Finished Sizes
- 4-6 Pound Preemie (Toddler, Teen/Adult Small). Photographed sample is Teen/Adult Small.
- 4-6 Pound Preemie: 11” (28 cm) circumference x 5” (13 cm) length.
- Toddler: 17.25” (44 cm) circumference x 7.75” (19.5 cm) length.
- Teen/Adult Small: 20.5” (52 cm) circumference x 9” (23 cm) length.
Materials
- Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 170 yd/156 m) – 1 skein in 178AC Sea Glass, or approximately 50 yd (125 yd, 170 yd)/45.5 m (114.5 m, 155.5 m) in any medium weight yarn.
- KnitPro Waves 2.0 (available online at LoveCrafts | Amazon) US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Through Rnd 4 in pattern = 4.5” (11.5 cm) diameter. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Rich Textures Crochet has a helpful video demonstrating how to identify the back loop in crochet here.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease) – [Insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop] twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the sc2tog video above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over
- * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
- () Work instructions between parentheses into same stitch or space.
Pattern Note
- Hat is crocheted in the round from the crown to hat band in joined rounds with the right side facing out.
Pattern Instructions
Hat – All Sizes
- Starting at crown, ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to first ch to form ring.
- Round 1: Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 sts)
- Round 2: Ch 1, starting in first st 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st to first dc. (24 sts)
- Round 3: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] around, join with sl st to first dc. (36 sts)
- Round 4: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts] around, join with sl st to first dc. (48 sts) 4-6 POUND PREEMIE SIZE ONLY: Continue on to Next Round.
- Round 5: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts] around, join with sl st to first dc. (60 sts)
- Round 6: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts] around, join with sl st to first dc. (72 sts) TODDLER SIZE ONLY: Continue on to Next Round.
- Round 7: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts] around, join with sl st to first dc. (84 sts) TEEN/ADULT SIZE ONLY: Continue on to Next Round.
4-6 Pound Preemie (Toddler) Sizes
- Next Round: Ch 1, starting in first st [3 dc in next st, ch 1, skip 3 sts] around to last 4 sts, 3 dc in next st, skip 3 sts, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc. – 48 sts (72 sts)
4-6 Pound Preemie (Toddler) Sizes Work Even
- Work Even Round 1: Ch 1, 3 dc in same ch-1 sp, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp,** ch 1; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc.
- Repeat Work Even Round 1 until hat measures approximately 4” (6.75”)/10 cm (17 cm) from crown.
4-6 Pound Preemie (Toddler) Sizes Hat Band
- Round 1: Ch 1, [sc in next 3 dc, sc in ch-1 sp] around, join with sl st to first sc. – 48 sts (72 sts)
- Round 2: Ch 1, starting in first st [sc2togBL, scBL in next 2 (4) sts] around, join with sl st to first sc. – 36 sts (60 sts)
- Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first sc.
- Repeat Round 3 until hat measures approximately 5” (7.75”)/13 cm (19.5 cm) from crown.
- Fasten off. Continue on to Finishing.
Teen/Adult Small Size
- Next Round: Ch 1, starting in first st [*3 dc in next st, ch 1, skip 3 sts, 3 dc in next st,** ch 1, skip 2 sts] around, ending after ** with 2 sts remaining, skip 2 sts, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc. (84 sts)
Teen/Adult Small Size Work Even
- Work Even Round 1: Ch 1, 3 dc in same ch-1 sp, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp,** ch 1; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc.
- Repeat Work Even Round 1 until hat measures approximately 8” (20.5 cm) from crown.
Teen/Adult Small Size Hat Band
- Round 1: Ch 1, [sc in next 3 dc, sc in ch-1 sp] around, join with sl st to first sc. – 48 sts (72 sts)
- Round 2: Ch 1, starting in first st [sc2togBL, scBL in next 5 sts] around, join with sl st to first sc. (72 sts)
- Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first sc.
- Repeat Round 3 until hat measures approximately 9” (23 cm) from crown.
- Fasten off. Continue on to Finishing.
Finishing – All Sizes
- With yarn needle, weave in yarn tails on inside of hat.