There’s something about wearing a slouchy beanie that makes one feel so put together. It’s the perfect addition to an already cute outfit that leaves you feeling effortlessly cool. The cozy and casual look is appropriate for any day of the week, so why don’t you give one of these free slouchy beanie crochet patterns a try?
Do you know how to crochet a slouchy beanie? If you’ve ever crocheted a hat before, then you’re on the right track. The difference between a slouchy beanie and a regular hat is just a matter of adding a little something extra. Some slouchy beanie crochet patterns add extra height so that the top of the beanie drapes nicely instead of hugging the top of the head. Other patterns add extra width so that the top of the beanie billows slightly around the crown of the head. Many designs employ a combination of the two.
Of course, the ultimate question when it comes to slouchy beanie crochet patterns is how slouchy do you want them to be? Do you prefer a slight amount of slouch or do you dare to go all out with a generous amount of slouch to ramp up the drama? There’s no right or wrong answer here. It all comes down to personal preference! The best advice I can give you is to try the hat on a few times as you make it to check if you are on the right track for the look you are trying to achieve.
Lucky for you, you don’t have to go scrolling through endless pages of broken links and pattern scavenger hunts. We’ve curated 25 of the best slouchy beanie crochet patterns all in one convenient place for you. I’ll warn you, that all of these designs are so adorable that you are going to have one heck of a hard time deciding which one to make! So, you better start scrolling so you can get the ball rolling on your decision making process. Grab your crochet hook and let’s go!
Featured Crochet Slouchy Beanie Pattern
The Best Crochet Slouchy Beanie Patterns
November Twilight Slouch Hat
A solid gray color hat can still look unique and interesting with the right combination of stitches. You certainly won’t grow bored with this stitch pattern design! Special stitches for the hat include crossed double crochet and half double crochet in the 3rd loop. It’s topped off with a fabulous faux fur pom pom that feels as soft as it looks.
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Solids (Aran Weight #4)
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Snowball Slouch Hat
Of course, you don’t have to go too crazy with the special stitches to create an interesting monochrome hat. This design calls for the lemon peel stitch, an oldie but goodie stitch that employs a combination of single and double crochet stitches. The resulting texture and satisfying stitch are sheer perfection for a cozy slouchy beanie.
Designer: Left in Knots
Yarn: Lion Brand Scarfie (Bulky Weight #5)
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Marion Slouch
You’ll find that most slouchy beanie crochet patterns are crocheted from the bottom up, but this one is actually crocheted from the top down. Although, the design still manages to achieve a faux cinched look that mimics the folds and gathers of a bottom up hat. Special stitches for this pattern include half double crochet in the 3rd loop.
Designer: Little Monkeys Crochet
Yarn: Lion Brand LB Collection Superwash Merino (DK Weight #3)
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Oakley Slouch
For those who know that good things are worth waiting for, you’re sure to enjoy this patterned slouchy beanie design. Made with all single crochet stitches, the fingering weight yarn may add some time to the overall project but it also adds a tremendous amount of drape that you just can’t get any other way.
Designer: Little Monkeys Crochet
Yarn: Cascade Yarns ® Heritage Paints (Fingering Weight #1)
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Back in Brugge Beanie
If you know how to tunisian crochet, then you really ought to try this one. The pattern calls for the tunisian honeycomb stitch which alternates simple stitches with purl stitches to create a network of tiny interlocking hexagons. Complete with an extra warm double brim and a faux fur pom pom, this beanie design is pure luxury.
Designer: Heart Hook Home
Yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird (Aran Weight #4)
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3 ml Slouchy Beanie
The 3 ml Slouchy Beanie doubles down on the ribbing with a back loop half double crochet ribbed band and two sections of double crochet post stitch ribbing in the body of the hat. Along with half double crochet stitches in the 3rd loop, it’s a tour de force of texture and style. The pattern is crocheted in the round from the bottom up.
Designer: The Cookie Snob
Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! (Aran Weight #4)
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Simple and Sleek Slouch Hat
Not a fan of working in the round? No worries! This is one of those rare slouchy beanie crochet patterns that is worked in rows instead. It’s an easy crochet pattern and repetitive project that calls for just half double crochet stitches in the back loop. That makes it perfect for working on in front of the tv or while listening to your favorite podcast.
Designer: KMT Creations
Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! (Aran Weight #4)
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Bex Hat
Did this hat make you do a double take? I know that it looks like it is knit, but it is actually crocheted! The pattern employs special techniques to resemble knitting like yarn over slip stitches and crossed stitches. The hat is worked sideways in rows and then seamed. Some short rows are used to reduce bulkiness at the top of the hat.
Designer: My Hobby is Crochet
Yarn: Red Heart Soft Solids & Heathers (Aran Weight #4)
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Serendipity Slouch Hat
When you find the perfect pattern for that special skein of yarn you’ve been saving it’s crochet serendipity! You can crochet this adorable slouchy beanie using half double crochet stitches in the 3rd loop and double crochet cluster stitches. The coziness and interesting textures definitely make this hat worth a whirl.
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn: Red Heart Soft Solids & Heathers (Aran Weight #4)
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All Grown Up Striped Slouch
Broad stripes are a great way to use up 2 partial skeins of yarn leftover from other projects. The main part of this hat pattern calls for regular and back post double crochet stitches while the brim uses single crochet stitches in the back loops. It’s crocheted in the round from the top down. There’s even a pattern for matching arm warmers!
Designer: Moogly Blog
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Solids (Aran Weight #4)
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Zig Zag Slouch
These textured zig zags aren’t made with bobble or popcorn stitches. The technique is actually a little bit like mosaic crochet (minus the color changes) because it involves single crochet stitches in the back loop and double crochet stitches in the front loop of the stitches two rows below. It is less of a yarn eater than bobble stitch too!
Designer: A Crocheted Simplicity
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease (Aran Weight #4)
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Puff Stitch Slouchy Beanie
Of course, if your yarn stash is growing bigger than your yarn storage capacity, then you probably wouldn’t mind a good stash buster! Sure puff stitches are definite yarn eaters, but you can’t beat that texture and squish. Learn how to crochet this cute hat by following along with the video and written tutorials. It’s made in the round from the bottom up.
Designer: Sewrella
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (Aran Weight #4)
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Cobblestone Hat
If you are looking for free slouchy beanie crochet patterns that are a little more on the fancy side, then you are sure to love this sophisticated cable stitch design. It’s available as a written pattern and it also includes some video demonstrations to help you with the trickier bits of the design. The pattern calls for 4-stitch double crochet cables.
Designer: Whistle and Ivy
Yarn: Knit Picks City Tweed HW (Aran Weight #4)
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Eloise Slouch
I love a good gradient yarn but jarring color changes are glaringly obvious in small projects like hats. This clever design uses the lovely and textured extended moss stitch to blur the lines between rows and soften the gradient of the color changing yarn. Now the transition between colors is perfectly smooth and aesthetic.
Designer: A Crocheted Simplicity
Yarn: Lion Brand Scarfie (Bulky Weight #5)
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Puppy Love Heart Slouch
Surely you’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve but how about wearing your heart on your hat? The Puppy Love Heart Slouch is made with single, half double, and double crochet stitches along with cluster stitches. The free crochet pattern is available in both video and written formats.
Designer: Whistle and Ivy
Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
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Wisteria Slouch Hat
A touch of lacework in slouchy beanie crochet patterns adds a dash of femininity and charm. This design calls for all the basic stitches (single, half double, double and treble) plus post stitches. The free crochet pattern is available in sizes toddler through adult and there’s even a matching cardigan pattern!
Designer: Melody’s Makings
Yarn: Berroco Folio™ (DK Weight #3)
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The XOXO Slouch Hat
Crossed double crochet stitches form the “X’s” and bobbles stitches form the “O’s” in the XOXO Slouch Hat. Add in a few rounds of camel stitch (aka half double crochet in the 3rd loop) for even more texture and you’ve got yourself something really special! It’s a really great way to liven up a solid colored yarn and give your project more personality.
Designer: Crafting for Weeks
Yarn: (Lion Brand Heartland (Aran Weight #4)
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Heartstrings Slouch Hat
It turns out that when you turn a row of star stitches on their sides they look like delicate strings of hearts. That’s the inspiration behind the Heartstrings Slouch Hat which is worked flat in back and forth rows and then seamed. There’s even a matching free crochet pattern for an adorable pair of fingerless gloves.
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn: Red Heart Soft Solids & Heathers (Aran Weight #4)
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The Alabaster Slouch
Trusty worsted weight yarn joins forces with the humble single and double crochet stitches to create The Alabaster Slouch. There’s nothing fancy about the way that the pattern was designed and yet this adorable accessory still manages to stand out. It just goes to show that you don’t need to get super complicated to make cute projects!
Designer: Croyden Crochet
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (Aran Weight #4)
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So Boho
Why drop a pretty penny on a colorful skein of sock yarn when your socks are always hidden away in your shoes? Show off your creation instead by using that fingering weight yarn to crochet a beautiful boho slouchy beanie. The colorful design uses double crochet v-stitches for a touch of lace and interest.
Designer: SnowdropCreates
Yarn: Knit Picks Chroma Fingering (Fingering Weight #1)
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Metropolitan Ave. Hat
Short on time? Then you need slouchy beanie crochet patterns that call for a thicker weight yarn like this one with chunky yarn! The bulky yarn really helps cut down on time spent crocheting and it gives your project that coveted chunky look that is so “in” right now. You can recreate this cute hat using just basic stitches.
Designer: Lion Brand Yarn
Yarn: Lion Brand Unique (Bulky Weight #5)
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Herringbone Slouch
Can I just say that this is probably the most perfect yarn pom pom I’ve ever seen before? I bow to the designer’s skill because all mine end up looking quite scraggly! The pom pom is the perfect topper to this herringbone half double crochet hat that’s worked flat in back and forth rows. Plus, there’s a matching cowl pattern!
Designer: Little Monkeys Crochet
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Style (DK Weight #3)
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8-Bit Heart Slouchy
Do you know someone who is obsessed with video games? I bet they would love to receive this 8-Bit Heart Slouchy hat! The pattern calls for the tapestry crochet technique used with double crochet stitches instead of the traditional single crochet so it works up twice as fast (while still being just as cute!).
Designer: Whistle and Ivy
Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
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Houndstooth Slouch Hat
It doesn’t get much more fancy than houndstooth and it is much easier to crochet than you might think. The main body of the hat alternates between single and double crochet stitches. The difference in stitch height and the fact that you switch colors every row makes the signature houndstooth pattern.
Designer: Crafting for Weeks
Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! (Aran Weight #4)
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Daddy and Me Slouch Beanie
Don’t forget the men in your life when you are writing your list of people to make hats for! The classic back loop single crochet stitch brim is nice and stretchy. The main body of the hat is the real star of the show, though. It is made with regular and 3rd loop half double crochet stitches for lots of texture.
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn: Caron Cupcakes (DK Weight #3)
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I expect to see you all looking oh-so-stylish in your new slouchy beanies in the near future! Which one of these free slouchy beanie crochet patterns was your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
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Amanda
