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A few years ago I used my Cricut to create some crocheted hat templates. Ever since then I have wanted to make a printable version, since the others were only helpful if you had a Cricut. A printable version would work for anyone. It has been on my to-do list forever and as we are heading into fall and crochet hat season I have been working on some new (and revamping some old) hat patterns so I figured this is the perfect time to finally get this project done.
These templates work by easily helping you check the size of your hat as you make it. I made these to work with top down hats because that it the kind I usually make, they may work with other styles but the way I will show later in this post is how I use it with a top down pattern. They measure two different parts of the hat, the diameter of the crown, and the height of the hat. Each template is the size of the crown and height of the hat it is representing, but the measurements are also written on the bottom of each size.
The printable comes in either a color or black and white option and each version includes 9 individual sizes- Adult Large, Adult Medium, Adult Small/Teen, Child, Toddler, 6-12 Month Baby, 3-6 Month Baby, Newborn, and Preemie. It also includes a page with all of the sizes stacked in one, the black and white option does have some color on this page, just to make it easier to see where the lines are for each hat, but it is not full filled in color like the color version.
I printed my templates out on cardstock so they were a little sturdier. Once you have printed your templates you can either cut them out like I did, or leave them on the pages as they printed and keep them in a folder or binder, they work both ways. Then use them to measure your hats as follows:
1- Start the top of your hat working all of the increase rounds for the hat pattern you are making. For the sample preemie size I worked 3 increase rounds for a total of 27 stitches. Then use the top, curved edge/width of the template to measure the circle of the crown of your hat. For this example it should be 3" in diameter and you can see it fits pretty perfectly along the curved edge of the template and is the same diameter as the width of the template. If this fits then you know your hat is the right size around and you can continue with the straight (no increase) rounds of your hat.
2- Next finish working the body of the hat until you have the height that you need. To check the height of the hat use the template to measure from the top of the rounded edge of both the template and the hat to the bottom edge. In this example that should be 4 inches and it took me an additional 5 rounds to reach that length. You can see that the top curve and the bottom straight edge are lined up.
It is a little easier to see with the template on top in the picture. You can also see that the template and finished hat are not the same size. The template is skinnier that the finished hat. It is not meant to measure the size of the hat when it is finished and flattened, it is the diameter of the crown of the hat and the finished height. Regardless of which size you uses your finished hat and template should line up similar to this, the same height but with the hat wider than the template.
You can get the printable PDF free below, each one includes the first page that is the stacked outline with all of the sizes on one sheet, then 7 pages of the individual sizes (the 4 smallest sizes are 2 to a page). Print at 100% to be sure sizing is correct. There is a 1" square on each set to verify that the sizing is accurate when printed.
Download Colorful Crochet Hat Templates Here
Download Black and White Crochet Hat Templates Here
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