Every Halloween set needs one finishing touch: a tiny witch hat that turns the black cat, the ghost, or even a plain gift bag into a full Halloween character. This little cone hat works up in about 30 minutes from scraps of yarn you already have — two simple pieces (the cone and the brim), no stuffing, no face to embroider, and just one quick join at the end. Perch it tilted on our mini black cat or ghost, clip it to your hair, or pin it to a gift bag: one pattern, endless costumes.
Why This Mini Witch Hat Is Perfect for Beginners
If you have made a ball or a flat circle before, you can make this hat. The cone is worked top-down in continuous rounds with steady, predictable increases, and the brim is a simple flat circle — the same shaping you already practiced in our amigurumi series. The whole project fits in one short sitting, uses only a handful of grams of yarn, and teaches two genuinely useful skills: shaping a cone and joining two crocheted pieces neatly with slip stitches or a tapestry needle. Be honest with yourself about one thing: the brim is sewn or slip-stitched to the cone. That is one quick join, not a sewing project — and by the end you will wonder why you ever found joining fiddly.
What You'll Need
- Yarn: Worsted-weight (Category 4) acrylic or cotton yarn in black or deep purple, approximately 20–25 grams. Plus a small amount of orange or mustard yellow (about 5 grams) for the hat band and buckle.
- Hook: 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook.
- Notions: Stitch marker, tapestry needle, and a small pair of scissors.
- To wear or attach it (choose one): A small safety pin, a hair clip, or a keychain ring with a jump ring.
- Optional: A tiny pre-made bow for extra cuteness.
Stitches Used
Magic ring, chain (ch), single crochet (sc), increase (inc = 2 sc in the same stitch), and slip stitch (sl st). That is the same basic set used across our whole Halloween series, so nothing new to learn.