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January 12, 2024

Hat Size Chart - Find Your Right Size

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Crochet Hat Sizes Reference
Crochet Hat Sizes Reference

Hat Sizes Reference Guide

Crocheters are always asking for hat sizing requirements for the human body. What are the typical dimensions for the average person?

For example, we are often asked about getting the right sizes for children when a crocheter gives us an age. If you look at a classroom in school, kids don't grow evenly in both height and body shape. Us adults, we too are different shapes and sizes.

Our Jeanne has taken the time to research general sizes for heads when it comes to hats. She has given the standards of typical sizes that the textile industry uses for the sizing across the spectrum. More importantly, she has given the dimensions of the age bracket to give crocheters a better understanding on what size patterns they should be looking at. In the olden days, I raised a young man that had an exceptionally large head for his age. He eventually grew into his head but at the time of childhood, he would have fit into an adult hat and not a kids hat.

If you take some measurements of the person you are making your hat for, you may find they are not within the typical standard textile industry. Knowing this information, it will allow you to adjust your pattern to the correct sizes so you are not crocheting something that ends up too big or too small.

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Crochet Hat Sizing Table
Crochet Hat Sizing Table, in Inches

Download a printable version of the US chart here.

Download a printable version of the metric chart here.

Here are a few photo examples of how to use these charts.

When you start a beanie style hat, meaning from the top down, the first measurement you need to know is what size head is this going to fit.  Take the tape measure and go around the head at the point around the forehead for the Head Measurement.

Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips
Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips

If measuring the person beforehand is not possible, try 'guestimating' using the chart by age.

The next measurement is the Hat Crown Size.  You want to measure your circle across and use the chart to determine when to stop increasing your circle and then start to work even.

Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips
Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips

Here is another example of measuring the Hat Height Size.  This fits me as an adult medium on the chart.

Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips
Crochet Hat Sizing Measuring Tips

I hope this unlocks some of the mystery of sizing your hats.

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Comments

  1. Kathy Wilkie says

    October 17, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    I need to ask...do these hat sizes refer to unstretched hats? I'm not good at hats.

    Thank you

    Reply
    • Mikey says

      October 18, 2020 at 8:39 am

      Jeanne is unavailable today. I'll ask her to respond possibly tomorrow.

      Reply
      • Octavia says

        December 12, 2020 at 10:42 am

        Hello,
        I wanted to thank you for the tips. I'm making hats for men and want to size them correctly. I'm making them flat and then joining at the back. I'm sure your tips will help me:)

  2. Memith says

    February 22, 2020 at 10:57 am

    Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed! I'm making hats for my 10 year old grand niece in Idaho and I have no way of measuring her. Thank you Jeanne. I love the Crochet Crowd!

    Reply
  3. Dottie says

    January 27, 2020 at 11:38 pm

    Hi; Can someone tell me what “Mc” is please? Thanks ?

    Reply
    • Mikey says

      January 28, 2020 at 10:09 am

      Main Colour. (MC)

      Reply
      • Kay says

        January 13, 2021 at 4:55 am

        Milk Cotton. Here in Malaysia, we use this type or yarn for crochet.

    • Bevann says

      June 16, 2020 at 10:22 am

      Magic Circle OR Main Color

      Reply
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