❄️ The perfect first knit-look crochet hat

The Juniper Knit-Look Crochet Hat is worked from the bottom up with an easy to modify stitch repeat for a perfect fit every time.

If you are new to knit-look crochet, start here. You will practice your hook placement and really see how special these stitches are. Prefer needles? There is a Juniper Knit Hat too.

▶️ Watch it come together on YouTube

✨ What makes it work

• Knit look with a hook. Great practice for knit-look stitches.
• Easy to modify. The stitch repeat adjusts for a perfect fit.
• Ten sizes. Preemie to adult large.
• You’re not on your own. Video tutorial and written pattern included.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: Muse Hand Paint (100% superwash merino wool, 114 yds/100g). Color shown: Impulse
• Hooks: I (5.5mm) and J (6.0mm)
• Tools: Removable Stitch Markers · Yarn Needle · Scissors
• To finish like the sample: Faux Fur Pom Pom (optional)

✿ Sizes

• Preemie (Newborn, 3 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months) (12 to 24 months, Toddler, Child) (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
• Head circumference: 10 (13.5, 15, 16.5) (17.5, 18.5, 19.5) (21, 22, 23)“

⭐ Good to know

• Skill level: Easy
• Gauge: 12 sts and 13 rows = 4” x 4” in stitch pattern · gauge help
• Terms: US crochet

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Briana

© 2026 Briana Kepner (Briana K Designs). All rights reserved. For personal use; you’re welcome to sell finished items, and credit is always appreciated. Please don’t share, copy or resell the pattern. Changes to yarn or sizing are your call, and we can’t support modifications. Privacy · GPSR Representative: Ciara Doyle, C15 Y5F9, Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie