Free crochet pattern: Payton peak hat
Create a fun and stylish accessory with the Payton crochet hat pattern! This whimsical cat-ear hat features a folded peak and textured picot stitches, making it perfect for playful boys and girls—or any cat lover in your life. The Payton Hat is worked flat from the bottom up using US crochet terminology, then seamed and shaped for a perfect fit.
Whether you’re crafting for babies, toddlers, or adults, this gender-neutral design works up beautifully in sport weight yarn and includes sizes for the whole family.
This intermediate-level crochet pattern includes detailed written instructions and step-by-step photos to guide you through key techniques like shaping, seaming, and adding the signature picot ears and folded brim.
✔ Sizes: Baby / Toddler / Child / Adult Woman / Adult Man
✔ Worked: Flat, seamed at the side and top
✔ Crochet Terms: US terminology
✔ Yarn: Sport weight / 5 ply (12 wpi), approx. 60–80g or 230–305 yards
✔ Hook: C/2 (3 mm) or size to obtain gauge
✔ Gauge: 24 stitches x 28 rows = 4” x 4” in single crochet (sc)
✔ Optional: Tapestry needle, 2 stitch markers
You may sell finished items made from this pattern with credit to Muki Crafts. Please do not copy or redistribute the pattern itself.
