Fire Flame hat

The Fire Flame Hat is a fire-themed hat with little fire flames. The combination of the extreme drop stitch and red/ orange yarn makes the hat look on fire. It’s a fun pattern that works up fast and can be made with any worsted yarn. It’s a perfect crochet hat for kids and adults and is available in three sizes: toddler, tween and adult.

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Fire Flame Hat

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About this design: a perfect crochet hat for kids

When I was working on my Frozen winter (bun) hat and Leafly Autumn Hat, I noticed the extreme drop stitch looks like a fire flame. Especially when using red / orange yarn.

So I decided to reverse the pattern, starting from the top working to the bottom, to make a fire version of my Frozen Winter and Leafly Autumn hat! I immediately thought of all the boys and girls who love firefighters, making this a perfect crochet hat for kids and adults.

Other hats with the extreme drop stitch

Isn’t it amazing how you can create such different and unique hats by simply changing the colors!? I now have four versions of this hat which are all FREE patterns on my blog:

• the Frozen Winter bun hat with a winter theme,
• the Leafly Autumn Hat that gives you all the autumn feels,
• the Canadian Patriotic for your next trip to Canada,
• the Fire Flame Hat which is perfect for your firefighter friends.

About this pattern

This hat is made with double crochet stitches and of course the extreme drop stitch. The hat is worked top-down which means we start working on the top and end with a brim. The brim is made with front post double crochet stitches.

The hat is worked in joined rounds which means we start with 3 chains which count as the first DC and we end every row with a slip stitch in the first stitch. The hat is made with many repeats and multiples of 6.

This pattern is available in three sizes: toddler, tween and adult. You can easily make the hat bigger or smaller by adding or removing multiples of 6.

About this yarn

For this hat you can use most worsted yarn. However, to make the ice (extreme drop stitches) pop out, I recommend using color-transitioning yarn. I’ve used Knitpicks Brava Worsted Yarn (color white) and Knitpicks Chroma Worsted Yarn (color Red Velvet).

This is luxurious, high-quality yarn with an affordable price. Knitpicks has many different color options, which makes it great for a hat like this.

Fire Flame Hat

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Materials

– Worsted yarn in 2 colors. For example:
1x Knitpicks Brava Worsted – White
1x Knitpicks Chroma Worsted – Red Velvet

– 6mm hook (US J hook)

– Tapestry needle

Gauge

12 double crochet stitches and 8 rows equal 10×10 cm / 4” square

Finished dimensions

Adult
Circumference 57 cm / 22”
Width: 23 cm / 9” when lying flat
Height: 23 cm / 9” when lying flat

Tween
Circumference 51 cm / 20”
Width: 20 cm / 8” when lying flat
Height: 20 cm / 8” when lying flat

Toddler
Circumference 41 cm / 16”
Width: 15 cm / 6” when lying flat
Height: 15 cm / 6” when lying flat

Stitches used (US terms)

– st: stitch
– sl st: slip stitch
– ch: chain
– dc: double crochet
– fpdc: front post double crochet
– extreme drop stitch:
1. Yarn over, insert hook in next ch-space, pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. You now have 5 loops on your hook.
2. Yarn over, insert hook into ch-space from row directly below, pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. You now have 9 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over, insert hook into ch-space from row below (3rd ch-space), pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. You now have 15 loops on your hook.
4. Yarn over, insert hook into ch-space from row above, pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. You now have 19 loops on your hook.
5. Yarn over, insert hook into ch-space from row above (5th ch-space), pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull up another loop. You now have 23 loops on your hook.
6. Yarn over and pull through all loops together. Chain 1.

**: repeat between **
(): amount of stitches at the end of the row

Notes

– This pattern is worked top-down

– This hat is worked in joined rounds (vs continuous rounds) which means we chain 3 at the start of a round (counts as 1 DC) and end the round with a slip stitch in the first stitch

– Ch-spaces are only created to guide the extreme drop stitch and are not considered as stitches

– Counting does not include ch-spaces

– The amount of stitches should be a multiple of 6. Take this into account when you want to make a larger or smaller hat.

– Directions for sizes are in parentheses such as “ch 54 (48, 36) ” whereas ch 54 stands for woman, 48 for tween and 36 for toddler size.

Video

Below you can find a video tutorial of this fire flame crochet hat for kids and adults.

Fire Flame hat pattern

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Hat body

Use black yarn

All sizes:
Round 1:
Start with 54 (48, 36) foundation DC and slip stitch in the first stitch. Note: the hat might look too tight, but no worries. It will become much wider in the following rows.

Only sizes adult/tween
Round 2:
ch 3, 1 dc in each st across, sl st (54, 48)

Only sizes adult/tween
Round 3:
ch 3, 1 dc in each st across, sl st (54, 48)

Only size adult
Round 4:
ch 3, 1 dc in each st across, sl st (54)

All sizes:
Round 5 – creating ch-spaces:
ch 3, 1 dc in next 2 st, ch 1, *1 dc in the next 6 st, ch 1* across, 1 dc in the last 3 st, sl st (54, 48, 36 dc)

Round 6 – 3 ch-spaces above ch-spaces:
ch 3, 1 dc in next st, *ch 1, 1dc in next st, 1 dc in st after ch-space, ch 1, 1 dc in next 4 st* across, 1 dc in last 2 st, sl st (54, 48, 36 dc)

Round 7 – 3 ch-spaces above 3 ch-spaces:
ch 3, 1 dc in each dc across, sl st (54, 48, 36 dc)
*ignore all the chains and only work in dc

Change to red

Round 8 – extreme drop stitches:
ch 3, 1 dc in next st, *extreme drop stitch, 1 dc in next 4 st* across, 1 dc in last 2 st, sl st (36, 32, 24 dc / 9, 8, 6 drop st)

Round 9 – creating ch-spaces again:
ch 3, 1 dc in next st, *(1 dc in ch-space above drop st, ch 1, 1 dc in same ch-space above drop st), 1 dc in next 4 st* across, 1 dc in last 2 st, sl st (54, 48, 36 dc)

Round 10 – 3 ch-spaces above ch-spaces:
Repeat row 6 (54, 48, 36 dc)

Round 11 – 3 ch-spaces above 3 ch-spaces:
Repeat row 7 (54, 48, 36 dc)

Change to black

Round 12 – extreme drop stitches:
Repeat row 8 (54, 48, 36 dc)

Round 13:
ch 3, 1 dc in next st, *1 dc in ch-space before extreme drop st, 1 dc in ch-space above extreme drop st, 1 dc in next 4 st* across, 1 dc in last 2 st, sl st (54, 48, 36 dc)

Brim

All sizes:
Round 14 – 16:
ch 3, 1 front post double crochet in every st across, sl st (54, 48, 36 fpdc)

Only sizes adult/tween
Row 17:
repeat row 15 (54, 48 fpdc)

Close the top

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Use a tapestry needle and weave yarn through all stitches of the first round. Pull tightly. Your crochet hat for kids and adults is done!

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