Free knitting patterns for hats with heart motifs for babies, children, and adults. Most patterns are free. Updated 1/2/24
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Free Patterns
Milda Hearts Hat
This two color hat with a heart border is perfect for a first stranded colourwork project according to the designer. Four sizes from baby to adult. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Claire Slade. Pictured project by elisegrebe
Sheep Love Hat
Perfect hat for knitters featuring woolly sheep with hearts. 3 sizes. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Donna Kay. Pictured project by choward06
Valentine's Beanie
Quick easy hat with large bobble hearts. Super Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Birdsong Knits
A Thing Called Love Beanie
Quick hat with hearts, diamonds, and stripes. Jumbo weight yarn. Designed by Mallory Kadlec
Heart Cable and Rib Hat
One skein hat knit with a 16 round repeat heart in twisted stitches alternating with rib texture. Uses one skein of Worsted weight yarn. More yarn needed if you want a slouchier hat. F904 Cable & Rib Heart Hat designed by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio
Matching Hearts Hat
Heart shaped earflaps create a fun pixie hat in sizes for children, teens, and adults. Quick knit in Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Guzel Eaves
Blooming Hearts Hat
Two-color corrugated ribbing sprouts into stems sporting heart flowers. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Debra Peterson
Queen of Hearts Hat
Color blocked hat with hearts. Quick knit in Bulky weight yarn. Designed by The Queen Stitch
Baby You Are Loved Heart Hat
Baby hat with heart worked in seed stitch. Sizes Newborn, 1 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, toddler. DK weight yarn. Designed by Cecilia Fameli. Web version is free.
Hat, Glove and Cowl Set
Intarsia hearts are knit into this brimmed hat, neckwarmer, and fingerless mitts. Worsted weight yarn. Designed as a collaboration between Tom Daley and Lion Brand.
Baby Cap and Mittens
Matching baby hat and mittens with lace hearts. Sizes Hat 0-3 months (3-6 months). Mittens (3 months). Uses less than one skein of Sport weight yarn for set. Designed by Giulia Facchini. Available in English and Italian
Blue Fir Hat
Perfect for the nature lover in your life, this hat combines trees and hearts. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Patons
Baby Smilla Hat
Choose from Hearts, Hugs and Kisses XOX, Elephants, Stripes for your baby and small child sized hats knit flat. Sizes Newborn to 4 years. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by MillaMia
Annapurna Fairisle Heart Beret
Argyle style hearts circle this tam or beret hat. DK weight yarn. Designed by Louisa Harding
More Free Patterns
Hearts On Repeat Hat
Beanie with cute and simple fair isle pattern featuring small and large hearts repeating around the head. 3 Sizes : Child [16”] (Young Adult [20”], Large Adult [24”]). Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Juliana Lustenader
Heart Over Head Beanie
Hat with sizes for the whole family and three rows of hearts. Sizes Preemie (Baby, Toddler, Child, Adult). Fingering weight yarn. Designed by niki.v. Pictured project by Zuzu83knitting
Valentina Beanie
Heart hat knit flat with hearts in intarsia. Sizes S (M) L. Designed by Knit Gang for Hobbii. DK weight yarn.
Miss Rachel Hat
This hat features a line of trees above and a line of hearts below, perhaps below ground, creating a beautiful design that could represent many ideas such as being grounded, loving nature, and more. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Tanis Gray.
Little Hearts Hat and Mitts
Matching fingerless mittens and hat with cute heart shaped colourwork that stands for love and friendship. 3 Sizes. Fingering weight yarn. Herzchen designed by Christina Werge who says the name is not only the German diminutive for ‘heart‘ but also used for very lovely persons. Available in English and German
Precious Little Hat
Baby and child sized beanie with hearts in slip stitch mosaic colorwork. Sizes Baby (Toddler, Child). Sport weight yarn. Designed by Julie Gaddy
Baby Heart Hats
Individual patterns for baby hats and headbands with heart motifs including Double Heart Pom Hat, Heart Earflap Hat, Gathered Heart Hat, Be My Valentine Heart Headband, and Be My Valentine Hat. Web patterns for one size is free. More sizes and a printable pdf are available for purchase. Sizes available 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 2T +. Designed by Cassie at Little Red Window.
- Get the free Double Heart Pom Hat knitting pattern for size 0-3 months
- Get the free Heart Earflap Hat knitting pattern for size 6 months
- Get the free Gathered Heart Hat knitting pattern for size 12 months
- Get the free Heart Headband knitting pattern for size 6 months
- Get the free Be My Valentine Hat knitting pattern for size 12 months
- Get printable pdfs with sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, & 2T+ on Etsy
Sweetheart Beanie
Cable and heart motif hat from Balls to Walls Knits comes in adult and child sizes. Sport weight yarn.
Heartsome Headband
Simple earwarmer with embossed hearts. 2 sizes. Available in English and Swedish. Designed by Linnea Ornstein
F967 Cable and Rib Heart Hat
Beanie knit with cabled hearts alternating with rib texture. Uses one skein of DK weight yarn. Designed by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio
Cabled Heart Hat
Rebecca J. Venton’s hat features hearts cleverly made of cables. Pictured project by Lili52.
Heart Head Warmer
Creatiknit’s headwarmer has sizes from baby to adult. It’s a quick knit in super bulky yarn.
From the Heart Bonnet or Beanie
Hat featuring cable hearts and cable heart flowers. Sizes baby (3 different gauges), child sizes, adult sizes. Designed by Ágnes Kutas-Keresztes. Sport weight. Available in English and Hungarian. Pictured projects by oduvan and mettetufta
Patterns for Purchase
Half of My Heart Hat and Cowl
A pattern of two color hearts on contrasting stripes knit on hat and matching cowl. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Noemi Zimmer
Little Sweet Heart Hat
Adorable baby hat with a heart on top, perfect for Newborn Photo Prop and Valentine's Day. Sizes Newborn to 3 Years. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Melody Rogers
Heart Tattoo Baby Hat
Rocker inspired baby hat with flying heart tattoo with embroidered Mom or Dad. Sizes Newborn to Toddlers. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Cecilia Fameli
Heartwood Hat
One skein hat entwined with cables which trace their path from the brim into a ring of knotted hearts, and up into a flowerlike crown. Two sizes are included, each requiring a single skein of DK-weight yarn. Designed by Amy van de Laar.
Valentine Plaids Hats
Set of three baby hats with different plaid patterns bordered with hearts. Sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 2T+. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by LittleRedWindow
Lace Heart and Chain Hat
This hat looks like it was inspired by heart shaped lockets on necklaces with its lace heart motifs with lace chains leading up the crown. Child and adult sizes. DK weight yarn. Designed by ViTalina Craft
Valentine Cable Hats
This beanie pattern features entwined heart cables and includes all sizes from toddler to adult: 1–3 years, 4-10 years, adult.
Love and Kisses Layette Set
A heart lace motif and x kiss cables decorate this christening gown, bonnet, and booties set. One of 4 sets in the Elegant Ensembles to Knit 2 ebook.
Joy Baby Set and Adult Hat
Matching set of baby hooded sleep sack, baby beanie, and adult sized hat with central heart cable framed by other cables. Designed by WarmLinX. Aran weight yarn.
Heart To Heart Beanie
Slouchy beanie hat knit with heart cables. Designed by Jennifer Dougherty. Quick knit in bulky weight yarn.
