Easy Crochet Totoro Hat Pattern For Kids

Bring your little one's favorite forest spirit to life with this Crochet Totoro Hat for Kids Pattern! Perfect for fans of the beloved Studio Ghibli character, this whimsical hat is both fun to make and adorable to wear. With detailed step-by-step instructions, it’s beginner-friendly and works up beautifully using soft cotton yarn.

Crochet Totoro Hat

Whether you're crafting for a costume, birthday gift, or just because, this Totoro-inspired design is sure to spark smiles and imagination. Add a touch of magic to your next crochet project with this charming and cozy hat pattern made just for kids!

Materials

Gray cotton yarn – 3 skeins
Cream or white yarn – 1 skein
Black yarn – 1 skein
2.5 mm crochet hook
Polyfill stuffing
Felt – white (for eyes), black (for pupils)
Fabric glue or hot glue
Tapestry needle and scissors

Main Hat Body (Gray Yarn)

Round 1: Work 7 single crochet (sc) into a magic ring (7 sts)
Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (14 sts)
Round 3: (sc, inc) repeat 7 times (21 sts)
Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, sc (28 sts)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (35 sts)
Round 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 2 sc (42 sts)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (49 sts)
Round 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 3 sc (56 sts)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (63 sts)
Round 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 4 sc (70 sts)
Round 11: 70 sc
Round 12: (9 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (77 sts)
Round 13: 77 sc
Round 14: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 5 sc (84 sts)
Round 15: 84 sc
Round 16: (11 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (91 sts)

Round 17: 91 sc
Round 18: 6 sc, inc, (12 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 6 sc (98 sts)
Round 19: 98 sc
Round 20: (13 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (105 sts)
Round 21: 105 sc
Round 22: 7 sc, inc, (14 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 7 sc (112 sts)
Round 23: 112 sc
Round 24: (15 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (119 sts)
Round 25: 119 sc
Round 26: 8 sc, inc, (16 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 8 sc (126 sts)
Rounds 27–39: 126 sc in each round

Brim (Gray Yarn)

Round 1: Working in front loops only, 10 sc, inc, (20 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 10 sc (132 sts)
Round 2: 132 sc
Round 3: (21 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (138 sts)
Round 4: 138 sc
Round 5: 11 sc, inc, (22 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 11 sc (144 sts)

Round 6: 144 sc
Round 7: (23 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (150 sts)
Round 8: 150 sc
Round 9: 12 sc, inc, (24 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 12 sc (156 sts)
Round 10: 156 sc
Round 11: 156 slip stitch (sl st)

Ears (Make 2 – Gray Yarn)

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 sts)
Round 2: inc in each stitch (8 sts)
Round 3: (sc, inc) repeat 4 times (12 sts)
Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, sc (16 sts)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 4 times (20 sts)
Round 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 2 sc (24 sts)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 4 times (28 sts)
Round 8: 3 sc, 2 half double crochet (hdc), 1 double crochet (dc), 2 dc inc, 1 dc, 2 hdc, 3 sc (32 sts)

Repeat this round again to shape the second half.

Stuff the ears lightly with fiberfill.

Tummy (Cream/White Yarn)

Chain 35
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook and across (34 sts), turn
Row 2: 34 sc, turn
Row 3: sc, sc2tog, 30 sc, sc2tog, sc (32 sts), turn
Row 4: 32 sc, turn
Row 5: sc2tog, 28 sc, sc2tog (30 sts), turn
Row 6: 30 sc, turn
Row 7: sc2tog, 26 sc, sc2tog (28 sts), turn
Row 8: 28 sc, turn
Row 9: sc2tog, 24 sc, sc2tog (26 sts), turn
Row 10: sc2tog, 22 sc, sc2tog (24 sts), turn
Row 11: sc2tog, 20 sc, sc2tog (22 sts), turn
Row 12: sc2tog, 18 sc, sc2tog (20 sts), turn
Row 13: sc2tog x 2, 12 sc, sc2tog x 2 (16 sts), turn
Row 14: sc2tog, 12 sc, sc2tog (14 sts), fasten off

Assembly and Finishing

Embroider Details:

Using black yarn, embroider small chevrons across the tummy piece
Embroider Totoro’s nose and whiskers directly onto the hat front

Felt Eyes:

Cut two white circles from felt for the eyes
Cut two small black circles for the pupils
Glue black circles onto the white circles, then attach to the hat using fabric glue or sew them on