How to Knit a Witch/Wizard/Warlock Hat for Halloween + Video

Another easy project to knit for a DIY Halloween costume: this witch/wizard/warlock hat is ideal for beginners!

It’s knitted flat, and if you know how to knit and purl, you can do it!

The witch/wizard/warlock hat comes in many sizes (1 year to adult).

First, we’ll knit a triangle, starting from the base, decreasing gradually to form the point of the hat.

Then we’ll sew up lengthwise and close the cone.

To finish the hat we’ll sew up part of the base toward the inside of the cone, to form the brim. If you like it wider, knit more rows before the decrease section.

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Materials for the witch/wizard/warlock Hat

US 8 (5 mm) knitting needles

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100 gr. (3.53 oz) – 250 gr. (8.2 oz) black wool Worsted, Afghan, Aran (Medium or number 4).

We’ll knit with 2 strands of yarn at a time to make the hat more robust.

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Scissors and measuring tape

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Gauge

16 stitches and 20 rows in Stockinette stitch using two strands of yarn at a time = 10 cm / 4 in.

Please knit a swatch and check your gauge before starting: if you get more stitches to the inch, you need to go up a needle size. If you get fewer stitches, go down a needle size.

Sizes and Measurements (head circumference)

1-3 years: 47 cm/18.5 in (100 gr of yarn)

4-10 years: 50 cm / 19.7 in (150 gr of yarn)

12-16 years: 53 cm / 20.87 in (200 gr of yarn)

Adults: 55-60 cm / 21.65 – 23.62 in (250 gr of yarn)

Abbreviations

CO: Cast on

st: Stitch

K: Knit

P: Purl

K2tog: Knit two stitches together

BO: Bind off

How to knit a witch/wizard hat for Halloween

The pattern is written for ages 1-3 years (other ages instructions are in parenthesis, highlighted in blue [for 4-10 years], orange [for 12-16 years], green [for adults]).

Choose the size you want to knit and follow the instructions for your color.

Brim

CO 72 st (80, 88, 96)

Knit 14 rows (16, 18, 20) in Stockinette st (Knit across every odd row; purl across every even row).

Decrease section 1

Row 15: *K6, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight section 1

Row 16: Purl across

Knit 18 (20,22,24) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 2

Next row: *K5, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 2

Next row: Purl across

Knit 4 (6,8,10) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 3

Next row: *K4, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 3

Next row: Purl across

Knit 4 (6,8,10) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 4

Next row: *K3, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 4

Next row: Purl across

Knit 6 (8,10,12) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 5

Next row: *K2, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 5

Next row: Purl across

Knit 6 (8,10,12) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 6

Next row: *K1, k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 6

Next row: Purl across

Knit 6 (8,10,12) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 7

Next row: *k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Straight Section 7

Next row: Purl across

Knit 6 (8,10,12) more rows in Stockinette stitch, ending with a WS row.

Decrease section 8

Next row: *k2tog*. Repeat from * a * to the end of the row.

Next row: Purl across

Seam

Cut the yarn leaving a tail twice the length of the hat (measuring from the point to the base). Thread your tapestry needle and pull the yarn through the remaining stitches, to close the cone.

Join both sides (pulling the yarn through a stitch of one side, and through the stitch of the opposite side), until the point.

To form the brim, fold the base toward the inside, leaving some cm – in (only the length of the rows knitted for the brim), then sew up from the WS.

And give the point a little twist for a real spooky Halloween!

Abracadabra! Enjoy your hat 🧙‍♀️

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