The Mosaic Hearts Hat is just right when you’re craving a quick crochet project that still feels extra special. It’s fun to stitch, easy to wear, and makes a sweet handmade hat for chilly winter days or anytime you want to add a little warmth (and love) to someone’s wardrobe. 💖

This mosaic crochet hat is worked in the round with a simple heart design that keeps things interesting without feeling overwhelming. A pom pom on top adds a bit of playful personality. Whether worn solo or with the matching scarf, it’s a fun and satisfying make.

The Overlay Mosaic Crochet Technique

The Mosaic Hearts Hat is worked using overlay mosaic crochet, which gives you that gorgeous colorwork look without the hassle of managing lots of yarn at once. This technique that requires you to work in the back loop only (BLO) and sometimes drop down to pick up the front loop of stitches from lower rounds. This creates textured stitches that lay over the stitches from previous rounds and can be used to create intricate-looking patterns.

You’ll be working this hat with mosaic crochet in rounds. Even though you’re changing colors each round, there are very few ends to weave in. Instead of fastening off after each round, simply drop the non-working yarn to the inside of the hat and pick up the new color.

If you end up falling in love with mosaic crochet—and I hope you do!—you can confidently take on a larger project, like the Mosaic Flower Garden Blanket or the Monthly Mosaic Mystery CAL (which features a section of hearts). This pattern is also ideal for those who are seasoned in mosaic crochet and are looking for a quick make.

Learn the basics and find all of my mosaic crochet patterns here.

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More Mosaic Hearts crochet Patterns

The Mosaic Hearts Hat is just one of a whole collection of mosaic crochet heart patterns that I have designed. Once you try one, there’s a good chance you’ll want to make them all!

Yarn Suggestions for the Mosaic Crochet Hearts Hat

For the Mosaic Hearts Hat, I used Lion Brand Heartland yarn. Heartland is a super-soft acrylic yarn. It comes in a whole bunch of gorgeous colorways, each inspired by a national park. The heathered colors look oh so cozy!

You can also substitute any other worsted weight (#4 weight) yarn you like! Either way, you’ll need about 200 yards each of two contrasting colors.

purchase Heartland Yarn here

The Hook

For this pattern, I reached for my H/5.0mm Streamline Metal hook from Furls Crochet. These are my top-rated crochet hooks for quick mosaic projects. They feel so good in the hand, and the yarn just glides effortlessly across that sleek metal finish.

Furls is always releasing gorgeous new colors, too. Pop over to their website to see what’s fresh and maybe treat yourself to a new hook while you’re there!

And remember, everyone crochets a little differently. You might find that another hook works better for your tension, and that’s totally fine. I always recommend making a quick swatch with your chosen yarn and hook so you know exactly what to expect for size and gauge.

Purchase A Furls Hook Here

2025 Hat of the Month Club CAL

The Mosaic Hearts Hat was featured in the Hat of the Month Club CAL in December 2025. In this year-long event, 13 talented crochet designers came together and shared 3 new hat patterns and 3 new hat patterns each month throughout the year. I’m thrilled to share one of December’s featured hat patterns!

The Winter Puff Stitch Hat from Oombawka Design and the Blue Moon Beanie from The Stitchin’ Mommy! were also featured in December.

The Mosaic Hearts Hat

If you make this pattern be sure to post pictures on social media and tag @juniperandoakes and use the hashtag #juniperandoakes. I would love to see your work!

The pattern is provided free for you on this website further down below, but if you would like an ad-free, printable version of this pattern, you can purchase a printable PDF version for just a few dollars from my shop (you can add it to your Ravelry pattern library from there)! You can also buy the pattern from Ravelry or Etsy, or view it on Gosadi. The premium PDF also includes a mosaic crochet chart.

Skill Level: Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland Yarn
  • or any Worsted weight #4 yarn
  • (100% Acrylic; 251 yds/230 m per 142 g skein)
  • Color A – about 200 yards (1 skein)
  • Color B – about 200 yards (1 skein)
• Hook: H/5.0mm (or hook to obtain gauge)
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle
• Pom Pom Maker

Gauge

16 stitches x 20 rounds = 4” square
Gauge obtained from swatch of pattern, measuring on the WS.

Sizing

Toddler (Child, Adult, Large Adult)

Stitch Abbreviations (US Terminology)

• BLOsc – Back Loop Only Single Crochet
• ch – Chain
• dc – Double Crochet
• FLOdc – Front Loop Only Double Crochet
• Fsc – Foundation single crochet
• RS – Right Side
• RSC – Crab Stitch (Reverse Single Crochet)
• sc – Single Crochet

Special Stitches

BLOsc

single crochet made in the back loop of the stitch in the row below

FLOdc

double crochet made in the front loop of the stitch 2 rows below

Watch the video playlist with tutorials for Other stitches and techniques used in this pattern

Pattern Notes

• Stitches between *asterisks* are repeated.
• Ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
• This pattern uses the overlay mosaic technique. If unfamiliar, be sure to watch my video tutorials.
• Every round is worked in a different color. Instead of fastening off after each round, I prefer to drop the yarn on the WS (inside) and pick it back up for next time.
• Every round begins with a ch-1 as the “beginning border stitch.”
• Every round ends with sl st to the ch-1 from the beginning of the round as the “ending border stitch.”
• Each round begins with 1 border stitch (ch 1) , has a repeat of 8 stitches, and 1 border stitch (sl st) at the end.
• You may choose to repeat the pattern as many times as you wish. Make sure your foundation row is made up of any multiple of 8 stitches.
• The free-on-the-blog version of this pattern includes written instructions only. Purchase the premium pattern on Ravelry or Etsy for the mosaic crochet chart.
• If you prefer to make a different size:
  • Wider/Narrower: Add/subtract FSC stitches.
  • Taller/shorter: Add/subtract rounds.
  • Be sure to just work more or less repeats as needed.

Crochet Pattern for the Mosaic Hearts Hat

Make a slip knot, leaving a long tail.

Round 1: With Color A, FSC x56 (64, 72, 80), sl st to 1st st to join in circle

Round 2: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 3: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1,

FLOdc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join – 56 (64, 72, 80) sts.

Round 4: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1,

BLOsc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 5: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x2, BLOsc x5,

FLOdc x1*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 6: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x2, FLOdc x5, BLOsc x1*, repeat

around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 7: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x1, BLOsc x7*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 8: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 9: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 10: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x2, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 11: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x2, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 12: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 13: With color A, ch 1, *BLOsc x1, FLOdc x7*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 14: With color B, ch 1, *FLOdc x1, BLOsc x7*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 15: With color A, ch 1, *BLOsc x3, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x2*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 16: With color B, ch 1, *FLOdc x3, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 17: With color A, ch 1, *BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 18: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 19: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 20: With color B, ch 1, *BLOsc x2, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Round 21: With color A, ch 1, *FLOdc x2, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1*, repeat around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Toddler

Move on to Close Hat.

Child

Rounds 22-27: Alternating Colors every round, ch 1, *BLOsc around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Adult

Rounds 22-31: Repeat Rounds 2-11

Rounds 32-37: Alternating Colors every round, ch 1, *BLOsc around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Large Adult

Rounds 22-41: Repeat Rounds 2-21

Rounds 41-46: Alternating Colors every round, ch 1, *BLOsc around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Close Hat:

• Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
• With yarn needle, weave tail in and out of each stitch around the top of the hat.
• Pull the tail tight to close the hat.
• Sew yarn across the cinch in a couple different directions to reinforce closure.

Edging

Turn work upside down, join Color B to seam along the bottom, Ch 1, RSC all the way around, sl st to ch 1 to join.

Fasten off.

Weave in all ends.

Optional: Add a Pom Pom or other embellishments

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The Fine Print

This pattern and its images are the property of Juniper and Oakes ©2025. The pattern is for your personal use only. Please do not copy/paste, distribute, or alter and claim as your own. You may sell products made by this pattern, but please credit @juniperandoakes.

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Let me know if you run into a problem. I respond quickly and will help any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.