Wheat Stitch™ Santa & Elf Hat

❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️ Special Offer Alert! Add any pattern to your cart to unlock the exclusive discounted price—don’t miss this SALE! ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️ Bring extra cheer to your holiday season with the **Wheat Stitch™ Crochet Santa & Elf Stocking Hat**, a cozy and playful pattern that shines in every family photo, at Christmas parties, and at winter celebrations! This pattern includes sizes from newborn through adult large, making it perfect for matching sets, festive gifting, and handmade holiday traditions. This stocking-style hat is worked from the bottom up, beginning with a soft, stretchy ribbed brim crocheted flat in rows for the perfect comfortable fit. From there, you’ll transition seamlessly into the cozy texture of [my signature Wheat Stitch™][1] for the main body of the hat. Feeling extra whimsical? Create elf-inspired stripes by switching colors every two rounds for that iconic North Pole look! Prefer to channel Santa himself? Keep it simple with a solid red version for a classic Christmas vibe. Easy shaping and gradual decreases create the long, pointed stocking-cap silhouette everyone loves. Finish it all off with a fluffy pompom for the perfect festive flourish. This pattern is fun, approachable, and ideal for confident beginners and experienced crocheters ready to make a holiday statement. A video tutorial is included. **CROCHET HOOK:** [G (4.0mm) & H (5.0mm) - or size to meet gauge][2] **NOTIONS:** [Removable Stitch Markers][3] [Yarn Needle to weave in ends][4] [Scissors][5] [Pompom][6] [Pompom Buttons][7] [Twine for Tags][8] **YARN:** [Berroco Vintage][9] - 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon, 218yds/100g + [Malabrigo Rios][10] - 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 210yds/100g **Yarn Quantities:** Yardage will jingle around a bit depending on your brim choice and color combo. Go wild with stripes or keep it cozy with solids, ’tis the season to make it yours! Approximate Yardage: 215-525yds **Yarn Substitutions:** [Lion Brand Heartland][11] - 100% Acrylic, 251yds/142g [Mighty Stitch Worsted][12] - 80% Acrylic/20% Superwash Wool, 208yds/100g [Brava Worsted][13] - 100% Premium Acrylic, 218yds/100g [Heatherly Worsted][14] - 80% Acrylic/20% Merino Wool, 328yds/100g [Herrschners Supreme Worsted][15] - 100% Acrylic, 169yds/100g **ABBREVIATIONS:** blo- back loop only ch - chain flo - front loop only RS - right side sc - single crochet sc2tog - single crochet 2 together sl st - slip stitch st(s) - stitch(es) WS - wrong side **GAUGE:** 15 sts and 15 rows = 4" by 4" in stitch pattern repeat, not blocked. Not sure what gauge is? Check out this blog post: [What Is Crochet Gauge and How To Fix It][16] **SIZES:** Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen) (Adult Small, Medium, Large) To fit Head Circumference: 12-14 (14-16, 16-18, 18-20, 20-22) (21-22, 22-23, 23-24)“ **SKILL LEVEL:** Advanced Beginner Let’s be friends on Social Media! 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