Leprechaun Hat Beer Cozy – Free Crochet Pattern

And now for the free pattern…

Main Part of Hat:
Round 1: With green yarn, 6 sc into a magic ring. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (12)
Round 3: *2 sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (24)
Round 5: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (30)

Round 6: In back loops only, 1 sc in each stitch around. (30)

You should start to see a lip forming. Continue crocheting in the round, without chaining and turning.

Round 7 – 19: In both loops, 1 sc in each stitch around. (30)
To finish off, 1 sl st into the next 3 stitches. Trim yarn and weave in ends.

Brim:
Attach green yarn to the bottom of the cozy (koozie?), in the front loops of Round 5.
Round 1: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (36)

Round 2: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1sc, 1sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (42)
Round 3: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1sc, 1sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (48)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1sc, 1sc, 1 sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. Join to first sc with sl st, ch 1 and turn. (54)
Round 5: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1sc, 1sc, 1sc, 1 sc, 1 sc,* repeat 5 more times. (60)

Join to first sc with sl st or invisible join. Trim yarn and weave in ends.

Buckle:
Ch 9 with gold yarn.

YO and dc into the back of the 5th ch from hook.

Trim yarn and use a tapestry needle to join dc to the back of the first ch.

Weave in ends and trim yarn.

Belt:
Ch 32 + 1 with black yarn.

sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (32)

Put the buckle onto the hat belt.
Join the belt using a whip stitch or a couple of sl st.

Put the belt/hat band (honestly, what’s that thing called??) onto the leprechaun’s hat.

Put your beer into its new home. Raise to mouth. Drink.

Bonus! These leprechaun hat beer koozies double as coasters, so my husband has dubbed them “coaster-cozies.” He’s so cute. 😉