Messy bun hats are the perfect mix of cute and convenient—keeping your head cozy while letting your bun or ponytail shine! From chunky styles to elegant textures, there’s something here for every yarn stash and every skill level. Grab your hooks, your favorite yarn, and get ready to create the coziest collection of hats—all without ever having to deal with a pompom!
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1. Snow Drops Messy Bun Hat
This Snow Drops Messy Bun Hat uses Caron Cakes and the crochet star stitch to get the beautiful colors and textures you see above. The designer also mentions that you could use any worsted weight yarn you have on hand because the texture of the stitch would look beautiful regardless.
2. Winding Ridges Messy Bun Hat
This Winding Ridges Messy Bun Hat has a unique texture that is true to its name. The designer mentions that if you don’t enjoy making pompoms for the top of your hats, this pattern will eliminate that due to its open top!
3. Claire Bun Beanie
This Claire Bun Beanie is for adult size heads and can be made in a children’s size by decreasing your hook size. “I Love This Yarn” from Hobby Lobby is perfect for this project! Plus, it uses only simple stitches, with the addition of the puff stitch.
4. One Hour Messy Bun Beanie
This One Hour Messy Bun Beanie can be made for a toddler, child, or adult! A stretchy hair tie is actually incorporated into the crown area of the hat to ensure a perfect fit with room for your bun to pop through without making your head chilly.
5. Malia Messy Bun Beanie
This Malia Messy Bun Beanie beanie is actually the exact same as another hat this designer has created in the past, except you skip to round 3 and crochet around a hair tie instead. This is such an interesting concept that I am sure could be adapted to many other hat patterns as well!
6. Great Lakes Messy Bun Hat
This Great Lakes Messy Bun Hat is a simple combination of basic stitches to create the unique texture you see in the finished fabric of the hat! This pattern is also crocheted around a hair tie.
7. Gina Messy Bun Hat
This Gina Messy Bun Hat uses Red Heart Super Saver for affordability and style in one yarn! The only special stitches you need are a front post double crochet and a half double crochet in the third loop to complete this pattern!
8. One Hour Crochet Messy Bun Beanie
This One Hour Crochet Messy Bun Beanie is true to its name because it should only take about an hour to make and uses only simple stitches! The designer recommends Cozy Wool in the color Pewter to be a nice and warm soft hat!
9. One Hour Messy Bun Hat
This One Hour Messy Bun Hat has a cute little bow attachment and uses a hair tie around the top to ensure a perfect fit! It is a super beginner-friendly design, using only simple stitches.
10. Sweet Harmony Messy Bun Hat
This Sweet Harmony Messy Bun Hat can be made in youth and adult sizes or can even be adapted into a pompom hat version! All you need to know how to do is crochet 2 stitches together!
11. Messy Bun Free Crochet Pattern
This Messy Bun Free Crochet Pattern also has a precious bow attached. This is definitely the one I would choose to make, and the bow could either be on the front or the back of your bun, depending on your personal preference and style!
12. Beginner Messy Bun Hat
This Beginner Messy Bun Hat Crochet Pattern uses Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek yarn and “I Love This Yarn!” There are a couple special stitches that you need to know, but you mostly only need simple stitches! It is made from top to bottom.
13. Crochet Cabled Messy Bun Hat
This Crochet Cabled Messy Bun Hat can be made in all adult sizes, and includes a video tutorial. This is by far the simplest cabled messy bun hat that this designer offers, and it uses only simple stitches, although some are crocheted in the front post.
14. Polar Puff Messy Bun Hat
This Polar Puff Messy Bun Hat has a cute ribbed band made using half double crochet stitches in the BLO. The cute variety of stitched shown in this hat uses elements of simple stitches, but is absolutely adorable and worth the extra effort!
15. Diamonds Messy Bun
This Diamonds Messy Bun has the most unique texture that combines modern touches with vintage flair. It uses worsted weight yarn, which the designer mentions is the perfect weight for chilly weather!
16. Crochet Messy Bun Beanie Pattern
This Crochet Messy Bun Beanie Pattern has a unique texture which is made using half double crochet in the third loop and double crochet 2 together. In only 16 rounds, this messy bun pattern is perfect for anyone who wants warm ears!
17. Crochet Mommy and Me Messy Bun Hats
These Crochet Mommy and Me Messy Bun Hats are precious! Who doesn’t like matching hats, especially for a mother and daughter or grandmother and granddaughter, etc! Use Bernat Super Value yarn for an awesome, quality finished project.
18. Messy Bun Hat Pattern
This Messy Bun Hat Pattern uses any chunky yarn. The designer said she bought hers from her local dollar store! You only need to know simple stitches and how to do an invisible decrease for this pattern.
19. Messy Bun Hat Free Pattern
This Messy Bun Hat Free Pattern can be made in 3 separate sizes and includes the pattern for an adorable flower appliqué which could of course be used for other patterns as well!
20. Beehive Messy Bun Hat
This Beehive Messy Bun Hat has a unique texture and a precious bow on the back as well. This pattern is in women’s size medium and uses super bulky yarn. All you need to know are simple stitches!
21. Inside Out Reversible Messy Bun Hat
This Inside Out Reversible Messy Bun Hat uses Lion Brand Jeans Yarn and ends up with the most unique reversible texture! It is a bit more of a complicated pattern, using a modified dropped double crochet stitch and a unique ribbing technique.
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