Abyssal Eel Hat Pattern: Free Crochet Overview

Crocheted abyssal eel hat on a plain mannequin head, with a blue to turquoise striped body, dark purple fins, two large eyes with black pupils and yellow-green eyelids, and a red gum band with white teeth along the brim.

Project introduction

A finished crocheted abyssal eel hat in blue and teal yarn with a tall purple dorsal fin, white eyes with black star pupils and yellow eyelids, and a red gum line with white teeth

Crochet eel hat with a teal and blue striped body, purple fins, three yellow eyes with black star pupils, and a red and white toothy mouth trim

Person wearing a finished crocheted eel hat in blue and turquoise with a purple fin, an appliqued eye with a black star pupil, and a red brim edged with white teeth.

If a deep sea creature could double as a cozy costume hat, the Abyssal Eel Hat would be a strong candidate. This pattern overview looks at the free Ravelry download by StringsandThingsByJoyce, a playful ocean inspired hat built from simple crocheted pieces. Read on for the full supplies checklist, construction notes, and a link to the original designer’s instructions.

Abyssal Eel Hat

Close-up of a blue crocheted hat with a grey ruffled fin detail

Close-up of a crocheted turquoise and purple monster hat with one large white eye with a red ring and black pupil, a smiling mouth with white teeth and red lining, and scalloped teal fins.

A rainbow crochet witch hat with a curved tip and small monster appliques, displayed on a black wire stand against a plain light background.

The Abyssal Eel Hat is a variation of the designer’s Brain Eater Hat, and it calls for basic knowledge of crochet stitches and terms. It is worked in separate components that are assembled into a hat with eyes, fins, gums, and teeth, giving it a charming monster of the deep look. This is a pattern overview rather than a full tutorial, so the complete written pattern and row by row instructions live with the original designer.

The main body of the hat is worked in joined rounds, with a slip stitch to join each round and a CH 2 at the start of every round that does not count as the first stitch. The eyes are worked in rounds, while the fins are worked in rows. The designer also notes a color change tip: tie the short ends of the two colors into a knot to help secure them so the yarn does not unravel with use.

The supply list is pleasantly short and flexible. The source lists worsted weight yarn in five colors of your choosing, split across one main body color, one contrast color for the fins, black, white, or the main color for the eyes, red for the gums, and white for the teeth. You will also need a small amount of a second contrast color for the eyelids, plus scissors, a stitch marker, and a needle for sewing and weaving in ends.

5 mm hook for the main pieces
4 mm hook for the eyes
Worsted weight yarn in five colors of your choice
Small amount of a second contrast color for the eyelids
Scissors, a stitch marker, and a needle for sewing and weaving in ends

The Ravelry listing names three yarns associated with the pattern: Red Heart Super Saver in solids (100% acrylic, 364 yards per 198 grams), Red Heart Super Saver in prints and variegated (100% acrylic, 244 yards per 141 grams), and Caron One Pound (100% acrylic, 812 yards per 453 grams). Since colors are left to the maker, you can lean realistic with deep ocean tones or go bright and cartoonish for a costume piece.

This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download from the designer. Grab the original designer’s pattern and instructions on Ravelry to follow the full written pattern.

Access is straightforward: the source confirms the pattern as a free Ravelry download, though the source does not claim that every format or printable version is free. At the time of the listing there were no finished projects logged and the design sat in 10 queues. For another playful design by the same maker, see Lil’ Boo the Ghost Bear pattern by StringsandThingsByJoyce: Pattern Overview.

Original designer’s pattern and instructions