St. Patrick's Day Kiss Me Hat Knitting Pattern

Knit up this sweet St. Patrick’s Day Kiss Me hat with this fun and easy knitting pattern for newborns, babies, toddlers, kids and adults!

Updated February, 2025

This pattern has been updated to include additional child and adult sizes. For more information on the changes, what’s included and many other questions, click here.

Two green knitted hats, perfect for St. Patrick's Day, with light green pom-poms. One hat displays

Happy (almost) St. Patrick’s Day, friends! St. Patrick’s Day is huge here in Chicago, they even dye the river downtown green for a day. My family is not at all Irish…at least as far I know, but that’s ok.

A child sports a green knit St. Patrick's Day hat with a pom-pom and

What I love about St. Patrick’s Day is that it’s a non-exclusive holiday. I’m sure that was originally not the case given that it’s named after a saint and all but today, at least in America, it’s a fun excuse for everyone to party and hope for good luck. And maybe a pot of gold from a leprechaun.

So I thought a cute little St. Patrick’s Day hat knitting pattern would be fun. Since the holiday is in March, it’s still plenty chilly enough to need a nice warm hat! (Although, as I always say, if you make the newborn size, they need hats all year round!)

A young child with short blonde hair is wearing a green St. Patrick's Day hat adorned with a pom-pom and a white, long-sleeve shirt. The plain, well-lit background adds to the charm as the child looks downward, lost in thought.

Anyway, after a little thinking I decided a Fair Isle hat that says, “Kiss Me…” would be adorable. Technically the St. Patrick’s Day saying is, “Kiss me, I’m Irish.” but this hat’s for babies and we all want to kiss them all the time anyway right? So I thought it was fitting.

A young child, sporting a green St. Patrick's Day hat with a pom-pom, peers downward. The hat features festive white letters knitted around its edge, perfectly matching the child's crisp white shirt.

Plus you don’t have to be Irish, you go ahead and finish that sentence in your head however you like: “Kiss me, I’m German!” “Kiss me, I’m Chinese!” “Kiss me, I’m adorable!” It’s all good, I’m an equal opportunity baby smoocher!

I also recently updated this pattern to include a row of cute shamrocks around the back which, besides looking adorable, makes it super easy to knit!

St. Patrick’s Day Hat Knitting Pattern

Sizes included: 0-3 months, (6 months, 1-2 years, 3-6 years, Child Large/Adult Small, Adult Large) Read our sizing guidelines post for more information.

Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches

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(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)

This cute pattern is available for sale only. When you purchase this pattern, you’ll get an instant download PDF pattern in a few nicely formatted easy-to-print pages that includes written instructions and step by step photos. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop or on Ravelry where it will also be permanently stored in your Ravelry pattern library.

A young child is dressed in a white long-sleeve shirt and a green knit St. Patrick's Day hat adorned with a pom-pom, text knitted into the festive accessory. The child looks down thoughtfully against a plain white background.

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Craft and Knitwear Designer at Little Red Window Design

Welcome to Little Red Window! I’m Cassie, a professional craft and knitwear designer working in the field for more than 10 years. I have a degree in Art History from Northwestern University and a Master's Degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I've designed more than 300 separate knitting patterns, hundreds of craft projects, and I love to bring joy to your crafts and knitting with well-designed, easy to understand tutorials and patterns.

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