Hill Neck Warmer Crochet Pattern

Welcome to week two, day two of the 2025 Wonderful Hats Crochet Along! Today we will make the Hill Neck Warmer crochet pattern to complement our Hill Beanie.

This past Wednesday we were introduced to the Hill Beanie. The Hill Beanie is a heavily textured crochet hat featuring rounds of half double crochet stitches worked in the third loop and also slip stitch cluster stitches. It is this same texture that is carried into the Hill Neck Warmer.

Sometimes it’s nice to have a good neck warmer on hand as the colder months approach. They are simple to wear and not as bulky as a traditional scarf. When crocheting them, they also require a lot less yarn!

Our Hill Neck Warmer crochet pattern today is worked from the bottom up and only has a circumference of about 24 inches. This means that it is going to fit over an adult head nicely, without being too snug.

The crochet neck warmer is worked in rounds, and you will join as you go so that there is no sewing when finished. You will begin by working some ribbing, followed by several rounds of texture, before completing the neck warmer with more ribbing.

I mentioned that the design features some slip stitch clusters. These clusters are actually quite easy to work as they are made up of slip stitches and half double crochet two together stitches. I will demonstrate how to work them in the video tutorial below.

The Wonderful Hats Crochet Along:

The Hill Neck Warmer crochet pattern is part of the 2025 Wonderful Hats crochet along. During this event we will learn to crochet four new crochet hat patterns and their matching accessories. Last week we made the Deep River Beanie and the Deep River Scarf.

If this is your first time hearing about the crochet along. You may wish to check out the introductory post here.

The Materials:

For the neck warmer, you will need about 200 yards of a medium/worsted weight yarn as well as a 5mm (H/8) crochet hook. I will provide the details about the specific yarn I used in the photos down below.

PDF Copies are available:

The crochet pattern for the Hill Neck Warmer will be written out in full below followed by a free video tutorial.  The pattern is free to follow on my site and will always be free! If, however, you would like a printable copy, you may purchase one from my Etsy and Ravelry Shops linked below:

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Hill Neck Warmer Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Gauge: 16sts x 16 rnds of hdc in the 3rd loop = 4 inches

Finished Size: 7 x 11 inches laid flat, 24 inch circumference 

Yarn: Heatherly® by Knitpicks/WeCrochet® Yarn (80% acrylic/20% Merino Wool; 218 yds, 100 g; (4) Worsted/Medium weight): 1 skein.

Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge

Stitches and Abbreviations:

3rd loop – Looking at the back of your hdc st you will see a horizontal loop running along under the top back loop.  This loop under the back loop is called the “3rd loop.”

Blo – Back Loop Only

Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet

Ch – Chain

Dc – Double Crochet

Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Hdc2tog – Half Double Crochet Two Stitches Together

Rpt – Repeat

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Yo – Yarn Over

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English crochet terms.
• Pattern is worked in rounds.
• Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch.
• Turn at the end of each round AS INDICATED.
• Weave in ends as needed.
• To change the size of your cowl, work a foundation chain in multiples of 2.

Free Crochet Pattern:

Ch 90.  Being careful to not twist the chain, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc here and throughout), dc in the next st and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.  Do not turn. (90 sts)

Rnds 2-4: Ch 1, fpdc around the post of the same st as joining, bpdc in the next st, *fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; Rpt from * around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st fpdc.  Do not turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, hdc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop around, sc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st. Ch 1, turn.  

Rnd 7: Ch 1, Sl st in the 1st st, hdc2tog over the 1st 2 sts beginning in the same st as the previous sl st, *sl st in the next st, hdc2tog beginning in the same st as the previous sl st and into the next st; Rpt from * around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st. Ch 1, turn.

Rnd 8: Hdc in the 1st st and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnds 9-20: Repeat rounds 6-8 for a total of 4 more times. (Note: For a wider neck warmer, for more repeats.)

Rnd 21: Ch 3, working in the 3rd loop around, dc in the next st and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.  Do not turn.

Rnds 22-24: Ch 1, fpdc around the post of the same st as joining, bpdc in the next st, *fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; Rpt from * around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st fpdc.  Do not turn.

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Video Tutorial:

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