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Pirate Hat


Pirate Hat
Pirate Hat
Type Hat
Location Tailoring

The Pirate Hat is the only hat in the game that pays for itself in drink. A Sewing Machine turns Cloth and a Treasure Chest into it, and wearing it into the Pirate Cove on Ginger Island gets a free Mead out of the bartender once a night. The Treasure Chest is the costly half: it sells for five thousand gold untouched, and it comes out of the fishing minigame or the deep floors of the Skull Cavern. The hat is a captain's tricorn with a grinning skull on the front, and it is the closest the valley comes to a costume that actually does something.


Location


The Sewing Machine stands in the front room of Emily and Haley's house. Cloth goes in the feed slot and the Treasure Chest on the spool, and one press turns the pair into the hat. Emily explains the machine in person on the first sunny day after Cloth reaches the backpack, and her Rock Rejuvenation special order pays out with a machine the farm can keep.

Treasure Chests come mostly out of fishing. A chest offers itself on roughly one cast in seven, and the Magnet, the Treasure Hunter tackle and the Pirate profession all push that rate higher. Losing the fish loses the chest with it, so the usual advice is to bring the fish almost to the bank before going after the treasure. The Skull Cavern is the other supply: the hundredth floor always holds a chest, and the floors at two hundred and three hundred hold more than one.

Chance is the third route. Cosmetic hats of this family drop at a small rate from slain monsters, smashed crates and barrels, felled trees, shaken seed trees, dug artifact spots and panning spots, so a Pirate Hat occasionally shows up with no chest spent at all.

The Pirate Cove itself needs most of Ginger Island opened up. Willy's boat has to be repaired, Leo's parrot fed a walnut, the western shore woken with ten more, the Island Farmhouse bought for twenty and the Beach Resort built for twenty after that. Once the resort clears the beach, planks on the right of the star shaped pond lead into the cove. The pirates only gather after eight in the evening, on even numbered days, and never in the rain.

Effect


The hat stands tall at the front with a wide upturned brim and a skull badge dead centre. It suits dark clothes and reads as fancy dress rather than farm wear. No hat alters a farmer's skills, but the bartender in the Pirate Cove recognises this one and hands over a Mead for nothing, a trick shared only with the Eye Patch and the Deluxe Pirate Hat. It can be set on a pet or the horse like anything else in the wardrobe.

Notes


The darts board inside the cove pays Golden Walnuts for the first three games won, and the water there is the only place in the valley a Stingray bites. A farmer visiting for the free Mead can collect both on the same evening, and the mermaid puzzle just outside is worth five more walnuts.

A bottle of Mead is not worth a great deal in gold. The point of the hat is the recognition: the bartender's reaction is one of the small rewards the game hides behind a costume rather than a quest.

Turning the chest into a hat gives up the five thousand gold it would sell for. Anyone who wants the money as well should simply fish for two.

All Hats


Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location
??? (hat) ??? (hat) Volcano Caldera
Abigail's Bow Abigail's Bow Desert Festival
Arcane Hat Arcane Hat Adventurer's Guild
Archer's Cap Archer's Cap Abandoned House
Beanie Beanie Tailoring
Blobfish Mask Blobfish Mask Tailoring
Blue Bonnet Blue Bonnet Abandoned House
Blue Bow Blue Bow Desert Festival
Blue Cowboy Hat Blue Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Blue Ribbon Blue Ribbon Abandoned House
Bluebird Mask Bluebird Mask Island Trader
Bowler Hat Bowler Hat Abandoned House
Bridal Veil Bridal Veil Tailoring
Bucket Hat Bucket Hat Trout Derby
Butterfly Bow Butterfly Bow Abandoned House
Cat Ears Cat Ears Abandoned House
Chef Hat Chef Hat Abandoned House
Chicken Mask Chicken Mask Abandoned House
Cone Hat Cone Hat Night Market
Cool Cap Cool Cap Abandoned House
Copper Pan (hat) Copper Pan (hat) Copper Pan
Cowboy Hat Cowboy Hat Abandoned House
Cowgal Hat Cowgal Hat Abandoned House
Cowpoke Hat Cowpoke Hat Abandoned House
Daisy Daisy Abandoned House
Dark Ballcap Dark Ballcap Desert Festival
Dark Cowboy Hat Dark Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Dark Velvet Bow Dark Velvet Bow Desert Festival
Delicate Bow Delicate Bow Abandoned House
Deluxe Cowboy Hat Deluxe Cowboy Hat Island Trader
Deluxe Pirate Hat Deluxe Pirate Hat Volcano Dungeon
Dinosaur Hat Dinosaur Hat Tailoring
Earmuffs Earmuffs Abandoned House
Elegant Turban Elegant Turban Abandoned House
Emily's Magic Hat Emily's Magic Hat Emily's 14-heart event
Eye Patch Eye Patch Abandoned House
Fashion Hat Fashion Hat Tailoring
Fedora Fedora Stardew Valley Fair
Fishing Hat Fishing Hat Tailoring
Flat Topped Hat Flat Topped Hat Tailoring
Floppy Beanie Floppy Beanie Tailoring
Forager's Hat Forager's Hat Tailoring
Frog Hat Frog Hat Ginger Island
Garbage Hat Garbage Hat Garbage Cans
Gil's Hat Gil's Hat Desert Festival
Gnome's Cap Gnome's Cap Abandoned House
Goblin Mask Goblin Mask Abandoned House
Goggles Goggles Tailoring
Gold Pan (hat) Gold Pan (hat) Gold Pan
Golden Helmet Golden Helmet Golden Coconuts
Golden Mask (hat) Golden Mask (hat) Tailoring
Good Ol' Cap Good Ol' Cap Abandoned House
Governor's Hat Governor's Hat Abandoned House
Green Turban Green Turban Desert Trader
Hair Bone Hair Bone Tailoring
Hard Hat Hard Hat Adventurer's Guild
Hunter's Cap Hunter's Cap Abandoned House
Infinity Crown Infinity Crown Abandoned House
Iridium Pan (hat) Iridium Pan (hat) Iridium Pan
Jester Hat Jester Hat Abandoned House
Joja Cap Joja Cap Desert Festival
Junimo Hat Junimo Hat Abandoned House
Knight's Helmet Knight's Helmet Adventurer's Guild
Laurel Wreath Crown Laurel Wreath Crown Desert Festival
Leprechaun Hat Leprechaun Hat Cindersap Forest
Living Hat Living Hat Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems
Logo Cap Logo Cap Tailoring
Lucky Bow Lucky Bow Abandoned House
Magic Cowboy Hat Magic Cowboy Hat Desert Trader
Magic Turban Magic Turban Desert Trader
Mouse Ears Mouse Ears Abandoned House
Mr. Qi's Hat Mr. Qi's Hat Qi's Walnut Room
Mummy Mask Mummy Mask Desert Festival
Mushroom Cap Mushroom Cap Mushroom Trees
Mystery Hat Mystery Hat Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes
Official Cap Official Cap Abandoned House
Pageboy Cap Pageboy Cap Abandoned House
Panda Hat Panda Hat WeGame exclusive
Paper Hat Paper Hat Abandoned House
Party Hat (blue) Party Hat (blue) Tailoring
Party Hat (green) Party Hat (green) Tailoring
Party Hat (red) Party Hat (red) Tailoring
Pink Bow Pink Bow Volcano Dungeon
Pirate Hat Pirate Hat Tailoring
Plum Chapeau Plum Chapeau Abandoned House
Polka Bow Polka Bow Abandoned House
Propeller Hat Propeller Hat Tailoring
Pumpkin Mask Pumpkin Mask Tailoring
Qi Mask Qi Mask Tailoring
Raccoon Hat Raccoon Hat Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop
Radioactive Goggles Radioactive Goggles Tailoring
Red Cowboy Hat Red Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Red Fez Red Fez Traveling Cart
Sailor's Cap Sailor's Cap Festival of Ice
Santa Hat Santa Hat Abandoned House
Skeleton Mask Skeleton Mask Adventurer's Guild
Small Cap Small Cap Island Trader
Sombrero Sombrero Abandoned House
Sou'wester Sou'wester Abandoned House
Space Helmet Space Helmet Abandoned House
Sports Cap Sports Cap Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House
Spotted Headscarf Spotted Headscarf Tailoring
Squid Hat Squid Hat SquidFest
Squire's Helmet Squire's Helmet Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous)
Star Helmet Star Helmet Tailoring
Steel Pan (hat) Steel Pan (hat) Steel Pan
Straw Hat Straw Hat Egg Festival
Sunglasses Sunglasses Tailoring
Swashbuckler Hat Swashbuckler Hat Tailoring
Tiara Tiara Abandoned House
Tiger Hat Tiger Hat Tiger Slimes
Top Hat Top Hat Casino
Totem Mask Totem Mask Tailoring
Tricorn Hat Tricorn Hat Desert Festival
Tropiclip Tropiclip Abandoned House
Trucker Hat Trucker Hat Abandoned House
Warrior Helmet Warrior Helmet Tailoring
Watermelon Band Watermelon Band Abandoned House
Wearable Dwarf Helm Wearable Dwarf Helm Tailoring
White Bow White Bow Abandoned House
White Turban White Turban Tailoring; Skull Cavern
Witch Hat Witch Hat Tailoring