Squid Hat
| Squid Hat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Hat |
| Location | SquidFest |
The Squid Hat is the top prize of the second day of SquidFest, and the only way to it is a long day with a rod. The festival takes over the western end of the beach on the twelfth and thirteenth of Winter, and a sign beside the booth lists how many Squid each reward tier wants. Ten Squid on the second day reaches the iridium mark and hands over a hat shaped like a squid perched on the farmer's head, tentacles and all. Squid are normally a night fish, so the festival is also the only stretch of the year when they bite in daylight. A farmer in this hat has pulled a great many of them out of the water in two days.
Location
The SquidFest booth stands on the left of the beach, near the tents, under a large painted sign. Speaking to it brings up the explanation of the event and, later, the prize collection. The fishing happens in the ocean just beside it, and a feeder floated in the water during the festival lifts the chance of a Squid taking the hook. Outside these two days Squid only bite in the evening and through the night in Winter, which makes them an awkward catch; during the festival they are available from early morning onwards.
The first day doubles as preparation for the second. Each day keeps its own tally, and Squid Bait is what makes the higher tiers realistic, so the Squid landed on the first day can go into a Bait Maker and come back out as bait for the second. Reaching the iridium mark on day two also pays every tier below it, so one good morning collects a Trap Bobber, a Dish O' The Sea with Mystery Boxes or Winter Seeds, a Treasure Chest with Triple Shot Espressos, and then the hat itself alongside Mystery Boxes and a Seafoam Pudding. A farmer who has not yet read The Art O' Crabbing is handed that book in place of the boxes and the pudding.
The first day's iridium mark is a slightly lower eight Squid, and it pays a Squid Kid painting rather than a hat. The hat belongs to the second morning alone.
Effect
The hat is the whole animal: a pale body sitting on the crown with the arms hanging down past the ears. It changes nothing about fishing, combat or luck, because the head slot in this game is decoration and nothing else. What it does carry is a story, which is why it tends to come out at the beach or in a fishing outfit rather than in town. The in-game description treats it as an opportunity rather than a reward, which is about right.
Notes
Time keeps moving during SquidFest and the shops around town stay open, so the two days are working days: animals still expect feeding and the clock still runs towards collapse. That makes the hat a planning problem as much as a fishing one. Bait and tackle want sorting before Winter the twelfth, because the festival rewards volume rather than skill, and a rod sitting idle while bait is fetched from home is the usual reason a run stops two Squid short.
All Hats
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ??? (hat) | 
|
Volcano Caldera |
| Abigail's Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Arcane Hat | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Archer's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Beanie | 
|
Tailoring |
| Blobfish Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Blue Bonnet | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Blue Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Blue Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Blue Ribbon | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Bluebird Mask | 
|
Island Trader |
| Bowler Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Bridal Veil | 
|
Tailoring |
| Bucket Hat | 
|
Trout Derby |
| Butterfly Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cat Ears | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Chef Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Chicken Mask | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cone Hat | 
|
Night Market |
| Cool Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Copper Pan (hat) | 
|
Copper Pan |
| Cowboy Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cowgal Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cowpoke Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Daisy | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Dark Ballcap | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Dark Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Dark Velvet Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Delicate Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Deluxe Cowboy Hat | 
|
Island Trader |
| Deluxe Pirate Hat | 
|
Volcano Dungeon |
| Dinosaur Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Earmuffs | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Elegant Turban | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Emily's Magic Hat | 
|
Emily's 14-heart event |
| Eye Patch | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Fashion Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Fedora | 
|
Stardew Valley Fair |
| Fishing Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Flat Topped Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Floppy Beanie | 
|
Tailoring |
| Forager's Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Frog Hat | 
|
Ginger Island |
| Garbage Hat | 
|
Garbage Cans |
| Gil's Hat | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Gnome's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Goblin Mask | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Goggles | 
|
Tailoring |
| Gold Pan (hat) | 
|
Gold Pan |
| Golden Helmet | 
|
Golden Coconuts |
| Golden Mask (hat) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Good Ol' Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Governor's Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Green Turban | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Hair Bone | 
|
Tailoring |
| Hard Hat | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Hunter's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Infinity Crown | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Iridium Pan (hat) | 
|
Iridium Pan |
| Jester Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Joja Cap | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Junimo Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Knight's Helmet | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Laurel Wreath Crown | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Leprechaun Hat | 
|
Cindersap Forest |
| Living Hat | 
|
Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems |
| Logo Cap | 
|
Tailoring |
| Lucky Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Magic Cowboy Hat | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Magic Turban | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Mouse Ears | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Mr. Qi's Hat | 
|
Qi's Walnut Room |
| Mummy Mask | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Mushroom Cap | 
|
Mushroom Trees |
| Mystery Hat | 
|
Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes |
| Official Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Pageboy Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Panda Hat | 
|
WeGame exclusive |
| Paper Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Party Hat (blue) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Party Hat (green) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Party Hat (red) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Pink Bow | 
|
Volcano Dungeon |
| Pirate Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Plum Chapeau | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Polka Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Propeller Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Pumpkin Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Qi Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Raccoon Hat | 
|
Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop |
| Radioactive Goggles | 
|
Tailoring |
| Red Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Red Fez | 
|
Traveling Cart |
| Sailor's Cap | 
|
Festival of Ice |
| Santa Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Skeleton Mask | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Small Cap | 
|
Island Trader |
| Sombrero | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Sou'wester | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Space Helmet | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Sports Cap | 
|
Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House |
| Spotted Headscarf | 
|
Tailoring |
| Squid Hat | 
|
SquidFest |
| Squire's Helmet | 
|
Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous) |
| Star Helmet | 
|
Tailoring |
| Steel Pan (hat) | 
|
Steel Pan |
| Straw Hat | 
|
Egg Festival |
| Sunglasses | 
|
Tailoring |
| Swashbuckler Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Tiara | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Tiger Hat | 
|
Tiger Slimes |
| Top Hat | 
|
Casino |
| Totem Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Tricorn Hat | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Tropiclip | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Trucker Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Warrior Helmet | 
|
Tailoring |
| Watermelon Band | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Wearable Dwarf Helm | 
|
Tailoring |
| White Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| White Turban | 
|
Tailoring; Skull Cavern |
| Witch Hat | 
|
Tailoring |