Vertical Stripes Hat

Vertical Stripes Hat

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Skill Level: Easy

Size: Medium (Large)

Caron Simply Soft is an excellent, inexpensive yarn for garments and accessories. It has wonderful drape and a shine that adds interest.

Using a lighter main color and a darker accent color is going to give the illusion of vertical stripes. Choosing a dark main color and a lighter accent color is going to appear as a series of vertical dashes. Either way it makes a great-looking, great-fitting slouch hat that people are sure to beg you to make them one, too!

Materials: 

3 oz Caron Simply Soft in Main Color (MC)

2oz Caron Simply Soft in Accent Color (A)

H hook

Tapestry Needle

Stitches Used:

Chain…Ch

Single Crochet…SC

Half Double Crochet…HDC

Slip Stitch…SlSt

This pattern is written for size Medium with changes for size Large in [brackets].

Ch 4, join with a SlSt to form a circle. (or use a magic circle)

Round 1 - Ch 2 (Counts as HDC here and throughout). 9[11] HDC through circle, working over tail. Join with a SlSt at top of Ch2. Pull tail snugly to close circle. (10[12] HDC)

Round 2 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. 2 HDC in each stitch around. Join with a SlSt at top of Ch2. (20 [24]HDC)

Round 3 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. HDC in the next stitch. *2 HDC in the next stitch, HDC in the next stitch. Repeat from * around. Join with a SlSt at the top of the Ch2. (30[36]HDC)

Round 4 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. HDC in the next 2 stitches. *2 HDC in the next stitch, HDC in the next 2 stitches. Repeat from * around. Join with a SlSt at the top of the Ch2. (40[48]HDC)

Round 5 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. HDC in the next 3 stitches. *2 HDC in the next stitch, HDC in the next 3 stitches. Repeat from * around. Join with a SlSt at the top of the Ch2. (50[60]HDC)

Round 6 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. HDC in the next 4 stitches. *2 HDC in the next stitch, HDC in the next 4 stitches. Repeat from * around. Join with a SlSt at the top of the Ch2. (60[72]HDC)

Round 7 – Ch 2. HDC in the same stitch. HDC in the next 5 stitches. *2 HDC in the next stitch, HDC in the next 5 stitches. Repeat from * around. Join with a SlSt at the top of the Ch2. (70[84]HDC)

Round 8-9- Ch 2. HDC around. (70[84]HDC each round)

Note: To avoid having to weave in a ton of ends, do not break off after each round- move it aside while working with the other color.

Round 10- Join A with a SlSt in any HDC. Ch 1 and SC in the same space. *Ch1, skip 1 stitch, SC in next stitch. Repeat from * around. Insert hook into the beginning SC. Drop A and pick up MC. Pull through to complete the SlSt. (35[42]SC, 35[42]Ch1)

Round 11- (with MC now) SlSt into the first Ch1 space. Ch2, HDC in same Ch1 space. *2HDC in next Ch1 space. Repeat from * around. Insert hook into the beginning Ch2. Drop MC and pick up A. Pull through to complete the SlSt. (35[42]2HDC groups)

Round 12- (with A now) SlSt into the first space between groups of 2HDC. Ch1. SC in same space. *Ch1, SC in next space between 2HDC. Repeat from * around. Insert hook into the beginning SC. Drop A and pick up MC. Pull through to complete the SlSt.

Repeat rounds 11 and 12 seven more times for Medium, nine more times for Large. Do not drop A on the last repeat of round 12. Cut MC leaving tail to weave in end.

Last Round- With A, SlSt into the first CH1 space. Ch1 and SC in same space. *Ch1 and SC in next CH1 space. Repeat from * around. SlSt in beginning SC. FO A and weave in ends with tapestry needle.

After wearing your hat a few times, it will begin to slouch in back more and fit more custom to your head.