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If you love beanies…you’ll love this one! It’s a really quick hat to work up and with the little added texture is just nothing more than Handcrafted Elegance at its best! The best part is I made a scarf that matches the hat too! Yep…..it’s an accessories galore party with these two!
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Pattern Instructions
Supplies:
1. Red Heart Soft or any worsted weight yarn. Specifications for the Red Heart Soft: 5 oz/141 grams 256 yds. Approximately 200-220 yards. Color way – Berry, Charcoal and White. (All 3 skeins were enough to make the hat and scarf).
2. Crochet Hook Size – I/ 5.50
3. Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.
Gauge:
12 dc stitches and 6 Rows = approximately 4″
Abbreviations:
beg cl – beginning cluster (YO, insert hook in next stitch, yo, draw yarn through 2 st) 3 times in same st, yo, draw yarn through 4 loops on hook
ch – chain
cl – cluster stitch (YO, insert hook in next stitch, yo, draw yarn through 2 st) 4 times in same st, yo, draw yarn through 5 loops on hook
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Notes: I initially made the hat using 60 st that gave me a 6.5″ flat circle measurement after round 5. Because I used hdc and sc stitches in the design, it “tightened” the hat somewhat and would actually fit a 20-21″ head circumference perfectly. I added another increase round (72 st) that gave me a 7″ flat circle and fit 22″ better. Depending on the yarn, either one could work. Red Heart Soft is just that….soft and tends to make a smaller stitch than even other Red Heart products like the Red Heart Super Saver or Red Heart with Love.
Using Color A
ch 4, sl st into first ch to make a ring.
Round 1: ch 2, 12 dc in ring, sl st in first dc (12 st)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st in first dc (24 st)
Round 3: ch 2 and dc in first st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next st, work 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc (36 st)
Round 4: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st, work 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 2 st, work 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc (48 st)
Round 5: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next 2 st, work 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 3 st, work 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc (60 st) (6.5″ flat circle) Skip to Round 7 if you desire this size.
Round 6: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next 3 st, work 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 4 st, work 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc (72 st) (7″)
Round 7: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in first dc (60 st)
Color B
Round 8: ch 1 and hdc in first stitch, hdc in next st and around, join by sl st in first hdc.
Color C
Round 9: ch 1 and sc in first st, sc in next st and around, join by sl st in first sc.
Round 10-11: Repeat Round 9
Color B
Round 12: Repeat round 8
Color C
Round 13: Repeat Round 9
Color A
Round 14: ch 1 and beg cl in first st, ch 1, skip next st *cl in next st, ch 1, skip next st* repeat from *to*, join by sl st to first beg cl.
Round 15: sl st in first ch-1 space, beg cl in ch-1 space, ch 1, skip next st, *cl in next ch-1 space, ch 1, skip next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st to first beg cl.
Color C
Round 16: Repeat Round 9
Color B
Round 17: Repeat Round 8
Color C
Round 18-20: Repeat Round 9
Color B
Round 21: Repeat Round 8
Color A
Round 22-23: Repeat Round 9. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Don’t forget to check out the Handcrafted Elegance matching scarf!
Have a great day. Be blessed.
Kathy
Hey Kathy quick question…I’m making this pattern for my little girl who is five …and I’m using a cotton yarn (love sugar and cream) I’m on round 4 and was wondering which you think would work best for her size….stopping here or going one or two more increases out…thanks so much for the great patterns…everytime I find one I like and click for pattern it always turns out to be yours lol thanks again…Ginger
Ginger,
You will probably want your flat circle measurement to be between 5-5.75″. The Sugar and Cream yarn is thicker than the Red Heart Soft (or allows for a tighter stitch). Try the measurement and let me know how that works for you.
Kathy
Thanks so much! And thanks again for adding me to your Facebook page…your people are so friendly and super helpful…I’ll be sure to post pics of the hat when its done…thanks again…Ginger
I can’t wait to to see and welcome to the group!
Just finished mine up! I love this pattern, but mine came out very bucket-shaped. It isn’t smaller around the brim/fitted around face. Should I have decreased in the last few rows? Did I miss something somewhere? I’d love to make it work, because this pattern turns wonky color choices into something really cute!
I’m not really sure what is happening with your hat. I didn’t use any decrease stitching. You could always try decreasing your stitches on the last few rounds or drop a hook size or two to get a tighter fit. 🙂
Speaking of wonky color choices…my kooky little girl has chosen orange( her favorite color… dances to the beat of her own drum this one)..color b-black…color c-purple ( actually black currant)…but with this design its actually coming together nicely….the girls got style lol
It does sound like it will be pretty!
Love it, Kathy. It turned out great and whipped up very quickly. Thanks so much!
Wonderful!!!
Please clarify your cluster stitch for me. You say pull thru 4 loops but that leaves 3 unless this ids a different kind of cluster.
Jill,
Did you print the pattern off earlier yesterday? I had a typo and have since corrected it. On the original I had you just pulling through one stitch, but you will actually pull through 2 stitches each time with 4 left remaining on the hook. I hope this helps. Let me know.
Kathy
I see now. Originally it did not have your corrections. I refreshed. Got the corrections.
Yay!!!
Thank you. Had to refresh.
Kathy, Am i suppose to skip a stitch after each cluster ? It doesn’t say in your instructions and its looking a little wonky putting a cluster in each stitch
Thanks for the pattern. Round 14 is missing the ch1 between cluster.
Thanks for your comments. On round 14, you are creating the cluster so there really isn’t a space to ch 1 between the clusters yet since the previous round is using basic stitches. I did note on round 15 to cluster in the ch-1 space though since they were created on round 14. I hope this helps.
Kathy
Thank you for the release. Gorgeous.
Thank you so much! This is so cute! I love the colors you chose to do this in, too!