I made this hat a looong time ago so I can only roughly tell you what I did.

I probably used either an H, J or I hook to make this and a # 4 yarn. Probably lion’s brand, I can’t remember the name of the yarn sorry, perhaps Impeccable?

dc=double crochet

sc=single crochet

This is done in the round. So start out by making crocheting four and then double crocheting into the last stitch. You want a total of 12 double crochets (the first 3 chain counts as 1 dc).

You can use a stitch marker if you want to avoid a seam or you can have a seam by following my pattern.

So you have 12 dc in the round (this is the bottom of the hat)

Row 1: Chain 3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in a dc, (by this I mean you are putting two dc in ONE dc of the previous round, make sense?) then do one dc.

Row2: Chain 3 (IT WILL ALWAYS COUNT AS ONE DC) dc, then 2dc in 1dc, dc twice (each in one double crochet from the previous round), 2dc in 1dc. You are doing this until the whole round is done.

Row3: Chain 3, dc twice, 2dc in one dc, dc three times, 2dc in one dc.

Do you see what I’m doing? I’m increasing the number of double crochets each round inbetween your increasing stitches (which is the 2dc in one dc). Do that for as many rounds as you like, I usually get up to like 5 or 6 I believe.

You can rest is on your head to see how big it is, you want it to be a little bit bigger than your head. So then you are going to double crochet (no increasing of sts anymore) for about 7 rounds (?) or until you think you have enough slouch!

Then what I did was I made the brim but just single crocheting in the round for about 6 rounds. Be careful here, single crochets tend to get tighter here so make sure you check to see if it will still fit on your head. Or you can just forgo this part and leave it as it is.

So for this hat I used Size 13 circular needles 16” loop and size 13 double pointed needles. You can use bulky yarn # 5 or 6 for this or you can take two # 4’s and hold them together like I did!

It’s the same concept as the last hat you just have to adjust because of the size of your needles and yarn thickness.

Here’s an example of the same hat with one strand the same Red Heart Super Saver Cream yarn and one strand Lion Brand Yarn # 4 in a light blue.

I really love the cream yarn because it has flecks of brown and black and the contrast with the blue is really pretty.

This hat I just made using:

Size 9 (5.5mm) circular needles with a 16” loop

Size 9 double pointed needles

Yarn needle.

Ring, key ring, or stitch marker. Something to mark the beginning of the round.

Caron’s Simply Soft in Pagoda (this isn’t a good representation of the color, it’s actually more of a green color.

If you don’t understand any of the knitting terms just look them up on youtube! That’s basically how I learned to knit.

Now I’ll give you a rough pattern to follow because I don’t actually write down the pattern, I keep forgetting.

Staring off with your circular needles Cast On about 38 stiches or just enough stitches to be able to connect into a circle, make sure it’s an even number! Place your stitch marker at the beginning of the round so you can tell where your beginning is!

You want the ribbed brim to be tighter so it stays on your head better. So for about ten rounds you’ll need to K2,P2 (Knit two, pearl two). Really you can make this as long or as short as you want, I usually go about an inch.

Once your done with your brim you want to increase the size of the hat, you do this by adding stitches (sts). Be careful with adding sts because if you do it wrong (like I did several times) you’ll end up with a increased st, but a hole as well -______-

So I think I did knit 14 then add a st. If you want the hat to be reaaaaly wide then by all means add more but I’ve added a lot and realized I didn’t like how it looked. You want just enough to be like a half in wider than the brim I’d think.

So then knit for about 30 or so rows, however long you want it and then you start your decrease.

Follow this, switching to your douple pointed needles when your hat is too tight to work with on the circular needles. (I usually divide up the sts between three dp needles.)

K4, K2tog (knit two together)

Knit a row

K3, K2tog

Knit a row

K2, K2tog

Knit a row

K1, K2tog

Knit

K2tog

You want to be left with a bout 14 to 16 sts left so stop decreasing when you get to that point. Cut your yarn about 5 inches, tie on your yarn needle and pull the opening closed and sew in the ends!

Your hat, c’est fini!

This hat is called All Day Beret and I love it! I made it about two years ago when I found the pattern on raverly.com, click the source link at the bottom to be brought to the pattern!

If you haven’t been knitting that long this pattern is slightly confusing. In the pattern you are supposed to have a sort of zigzag in the pattern but at the time I wasn’t very good at knitting so I just let the line go in one direction.

Worth a shot if you have the tools!

(Source: stitchnationyarn.com)

The next few posts will be about hats. I’ve just gotten back into knitting and have been making hat after hat. Some are my own pattern and some are patterns I’ve found for free or bought like this one!

This one is called Chunky Rib Slouch Beanie and you can find the pattern by clicking the source link on the bottom left to get to the TikiFiberCrafts etsy.

Again I bought this pattern, for about 5 dollars I’d say. It’s a nice snuggly hat!

(Source: etsy.com)

I say a post someone had made and you can do this with on old knitted or crocheted scarf that you were bought or given. Just sew buttons on the end and voila! Infinity scarf!

This one I made myself using Wool-Ease (Lion Brand Yarn) in Lemongrass. This is a bulky yarn, probably a 6. I used a large crochet hook, size Q (15.75mm).

I didn’t count how many I chained but it was long enough to wrap out my neck. I just single crocheted through the back loop for about 5 rows and that was it! Super easy. Then I sewed on the buttons.

I would actually suggest using a smaller hook and a softer more pliable yarn for this scarf. This hard to wrap around your neck like this.

I’m going to use this yarn to make infinity cowl so we shall see if that works better! :)

p.s.

Can you tell what my favorite colors are?