Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Snowflake Slouch Hat






















This pattern was totally improvised, so I'm reading my crochet as best I can. I started this as something to make while watching a movie on Thanksgiving, and even though it's a quick project, I was too out-of-it to finish until Friday.


I reccomend this hat to be worn kind of slouchy, and I designed (if you can truly design anything while flying by the seat of your pants) it to be a much looser, unstretched gauge at the top so it could drape a bit. You could do away with row 10 if you wanted a closer fit (or work another round if you want more slouch to your slouchy hat).


Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Aran. I chose this yarn because it was what was at hand in my mother's stash, but the finished product will hold up pretty well, even if I find the yarn squeaky to work with.


Hook: I don't know; I fished a hook out of my mom's pen cup. Might've been size M, but you should work with whatever feels right, in any case.


NOTE: I end every round with a slip stitch, as it creates a neat base for the next round to be built upon. Usually, this stitch is worked into the top of the chain st that was worked at the beginning of the row.


EDIT: I use American abbreviations, so in English crochet terms, sc would be a double crochet, dc would be a treble, and tc would be a quadruple.


Make a slip knot. Chain 3 and join with a slip stitch (sl).
Round 1: Work 14 single crochets (sc) into the hole.
Round 2: Chain 1. Work 2 sc into the top of each sc of Row 1.
Round 3: *Chain 7, work 1 sc into the fourth st.* Repeat 5 times. Chain 7, work 1 sl into the base of the first loop.
Round 4: Chain 1. *Work 11 sc on each loop of chain sts. Work a sc into the sc below.* Repeat til the end.
Round 5: Work 1 sl into the top of a sc below, 4 times. You are now at the top of a loop. *Chain 5, work 1 double crochet (dc) into the top of the sc between the loops, chain 5, work 1 sc into the top of the sixth sc below.* Repeat til the end.
Round 6: Work 1 sl into the top of a sc below, 3 times. *Chain 5, work 1 dc into the loop left of the dc below, chain 5, work a sc into the loop right of the dc below.* Repeat til the end.
Round 7: Chain 1. Work a sc into the top of every st.
Round 8: Chain 2. Work 3 dc into every loop (there ought to be 14).
Round 9 and 10: Chain 2. Work 3 dc into the space between the 3 dc-bundles below.
Round 11: Chain 3. Work 1 triple crochet (tc) into the top of every stitch below.
Round 12: Chain 2. Work 1 dc into the top of every stitch below.
Round 13, 14, and 15: Chain 1. Work 1 sc into the top of every stitch below.


Fasten off. Weave in ends, and enjoy!