Fits average man’s head (22” circumference)
Skill Level:
Easy.
Materials:
144 yd 4/worsted weight yarn in MC
144 yd 4/worsted weight yarn in CC
Size J-10 (6.0 mm) crochet hook
Gauge:
7 rnds = 4" across.
With MC, ch 2.
Rnd 1. 8 hdc in second ch from hook. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 8 hdc.
Rnd 2. Ch 2; turn. 2 hdc in flo of ea hdc around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 16 hdc.
Rnd 3. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *1 hdc in flo of next hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 24 hdc.
Rnd 4. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 2 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 32 hdc.
Rnd 5. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 3 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 40 hdc.
Rnd 6. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 4 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 4 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 48 hdc..
Rnd 7. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 5 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 5 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 56 hdc..
Rnd 8. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 6 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 6 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 64 hdc.
Rnd 9. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 7 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 7 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 72 hdc.
Rnd 10. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of first 8 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc, *hdc in flo of next 8 hdc, 2 hdc in flo of next hdc; rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd. 80 hdc..
Rnd 11. Ch 2; turn. Hdc in flo of ea hdc around. Join with sl st to first hdc in rnd.
Rnds 12-18. Rep rnd 11.
Change to CC.
Rnds 19-21. Rep rnd 11.
Change to MC.
Rnds 22-24. Rep rnd 11.
Change to CC.
Rnd 25. Rep rnd 11. Finish off. Weave in all ends.
Abbreviations:
CC contrasting color
ch chain
ea each
flo front loops only
hdc half-double crochet
MC main color
mm millimeter
rep repeat
rnd round
rnds rounds
sl st slip stitch
yd yard
Care Instructions
Hand-wash lukewarm water. Gently squeeze; air dry flat.
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pretty! In my house, hubby does the laundry adn I fold it. That way he gets to do the heavy lifting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pattern. I was looking for one like this and was going to figure it our myself - now I don't have to!
ReplyDeleteI love you. I love you. I love you. I've been looking everywhere for Transformers crochet stuff.
ReplyDeletegot sheesha? thats a brilliant pattern! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a dumb question but if I want a flap to turn up, I can just add more rows, right?
ReplyDeleteDoes the beginning ch2 and the ch2 at the beginning of each round count as a hdc?
ReplyDeleteRnd 3, ch2; turn. Hdc in flo of 1st hdc: Does this Hdc go in same st as the ch2?
Hello loopy! Not a stupid question, but yes, I would keep doing 1 hdc in ea hdc around until the hat is long enough to turn up at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteAs for the beg ch, no I was not counting them as an hdc, so do not hdc in the beg ch-2. Hope that helps!
Thank you, Selena. You answered my questions. And also, thank you for sharing your patterns.
ReplyDeletehi. i have two questions about this pattern. when you connect with the slip stitch should it be in the flo, or both?
ReplyDeletealso, i've never turned when working in the round. if i turn the work towards me and then (after chaining 2), start in the last hdc i worked, right?
thanks for your time and the pattern. it's hard to find a crocheted guy's hat that looks good.
me again. have figured out that the slip stitch goes through both. and turning seems to be working too. :)
ReplyDeleteHi gwenamom! I was just getting ready to reply to your comment but it appears you figured it out already! Let me know if you have any other problems.
ReplyDeleteme again! when you say 4" across for gauge, do you mean full diameter? i'm making this hat for someone with a circumference of 23 1/4 inches. i was thinking i'd increase in rows 11 and 12 too, according to the pattern. do you have another suggestion? thanks!
ReplyDeleteHello again gwenamon! Yes, the gauge is 4" across the diameter of the project. And I would agree that doing an extra set of increase rows should make it large enough to fit a 23" head. :)
ReplyDeletethanks selena! :)
ReplyDeleteIf I'm trying to add two additional colours to match a four-colored scarf, can I just do the turns every time without it messing up everything? Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteHello Catherine! You can change colors at the beginning of any row and still have seamless stripes. Just don't change colors in the middle of a row and you'll be fine. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Selena: This pattern looks perfect for what I am trying to make my son. However, even though I tend to crochet tight, my guage is way, way too big. Just to be sure, 7 rows, across the diameter should be just 4 inches, right? I think I need to drop down a hook size. mmm...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ina
I would definitely go down a hook size if your gauge is very far off. Alternatively, you could do one or two fewer rounds of increases (in other words, skip rounds 9 and/or 10) to make the hat the correct diameter.
ReplyDeleteI would like to make this for my husband using wool yarn. I would also like to felt it once it's finished. Any suggestions on how much bigger it should be so that it will felt down to the correct size?
ReplyDeleteHi mischievouspixee! If it were me, I'd do 3 more rounds of increases, then felt it until it's the right size.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am trying to do this hat, how do you turn?
ReplyDeleteYou turn just as you would if you were working on a flat project. If the inside of the hat is facing you, turn it so the outside is facing you, and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteI just used this pattern to make my first hat! Patterns are usually hieroglyphics to me; I learned to crochet from my grandmother, who didn't know the names for any of these stitches we just do, so I had to look up what a half double crochet is only to find it's what I already default to! This was nice and easy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. your site is constantly monitored and also recommend to friends
ReplyDeleteVery nice crocheted hat! I'm going to try it out! I will let you know how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteI am going for my third try with this pattern, by the time I get to the 8 th round I just have a flat circle, not the right shape. What could I be doing wrong?
ReplyDeleteActually it sounds like you're doing it perfectly! The hat is flat until you get to the repeat rows (12-18); then it starts to curve down into a hat shape.
Deleteis the number at the very end of each rnd how many hdc there should be in that round?
ReplyDeleteThat's right! It's to help you make sure you're doing the pattern correctly. If there's no number at the end of the round, then the number of hdc is the same as in the previous round.
DeleteThis is great. I cannot wait to try it! Thank you for putting this together!
ReplyDeleteI really want to try this pattern but I don't understand how you start this... if you chain 2, how do you do 8 hdc in one small chain?? Pictures depicting the process would be REALLY helpful as I don't understand how you start this without a circle... Further instruction would be really, really helpful... I feel like I'm beginning to be a beginner
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're having trouble with the beginning! If you can't fit 8 hdc in the one ch st, you could always start with a magic loop instead. See this tutorial: http://crochetkitten.blogspot.com/2012/07/magic-loop.html
DeleteYou would work 8 hdc in the magic loop and then move on to rnd 2 of this pattern. :)
You are amazing and wonderful. Thank you so much =)
DeleteI started this project yesterday with the J hook, measured my gauge at row 7 and realized way to big, so I went down to an I hook, measured again and it's still too big measuring at 5". What do you recommend I do? I counted and re-counted and the pattern is fine. Could it be the yarn I am using?
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Possibly. Are you using worsted weight? Another option is you could stop the increasing rounds a couple of rounds sooner (those are the rounds worked before round 12, which starts the rounds that are worked evenly). Basically all you need to do is continue increasing until the hat is the same circumference or just a bit smaller than your head, and then work evenly until the hat is as long as you'd like it to be.
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