Way too colorful hat

Submitted by Spidersue on 17 May 2009 - 5:40am. Categorized As:

Author

By Sue B. Balcom

Introduction

I came across this post pattern in a Vogue knitting magazine and was intrigued by the colors used to make a straight skirt. Of course, I thought wow, that would make an easy color change hat. My children think it looks Rastafarian. It would make a great beret or bag also. I was thinking even felted it may be a really cool fabric.

Materials List

1 skein each of four or more colors of washable wool

Size H crochet hook (or size to match gauge)

Colors of hat in the photo are

A – orange

B – gold

C – turquoise

D – purple

This hat is made from Lamb’s Pride Superwash

Size G (4.5 mm) crochet hook or size you usually use for making hats in the round. Hat will be looser with larger hook and tigher with smaller hook.

Finished Size

Measures 8.5" ((21.5 cm) from top to bottom. Approximately 23" or 58.5 cm around at widest point.

Gauge

15 pattern stitches and 9.5 double crochet rows = 4"x4" or 10 cm x 10 cm. This is measured on the non-increase rows.

Notes

In the first few rows the treble becomes the increase stitch necessary to create a flat circle. Once you begin crocheting with no increase, the pattern requires a skipped dc stitch to accommodate the treble. Basically three stitches on three stitches. Feel free to experiment with the color changes, it turns out different every time.

Double Crochet = dc

Treble Crochet = trc

Pattern stitch = Two rows of double crochet, followed by a row of two double crochet stitches and one treble. The treble is worked in the first row of the pattern. The color change is two rows of one color and one row of another color

The Pattern

Row 1: (Color A) With open loop method, make 9 double crochet (dc) in the loop and pull snug.

Row 2: Two dc in each stitch, total of 18 stitches

Row 3: (Color B) Pattern Stitch - *dc in first two stitches, treble crochet (tc) around first dc in first row.* repeat pattern for a total of 27 stitches with 9 stitches into row 1.

Row 4: (Color C) *Double crochet one in first two stitches, inc in next stitch;* repeat between * for a total of 38 stitches.

Row 5: Double crochet in each stitch = 38 stitches.

Row 6: (Color B) Pattern stitch = 57 stitches.

Row 7: (Color D) Double crochet in first two stitches, inc. in next stitch; repeat between * for a total of 75 stitches.

Row 8: One double crochet in each stitch = 75 stitches.

Row 9: (Color B) *Double crochet in next two stitches; Treble around first dc two rows back. Skip one dc* repeat between *.

To End: Continue with two rows of dc in each dc and then a pattern row changing; colors as you desire,

When hat is long enough, end with a row of sc working in front loop, then back loop alternately until end, slipstitch, fasten off, hide ends… GO skiing.

I'm quite experienced crocheter, but I still had to really keep counting the stitches in this pattern. Also, it was unclear, where you should indicate this dropped treble stitch - I had to guess and do experiments until I got it right. Anyhow, I managed to follow this pattern, and made a wonderful hat in African colours! (Red, yellow, green, black.)

Submitted by Spanielino on 11 July 2009 - 7:06am.

Thanks for your comments. I crochet by the seat of my pants most of the time, so I had to do the pattern over at least three times to try and figure a sequence where you could do the treble in a consistant manner. ANY suggestions or corrections would be appreciated. I would make those changes... First time writing a pattern after years and years of crocheting. Sue

Submitted by Spidersue on 12 July 2009 - 5:14am.

These are the things I noticed in your pattern:

Row 4: There should be 38 stitches but I always get 36. Well, I added two sts then... I count the ch 3 as a first stitch, so with my calculating skills this round starts with one 3 sts-chain and one dc. Or did you meant it to be started with one 3 sts-chain and two dc's?

Row 8: One double crochet in each stitch = 75 stitches. In here I always end up with 76 sts. So, I have to drop one dc off. Same problem as in row 4?

Row 6: I think you should specify here that the dropped trc needs to be indicated in every other stitch (in the previous row, of course.)

Row 9: There should be 2 sts between two dropped trc's = trc in every third stitch of previous row, if I counted correctly.

Submitted by Spanielino on 3 September 2009 - 12:53pm.

really like that hat

Submitted by glrhookster on 24 October 2009 - 7:14am.