Techniques You'll Need:
- Crochet in the round (spiral)
- Knitting in the round
- Knit stitch
- Purl stitch
- half-double crochet stitch (hdc)
- half-double 2 together crochet stitch (hdc2tog)
This hat features a knit ribbed brim for extra stretch and a crocheted spiral body. The crocheted spiral is created by skipping the occasional stitch and replacing it with a chain. For the original hat I skipped two stitches instead of one, but I find the holes to be a bit big.. so I'm writing the pattern to only skip one. If you don't know how to knit, or just don't feel like it, refer to the instructions below for a crocheted brim.
Yarn: Lambs Pride Super Wash Sport, 1 skein
Gauge:
Knitting: 19 sts and 36 rows = 4 inches k1, p1 ribbing
Crochet: 16 hdc sts and 12 rows = 4 inches
Needles: US 5 16" circular needles & US I crochet hook (also, US G hook if crocheting brim instead)
Knit Brim
Cast on 96 stitches. Join for in the round.
Work 1" (or a bit more if you like) of k1, p1 ribbing.
Cast-off loosely! Don't bind off the work! Instead, take the remaining stitch you get when you cast off and put it on your crochet hook. Treat this stitch as if it was a previous crochet stitch.
Crochet Brim
This is untested, so don't sue me.. But yeah.
Using a size G hook, loosely ch 96. Join for in the round.
Work 1" (or a bit more if you like) of 1 fphdc, 1 bphdc.
Crochet Spiral Body
Right, now you should be armed with a size I hook. The cast off stitches from your knit brim should serve as your basis for this first round of crochet. There should be 96 stitches.. make sure! You're going to be working rounds in a spiral.
R1: *4 hdc in cast off stitches, hdc2tog repeat around from * (80 stitches)
R2: [For a more traditional slouch, work this round just plain hdc around, otherwise..] *8 hdc, hdc2tog repeat around from * (72 stitches)
R3: *ch1, skip a st, 8 hdc, repeat around from *
R4: *1 hdc in ch st, ch1, 7 hdc, repeat around from *
R5: *1 hdc, 1 hdc in ch st, ch1, 6 hdc, repeat around from *
R6: *2 hdc, 1 hdc in ch st, ch1, 5 hdc, repeat around from *
Continue in the pattern of hdc'ing and ch 1'ing immediately after hdc'ing into the ch1 stitch until the hat measures 7.5".
Decreasing!
I'll be honest.. Eventually I removed the marker on my hat and just went until I hit the length I wanted. Then, not really minding where the "beginning" of the round was, I started decreasing. So..
R1: hdc until you're one stitch from a previous round's ch1 st. Place marker on the last stitch you made. *hdc2tog into hdc & ch1 st. Ch1, then hdc until you're one st from a previous round's ch1 st. Repeat from * to marker.
R2: *hdc, hdc into ch1 st, ch1, 5 hdc, repeat from *
R3: *hdc, hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, 4 hdc, repeat from *
R4: *2 hdc, hdc into ch1 st, ch1, 3 hdc, repeat from *
R5: *2 hdc, hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, 2 hdc, repeat from *
R6: *2 hdc, hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, hdc, repeat from *
R7: *2 hdc, hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, repeat from *
R8: *hdc, hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, repeat from *
R9: *hdc2tog hdc & ch1 st, ch1, repeat from *
R10: hdc2tog around.
Bind off and weave in ends.
It's a slouch! Woooo!
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