​Crochet Messy Ponytail Hat For Child And Adult

– Bernat Super Value Yarn in Natural and Aqua (one skein of each). Feel free to choose your own color combos! Choose from 74 shades of Bernat Super Value at Yarnspirations.com

– Size H crochet hook

– Tapestry Needle

SC = Single Crochet

Cluster V-Stitch: Yarn over hook, insert hook through stitch, yarn over the hook and pull through two loops. You still have two loops remaining on the hook. Yarn over hook and insert it through the same stitch. Yarn over the hook and pull through two loops and then yarn over again and pull it through 3 loops remaining on hook. (This is the first half of your cluster stitch) Chain 1. Yarn over hook, insert hook through same stitch, yarn over the hook and pull through two loops. You still have two loops remaining on the hook. Yarn over hook and insert it through the same stitch. Yarn over the hook and pull through two loops and then yarn over again and pull it through 3 loops remaining on hook.

Starting with color 1

Chain 20, join to first chain to make a circle, chain 1 and make 24 SC over chain ring, join to first SC, chain 2 (24 SC)

Round 2: Cluster V-stitch in first stitch, skip a stitch, Cluster V-stitch in next, repeat around, join, to first V-stitch (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Note: no need to fasten off colors! You can carry it up when you need to use it again.

Round 3: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 4: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. Cluster v-stitch in v-stitch space from previous round, *cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from previous round, cluster v-stitch in the next cluster v-stitch from previous round, (skip in-between space) cluster v-stitch in next v-stitch space from previous round, repeat from *, join to first v-stitch (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 5-8: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 9: SC in first space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch space from previous row, SC in the in-between space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch, repeat around, join to first SC, chain 1 (54 SC)

Round 10-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (54 SC)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Chain 20, join to first chain to make a circle, chain 1 and make 24 SC over chain ring, join to first SC, chain 2 (24 SC)

Round 2: Cluster V-stitch in first stitch, skip a stitch, Cluster V-stitch in next, repeat around, join, to first V-stitch (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Note: no need to fasten off color 1! You can carry it up when you need to use it again.

Round 3: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 4: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. Cluster v-stitch in v-stitch space from previous round, *cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from previous round, cluster v-stitch in the next v-stitch from previous round, (skip in-between space) cluster v-stitch in next v-stitch space from previous round, repeat from *, join to first v-stitch (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 5: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 6: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. *Cluster v-stitch in first 3 v-stitch spaces from previous round, cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from previous round, repeat from * around, join to first v-stitch (24 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 7-10: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (24 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 11: SC in first space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch space from previous row, SC in the in-between space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch, repeat around, join to first SC, chain 1 (72 SC)

Round 12-16: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (72 SC)