Helping our users. Fast and Simple Crochet Hat.
You’ll need:
Approx. 205, 224, 242 yards of #5 Bulky Weight Yarn;
Approx. 28, 29, 30 additional yards of #5 Bulky Weight Yarn for Pom Pom;
Crochet Hook 6,5 mm;
Scissors;
Measuring Tape;
Yarn Needle or Blunt Tapestry Needle;
Size
Small: 19” / 11” (includes 3” brim), (48.2 cm / 28 cm, includes 7.6 cm brim)
Medium: 20” / 11 ¼” (includes 3” brim), (50.8 cm / 28.5 cm, includes 7.6 cm brim)
Large: 21 ¼” / 11 ½” (includes 3” brim), (53.9 cm / 29.2 cm, includes 7.6 cm brim)
Stitches control: 10 sts x 7 rows = 3” x 3”.
Instructions
Row 1: ch 2. sk 1st ch, Fhdc in 2nd ch from hook. Work 36, 37, 38 more Fhdc. You should have 37, 38, 39 sts, not including beg ch sp.
Row 2: ch 2, turn. Rhdc in same st and in ea st across. You should have 37, 38, 39 sts, not including beg ch sp.
Repeat Row 2 until you have a total of 44, 47, 50 rows, including the first row. Tie off, leaving a tail at least 1 yard long.
Make Pom Pom from remaining yarn, following the instructions for your pom pom maker, or using the method of your choice. Leave a few extra inches of the yarn tail from tying your pom pom together. This will make it easier to find the strands of yarn that are holding the pom pom together, which we will be stitching through to attach the pom pom to the hat.
Assembly
Bring the two short edges of the rectangle together, lining up the corners of the short edges. Look closely at both short edges. One edge is the foundation half-double crochet edge, and the other is the top of the last row of stitches (where the long yarn tail is coming from). Thread the long yarn tail from the hat through your yarn needle.
Take a stitch through the corner of the foundation edge and through the corner on the top edge.
Insert your needle through the 1st st on the foundation edge and the 1st st on the top edge, pointing away from you. Then bring the needle back towards you through the next st on the top edge (see photo below), and pull it through.
*Insert your needle through the next st on the foundation edge and the same st your yarn is coming from (from the previous st) on the top edge, with the needle pointing away from you. Then bring the needle back towards you through the next st on the top edge, and pull it through.* Repeat between *and* until you have seamed the two short edges together, stopping at the other corner.
When you have finished the seam, take another small stitch through where the corners meet, wrap the yarn around the needle, and pull the needle through to make a knot.
Cinching the Top Closed
Your hat is now a tube. Now we will cinch the hat closed around the top of the tube. With your yarn needle, pick up a strand of yarn from the top edge of the hat every ½” (1.3 cm) to ¾” (1.9 cm) as you go around the top of the hat.
Pull on the seaming yarn to cinch the hat closed. You want to make the hole in the center very small.
Take a small stitch next to the hole, and pulling the seaming yarn tightly, wrap the yarn around the needle and pull the needle through to make a knot.
To attach pom pom, find the strands of yarn that run around the center of the pom pom to hold it together. We will be stitching through those strands to attach the pom pom to the hat.
Take a stitch through the center strands of the pom pom, then stitch back through the hat, right next to the center hole.
*Bring the needle back up through the hat, on a different side, right next to the hole. Take another stitch through the center strands of the pom pom. Then stitch back through the hat, going down through in a different spot, right next to the hole.* Repeat between *and* until you have stitched the pom pom down about 4 or 5 times, all around the center hole. Turn the hat inside-out and take a small stitch next to the center hole, wrap the yarn around the needle, and pull the needle through to make a knot. Weave in ends, and turn up the brim of your hat.