My hat pattern

I tried and tried to work other hat (beanie) patterns to fit children and adults and just couldn't get a good fit, so I tried to work my own, and this is what I come up with. If anyone out there has copyrighted this pattern please contact me and I will remove it, but if not I'm claiming it. lol!

My hat pattern

Worsted weight yarn (red heart supersaver)

 

 

Worked with H hook in pattern,

HDC = half double crochet
SC = single crochet

Hat
Move marker with each round.

Rnd 1: 5 hdc in magic ring, place marker in 1^st hdc (5 hdc)

Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each around (10 hdc)

Rnd 3: 1 hdc in next, 2 hdc in next, around

Rnd 4: 2 hdc in next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in next, around

Rnd 5: 3 hdc in next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next, around

Rnd 6: 4 hdc in next 4 hdc, 2 hdc in next, around

Rnd 7: 5 hdc in next 5 hdc, 2 hdc in next, around

After around 7, work even in hdc for 12 rounds. Moving marker each round. (70 hdc)

 

Earflaps

Working in rows;

For ear flaps, sl st in next hdc, ch 1, sc in same as sl st, sc next 11, (12 sc),

marking the 1^st sl st, and 1 sc, as first single crochet.

Row 2:  sc 2 together, then, sc across (10 sc)

Row 3: ch 1, sc 2 together, then sc across (9 sc)

Continue in with this pattern until 1 sc remain, fasten off

With right side facing you, (other earflap)

Skip the next 23 hdc

Join with a sl st, in 24 st, ch 1, sc in the same, counts as first sc, mark this sc. Sc in the next 11 hdc. (12 sc)

Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc together, sc in each across, continue as above for earflap.

Do not finish off, in last sc of earflap, ch 1, 3 sc in end of earflap, sc around, placing 3 sc in bottom of other earflap, countine around to begining sc of round, finish off.

Weave in loose ends.

Hat Without earflaps: work in pattern to round 17 or 18, Do not finish off.
Rnd 19: sc in marked stitch, sc around in each hdc, placing marker in 1^st sc.

Rnd 20: sc in each sc around. Finish off.

Weave in loose ends.

til next time,

 

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