A Beginner's Textured Hat

"This simple hat uses mock bobbles to create texture. This pattern is available in 7 sizes from newborn through adult large. Get the free, matching companion pattern, A Beginner’s Super Scarf, on my blog, and make a set! Skills used Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch, treble (triple) crochet Crocheting in the round Increasing Skill Level Easy Finished Sizes Newborn (3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12 months-2 years, Child, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Large). Photographed sample is size Teen/Adult Small."

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeThrough Rnd 9 in pattern = 4” (10 cm) diameter. For best fit, always check your gauge.

Finished SizeNewborn (3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12 months-2 years, Child, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Large). Photographed sample is size Teen/Adult Small. Newborn: 12.5” (31.75 cm) hat circumference, 5” (13 cm) length. 3-6 months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference, 6” (15 c

Materials List

• Knit Picks Swish Worsted (100% Merino wool, 1.75 oz/50 g/110 yd/101 m) – 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins in Rainforest Heather, or approximately 110 (110, 110, 220, 220, 220, 220) yd/101 (101, 101, 202, 202, 202, 202) m in any medium weight yarn.
• US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn needle.
• Locking stitch marker or scrap yarn.