Snowstorm Crochet Hat
Prepare yourself for the winter weather with this stylish Snowstorm Crochet Hat. A striped brim is worked along the edge to frame your face and keep you warm.
Whether you're hitting the slopes this year or just running errands around town, this crochet hat pattern will definitely shield your face from the harsh winter elements. Work up this free crochet hat pattern using only one skein of each color (three colors are used). One size fits most.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
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RED HEART® Super Saver: 1 Skein each:
334 Buff A
319 Cherry Red B
365 Coffee C - Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9].
- Yarn needle.
SIZE: One size fits most.
Hat Circumference: 20”.
GAUGE: 12 sc = 4”; 16 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Special Stitch
Fphdc = Front post half double crochet. Yo, insert hook
from the front side of the work to back and to front again
around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row;
yo and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook, yo and draw
through all loops (1 loop on hook).
HAT
With A, ch 62.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc and dc in same st, *skip 2 ch, work (sc, hdc, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 ch, skip 2 ch, sc in last ch.
Rounds 2-10: Ch 1, turn, (sc, hdc, dc) in first sc, *skip next dc and hdc, (sc, hdc, dc) in next sc; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, skip next dc and hdc, sc in sc. Do not fasten off.
Joining Row: With right sides together, fold Hat in half crosswise, turn to work along side edges, working through both layers along edges of rows, sc evenly spaced to Row 1. Do not fasten off.
Top Edge
Round 1: With wrong side facing, turn to work opposite foundation ch, ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), *hdc in sc, hdc in ch-2 space; repeat from * around, slip st in top of beginning ch to join – 40 hdc.
Rounds 2-4: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc, slip st in top of beginning ch. Do not fasten off.
Joining Row: Flatten Hat and working through both layers, slip st across 20 sts to join top of Hat.
Fasten off.
Band
Round 1: With right side facing, join B in seam on lower edge of Hat, ch 1, sc in each st around, slip st in first sc to join – 60 sts.
Rounds 2-3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc.
Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in each sc around, slip st in top of beginning ch.
Round 5: With C, ch 2, Fphdc in each hdc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, slip st in top of beginning ch.
Round 7: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each hdc around, slip st into first st.
Round 8: Ch 1, [sc in next 10 sc, ch 2, sc in same sc] around, slip st in first st.
Round 9: Ch 1, sc in each sc and ch-2 space around, slip st in first beginning sc – 72 sc.
Round 10: With A, ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
Abbreviations: A, B, C = Color A, B, C; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); yo = yarn over; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.