Slouchy Hat Pattern

Slouchy Hat

Notes:

*This pattern fit my 10 year old up to average adults. It didn’t fit my husband’s head. To make it bigger, increase the number of rows of DC and don’t decrease at row 16. The more rows you add, the more slouchy it will be. It was very slouchy for my 10 year old. But not as much for the adults. Which most preferred.

*Always make your joining stitch into the 1^st stitch not the chain.

*The beginning chain does not count as a stitch.

*I have used Caron Simply Soft to make this hat and it makes a much tighter brim. If that happens to you, you may want to not decrease to 60 stitches. At row 16 continue with the 72 stitches but still change to sc to create the brim look.

Materials

1 skein Red Heart Soft or with Love

H hook (5MM)

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Round 1: Begin with the Magic Circle. Chain 3 (This does not count as a DC throughout the pattern). 12 DC into the magic circle. Pull the tail and tighten the circle. Join to the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). 12 DC plus the chain 3. (12 DC)

Round 2: Chain 2 (does not count as a DC) in the same stitch as the join stitch. 2DC in the same stitch. 2DC in the next stitch and continue doing 2 DC into every stitch around. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). You will have 24 DC plus the chain 2. (24 DC)

Round 3: Chain 2 in the same as the join stitch and 1 DC into the same stitch. 2 DC in the next stitch. 1 DC in the next stitch. (I count in multiples of 3. I make my 1 DC, and then in the next stitch I know that I will have to do 2 DC to end on the multiple of 3; for this round.) Continue the 1 DC and then 2DC until the end. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). You will have 36 DC plus the chain 3. (36 DC)

Round 4: Chain 2 in the same as the join stitch and 1 DC into the same stitch. 1 DC in the next stitch. 2 DC in the next stitch. (I count in multiples of 4. I do 1 DC in the next 2 stitches, and then in the next stitch I know that I will have to do 2 DC to end on the multiple of 4; for this round.) Repeat 1 DC in the next 2 stitches and then 2DC in the next stitch until the end. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). You will have 48 DC plus the chain 3.

 (48 DC)

Round 5: Chain 2 in the same as the join stitch and 1 DC into the same stitch. 1 DC in the next 2 stitches. 2 DC in the next stitch. (I count in multiples of 5. I do 1 DC in the next 3 stitches, and then in the next stitch I know that I will have to do 2 DC to end on the multiple of 5; for this round.) *1 DC in the next 3 stitches and then 2DC until the end*. Repeat from *. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). You will have 60 DC plus the chain 3.

(60 DC)

Round 6: Chain 2 in the same as the join stitch and 1 DC into the same stitch. 1 DC in the next 3 stitches. 2 DC in the next stitch. (I count in multiples of 6. I do 1 DC in the next 4 stitches, and then in the next stitch I know that I will have to do 2 DC to end on the multiple of 6; for this round.) *1 DC in the next 4 stitches and then 2 DC until the end*. Repeat from *. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain) You will have 72 DC plus the chain 3.

(72 DC)

Round 7-15: Chain 2 in the same stitch as the join stitch and 1 DC into the same stitch. 1 DC in each stitch around for a total of 72 DC. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain) (72 DC)

Round 16: Chain 1 in the same stitch as the join stitch and 1 SC in the same stitch. SC into the next 3 stitches. SC decrease in the next 2 stitches. (This creates one stitch so you are reducing your stitches.) *SC in the next 4 stitches. SC decrease.* Repeat from * around to the end. Join into the first sc (not the chain 1.)

Round 17-24: Chain 1 in the same stitch as the join stitch and 1 SC in the same stitch. SC in every stitch around until the end. Join into the 1^st stitch (not into the chain). (60 DC)

Finish off and weave in ends.