



This hat is very long overdue. I was able to finish this hat last week and the pattern was supposed to be posted last week also. But life doesn't always go the way you planned them.This week has been the most tiring and hectic week for me. So many deadlines to be meet from work since it's the beginning of the year plus a funeral we have to attend to. I was always up until 1 in the morning and it's not my usual sleeping time. I'm not used to it that is why my body is suffering much. I don't drink coffee so I have no other means to recover but to skip work and sleep at home. But here it is now, I am happy that after all of that I am able to post this pattern already. And I hope you'll all love it.

It's a pretty hat, the textures from the stitches are really coming together to create a beautifully textured beanie. And it's the very first time that I am making a pattern with a messy bun hat option that I've tested.

Materials

Red heart soft yarn

5.0mm Crochet Hook

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Hair Tie (For Messy Bun Hat Option)

Terms

CH(s) – Chain(s)

SC – Single Crochet

HDC – Half Double Crochet

DC – Double Crochet

FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet

BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet

Difficulty - Beginner to Intermediate

Special Stitches

Camel Stitch or HDCs rd loop of the previous row. Here is a video of how to make a camel stitch. This video is by did in the 3loop of the previous row. Here is a video of how to make a camel stitch. This video is by Tamara Kelly of Moogly





DC Cluster Stitch – Yarn over insert hook into CH 1 space, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. * Yarn over insert hook back to the CH 1 space, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.* Repeat one more time ending with 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over again and pull through all loops.





Instructions





Round 1. Make the magic ring, CH 2 and into the ring crochet 12 DCs. Closed the ring tightly and join with a slip stitch in first DC. (12DC)





Round 2. CH1, 2 HDC in each stitch all the way around. Join with a slip stitch on first HDC. (24 HDC)





Round 3. rd loop of the previous row. All HDC in this round is done in the 3rd loop of the previous row. 2 HDC in the next stitch. * HDC in the next stitch, 2 HDC in the next *. Repeat all the way around. Remember to make all the HDC in this row on the 3rd loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in first HDC ( 36 HDC) CH1, Camel Stitch in the first stitch or HDC in the 3loop of the previous row. All HDC in this round is done in the 3loop of the previous row. 2 HDC in the next stitch. * HDC in the next stitch, 2 HDC in the next *. Repeat all the way around. Remember to make all the HDC in this row on the 3loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in first HDC ( 36 HDC)





Round 4. rd loop. 2 SC in the next, done in the 3rd loop also. *1 SC in each of the next 2 stitches, 2 SC in the next*. Repeat all the way around and remember to do it all in the 3rd loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in first SC. ( 48 SC) CH1, SC in the first 2 stitches all done in the 3loop. 2 SC in the next, done in the 3loop also. *1 SC in each of the next 2 stitches, 2 SC in the next*. Repeat all the way around and remember to do it all in the 3loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in first SC. ( 48 SC)





Round 5. CH2, DC in the first 3 stitches, 2 DC in the next. * 1 DC in each of the next 3 stitches, 2 DC in the next* Repeat all the way around and join with a slip stitch in first DC. (60 DC)





Round 6. CH1, HDC in the first 4 stitches, 2 HDC in the next. * 1 HDC in each of the next 4 stitches, 2 HDC in the next.* Repeat all the way around and join with a slip stitch in first HDC. (72 HDC)





Round 7. rd loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in the first HDC. (72 HDC) CH1, HDC in each stitch all the way around, all HDC should be done in the 3loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in the first HDC. (72 HDC)





Round 8. rd loop. * CH1, Skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch on the 3rd loop of the previous row.* Repeat all the way around. All SC is done on the 3rd loop. Join with a slip stitch in the beg. CH 2. (36 CH1 space and 36 SC) CH 2 (Beginning CH1 not counted as a stitch, then the next CH1 is the first CH1 space of the round), Skip the first stitch, SC in the next stitch on the 3loop. * CH1, Skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch on the 3loop of the previous row.* Repeat all the way around. All SC is done on the 3loop. Join with a slip stitch in the beg. CH 2. (36 CH1 space and 36 SC)





Round 9. CH 2, DC Cluster on first CH 1 space of the round. * CH 1 and DC cluster on CH1 space* Repeat all the way around until the end, ending with CH1. Then join on top of the first DC Cluster of the round. ( 36 DC Clusters, 36 CH 1 spaces)





Round 10. CH 2, SC in the first CH1 space( that is next to the first DC Cluster). * CH 1 and SC into the next CH 1 space*. Repeat all the way around ending with a SC into the last CH 1 space of Round 9. Then join with a slip stitch on beginning CH 2. ( 36 SC, 36 CH1 space)





Round 11. CH 1, HDC in each stitch all the way around. Join with a slip stitch on first HDC. ( 72 HDCs)





Round 12 – 27. Repeat Round 7 -11 ending with Round 7.









Round 28. rd loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in the first SC. (72 SC) CH1, SC in each stitch all the way around, all SC should be done in the 3loop of the previous row. Join with a slip stitch in the first SC. (72 SC)





Ribbing.





Round 29-32. CH 2, FPDC in the first stitch, BPDC in the next. Repeat pattern all the way around until the end. alternating FPDC and BPDC. Join with a slip stitch in the first stitch.(72 Post stitches.)





Fasten off and weave in all ends.









Messy Bun Hat Option





Fold or twist your hair tie once, and into the tie make 60 DCs. Join with a slip stitch in first DC. Then continue with Round 6 and proceed until the ribbing pattern. But if you think that your Messy Bun Hat is just too long you can stop until Round 22, then proceed to the ribbing pattern. Please excuse my measly hair tie, I was using an old hair tie. :)



And here's the messy bun version hat that I made. It did come out good. It's my first time to really make a messy bun hat and include it in my pattern.





That's it, I hope you all learn something and enjoy this post. If you have any questions, comments or suggestion just leave a message in the comment box and I will gladly answer them





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