Hat and Scarf for Boy in Red Heart With Love Solids - LW2674

Hat and Scarf for Boy in Red Heart With Love Solids – Crochet Pattern LW2674

This beginner-friendly crochet pattern, designated LW2674 and designed by Tracie Barrett, produces a coordinating boy's hat and striped scarf set worked in bold two-color stripes. The set is sized to keep kids warm through wind and snow, and the stripe sequence can be adapted to any favorite color combination, making it a versatile and personalized gift project. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF from Red Heart.

What Is Being Made

The pattern includes instructions for two accessories worked as a matching set:

• A striped crochet hat worked in the round from the crown downward, available in two sizes: Small measuring 18 inches in circumference and Medium measuring 20 inches in circumference, both approximately 8 inches tall.
• A striped crochet scarf worked flat in rows with fringe, measuring 5 inches wide by 41½ inches long in Small, and 6½ inches wide by 51 inches long in Medium (both measurements given without fringe).

Directions throughout are written for size Small, with size Medium changes noted in parentheses, making it straightforward to follow either size from the same set of instructions.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Red Heart With Love yarn in an aran weight, using exactly one skein each of two colors:

• 1401 Pewter (Color A) – a medium gray tone
• 1601 Lettuce (Color B) – a fresh green tone

Two crochet hooks are required: a 5.5mm (US size I-9) hook used for the hat, and a 6mm (US size J-10) hook used for the scarf. A yarn needle is also needed for finishing. Red Heart With Love is a smooth, machine-washable acrylic yarn well suited to children's accessories, offering durability and easy care alongside a soft hand.

Gauge

Gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions in both pieces:

• Hat (smaller hook, 5.5mm): 13 stitches = 4 inches; 11 rounds = 4 inches
• Scarf (larger hook, 6mm): 12 stitches = 4 inches; 10 rows = 4 inches

The pattern advises checking gauge carefully and switching hook size as needed to match these measurements, which is especially important for sizing the hat correctly around a child's head.

Techniques and Construction

Both the hat and scarf are constructed using a two-color striped colorwork technique. Rather than cutting yarn at every color change, the pattern instructs the crocheter to carry the unused color up the inside of the hat and up the side edge of the scarf, minimizing ends to weave in and keeping the work tidy. This is a practical technique well suited to beginner crocheters who are just starting to explore color changes.

• Hat construction: The hat is worked in the round beginning at the crown. The crocheter starts with a magic-ring-style foundation — chaining 2 and working 8 half double crochet stitches into the second chain from the hook — then joins each round with a slip stitch. Subsequent rounds increase evenly and regularly to shape the crown, adding 8 stitches every other round until the desired circumference is reached. Once the full stitch count is achieved, the remaining rounds are worked even (no increases) to form the body of the hat. The color sequence is carefully prescribed, alternating between Color A and Color B in blocks of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 rounds according to a written color sequence chart, creating a graphic striped pattern across the hat.
• Scarf construction: The scarf is worked flat in rows using the larger hook. The two-color stripe sequence continues throughout the length of the scarf, with the unused yarn carried up the side edge to avoid excessive ends. Fringe is added to the finished scarf for a classic, playful finishing touch.

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