What you'll need
| One size only: | One size fits most adults |
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Red Heart With Love Stripes - Leisure Stripe
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Product Description
There's a reason why this pattern is called the New Favorite Hat Crochet Pattern. In truth, I had my husband try on the hat once I was done with the design and he fell in love with it instantly. But, I'm pretty sure you will, too. It's far easier than it looks and it will be stunning in any color, whether it's variegated, striped, or solid. It'll work up quickly in just a couple hours and will become a staple in your wardrobe or make an exciting gift!
This pattern calls for 180 yards of a worsted weight acrylic. (Featured is Red Heart with Love Stripes in colorway Leisure Stripe. The entire hat including pom-pom was made with one skein.) Also needed is a K-10.5/6.50mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors, and a medium pom-pom maker (or the pom-pom maker size of your choice.)
New Favorite Hat by Alicia LaFontaine
What Is Being Made
The New Favorite Hat is an intermediate-level crochet design that creates a classic, one-size-fits-most adult hat. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished hat suitable for everyday wear, featuring a striped colorway option as demonstrated in the Red Heart with Love Stripes yarn in the Leisure colorway.
Crochet Techniques Used
This pattern employs fundamental crochet construction methods worked in the round from the crown downward to the brim. The hat is not turned at the end of any round, maintaining a seamless circular structure throughout the project. The pattern includes strategic shaping and texture techniques that allow for customization of the finished length, enabling crocheters to adjust the hat to their preferred fit by adding or subtracting pattern repeats before completing the final rounds.
Stitches and Stitch Details
The New Favorite Hat utilizes front post double crochet (fpdc) as a primary stitch element. The pattern incorporates chain stitches throughout, with specific notation that chain-1 and chain-2 do not count as stitches in this design. This distinction is important for maintaining proper stitch counts and shaping as you work through each round. The gauge is established at 4 front post double crochets and 3 rows per 1 inch, which helps ensure consistent sizing and fit.
Materials and Tools Required
- Yarn: Approximately 180 yards of worsted weight yarn in the fiber of your choice. The pattern is demonstrated using Red Heart with Love Stripes in the Leisure colorway, which provides built-in color variation.
- Hook: US-K 10.5/6.50mm crochet hook
- Additional Tools: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and scissors for cutting yarn
- Optional: Pom-pom maker of desired size for embellishing the crown
Pattern Customization and Notes
One of the key features of this pattern is its flexibility in length adjustment. Crocheters can customize the finished hat by adding or subtracting repeats of Rounds 3 and 10 between Rounds 11-19 until reaching approximately 1.5 inches short of the desired finished length. After achieving the preferred length, the pattern continues as written from Round 20 onward to complete the brim. It is important to note that any deviation from the specified width or length will likely result in differences in the total yardage required to complete the project. Always review all pattern notes and stitch guides before beginning to ensure successful completion of this intermediate crochet hat.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Aran, Worsted |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | Alicia LaFontaine |
| Craft: | Crochet |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | Medium pom-pom maker optional |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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