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How to crochet a slouchy hat

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Yarn - Big Twist (color #02009)/ medium 4 / Net Weight - 100 g/ 137 yds (125 m) / about 1 1/10 balls needed
Yarn for a green hat - Vanna’s Choice Lion Brand / medium 4 / Net Weight - 100 g/ 170 yds (156 m) / 1 ball needed
Hook - G/6 4.25mm
Hat Size - S/M (will fit average head circumference)
Complexity - Intermediate/Advanced Beginner

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Slouchy hat crochet pattern – rhombus stitch
Step-by-step crochet instructions
Crochet the hat from the bottom to top.
Step 1
Make a foundation chain of 73 chains or multiples of 9 chains plus 1 additional chain. I count all the loops including the loop on my hook. (To adjust the pattern, the foundation chain should be multiples of 9 chs plus 1ch for an even number of repeats and mult. of 9 chs for an odd number of repeats. The foundation chain should have an odd number of chs.) Join it into a ring with the slip stitch.
Step 2
1st round – ch2, hdc to end plus sl.st.1 into 2nd ch
2nd round – ch3, dc1 into loop*, [dc1, dc1 into loop] to end + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
*dc into loop – work dc into the loop right below your chain from the right side of the garment
3rd and 4th rounds = 2nd round
Step 3
Increase
5th round – ch3, dc1 into loop, then use two dcs before starting point and work dc1 into each loop, [inc1, (dc1, inc1) x 2, sk2, dc2 into loops, dc2 into loops above the 2 skipped dc] to last 5 chs; inc1, (dc1, inc1) x 2 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
After the increase, you should have 96 chains and one loop on your crochet hook.
Step 4
Work the pattern without increasing chs
6th round – sl.st.1 into the next ch, ch3, [(dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above one dc of the prev. round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc5, dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round] to last repeat; dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above one dc of the prev. round, dc into loop, sk1, dc5, dc dec1, (dc1 into loop) x 2 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
7th round – ch3, [dc1, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc3, dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1] to last repeat; at the end of the last repeat, do not work the very last dc1, just work sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
8th round – ch3, [dc2, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc1, dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc2] to last repeat; at the end of the last repeat, work just one dc instead of 2 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
9th round – ch3, [dc3, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc dec*1, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc3] to last repeat; at the of the last repeat, work two dc instead of 3 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
*dc dec – double crochet decrease – yo, insert a crochet hook into the following chain, and draw the yarn through (you should have 3 loops on your hook). Then pull the yarn through the first 2 loops on the hook (now you have 2 loops left on the hook). Do again yo, insert a hook into a loop right below the following chain, and draw the yarn through (you should have 4 loops on the hook). Pull the yarn through the 1st 2 loops on your hook and then through the remaining 3 loops on the hook.
10th round – ch3, [dc3, dc dec1, sk1, dc2 into loops, dc2 into loops of 2 skipped dc of the prev.round, dc4] to last repeat; dc3, dc dec1, sk1, dc2 into loops, dc2 into loops of 2 skipped dc of the prev.round, dc3 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
11th round – ch3, [dc2, dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc3] to last repeat; at the of the last repeat, work two dc instead of 3 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
Step 5
Decrease
12th round – ch3, [dc1, dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc dec1, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc2] to last repeat; at the of the last repeat, work one dc instead of 2 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
13th round – ch3, [dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc dec1, dc1, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc1] to last repeat; dc dec1, dc1 into loop, (dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc dec1, dc1, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
14th round – sl.st.1, ch2, dc1 into loop, [(dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc dec2, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop, sk1, dc dec*1] to last repeat; [(dc1 into loop, dc1 into ch) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc dec2, (dc1 into ch, dc1 into loop) above 1 dc of the prev.round, dc1 into loop + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
15th round – ch3, dc1 into loop, then use two dcs before starting point and work dc1 into each loop, [dc dec2, sk2, dc2 into loops, dc2 into loops of two skipped dc of the prev. round] to end + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
16th round – ch3, dc3 into loops, [dc dec*1, dc3 into loops] to last 2 chs; yo, sk1, insert a hook into a following ch, grab the yarn, and pull it, resulting in 3 loops on your hook. Then draw the yarn through the first 2 loops on the hook. Insert your hook into the 3rd ch from the starting point, grab the yarn, and pull it through the chain and 2 loops on your hook.
17th round – ch3, dc dec into loops to end + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
18th round – sc dec to end. Then cut the yarn and secure it from the wrong side of the hat.

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Abbreviations
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase – work dc2 into one chain to increase one ch
prev. – previous
sc dec – single crochet decrease – pull the yarn through the following two chains, resulting in 3 loops on your hook. Then draw the yarn through the all 3 loops on your hook.
sk – skip a chain
sl.st. – slip stitch
yo – yarn over

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Japanese translation of the pattern by ayaka- How to crochet a slouchy hat in Japanese

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How to crochet a hat - slouchy hat crochet pattern

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Comments

hello sana, i want to make

hello sana, i want to make this too. can u teach me further. because i cant get the pattern how. huhu please help. i really want to know how to do it

hello good afternoon miss

hello good afternoon miss sana, i dont get the foundation
73 chains or multiple of 9 chains plus 1, can u explain further? thank you

Hi kate,

Hi kate,
Multiples of 9 means that one repeat is 9 chains long. 9chs x 8 repeats = 72 chs. And 72 chs + 1 chain = 73 chs (foundation chain for the hat). Happy crochet!

My daughter in law loves this

My daughter in law loves this hat and asked if I could make her one, except that I can only knit, and I'm not quite intermediate yet. Can you recommend a very similar pattern to this one in knitting? Also, I would love to make it with the beautiful Madelaine Tosh 100% superwash merino dk weight that I have, if possible. Thanks so much.

Hi Sana! I'm trying out your

Hi Sana! I'm trying out your pattern and I'm doing 81+1, when I reached round 5 (step 3) I have 4 left over chains at the end of the round. Looked at youtube comments and it seems like quite a few people have this problem too. I would really like to know if there's a solution for this!! Thanks :)

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Hi rubyruby,

Hi rubyruby,
Thank you for the good question. When I made a foundation chain of 81 chs plus 1, I got one extra chain. The foundation chain should have an odd number of chains. I'll edit the written instruction.
In your case, to make the pattern work, you need to have 79 double crochets and 3 chs (which you count as 1dc). Happy crochet!

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