Crystal Wave Hat

 

Crystal Wave Hat

Please note:  I make all my hat patterns free of charge to inspire crocheters to make hats for charity, particularly for Hat Not Hate.  Please feel free to redistribute this pattern, so long as you include this note and credit the pattern creator. Please visit my Ravelry store and consider purchasing a pattern that is not free.

The hat's inspiration comes from a tutorial that Crystal/Bag-O-Day Crochet posted for a new cowl pattern, featuring some amazing yarn from The Paw Ply Yarn Co..  I thought the stitch sequence would make a great hat, and based on an informal survey of yarnies, I decided on the name Crystal Wave Hat, to honor Crystal.

Yarn:  Any solid-color worsted weight yarn, such as Lion Brand Pound of Love.  Would also work with a DK weight yarn.   Approximately 105 yards/95 m.  Approximately 70 yards/64 m. of a primary color, 35 yards/32 m. of a highlight color.  Your mileage may vary.

Hook:  5.5 mm/I

Stitches:  Chain (ch), single crochet (SC), half-double crochet (HDC), double crochet (DC), slip stitch (SS) [SSTJ = slip stitch to join]

The best way to adjust size is to alter the hook size and/or yarn weight, because this pattern works best if the number of stitches in each round of the body is a multiple of 10 (5 rows x 12 st = 60)

Method:

Create initial disc:

1. Using highlight color, ch 4, slip stitch to join (SSTJ) into a ring;  Ch 3 (counts as DC here and throughout), work 11 more DCs in the ring.  SSTJ in top of ch 3. (12 DC total, including ch 3). 
2. Ch 3, DC in same stitch, 2 DC in each DC from previous round.  SSTJ in top of ch 3. (24 DC total) Change color for the next round.
3. Using the primary color, ch 3, 2 DC in next st, [DC in next st, 2 DC in next st] repeat bracketed instructions to end of round.  SSTJ in top of ch 3.  (36 DC total)
4. Ch 3, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, [DC in next 2 st, 2 DC in next st] repeat bracketed instructions to end of round.  SSTJ in top of ch 3.  (48 DC total) Change color for the next round.
5. Using highlight color, ch 3, DC in next 2 st, 2 DC in next st, [DC in next 3 st, 2 DC in next st] repeat bracketed instructions to end of round.  SSTJ in top of ch 3.   (60 DC total)

Please note, if you would like more information about how to crochet in the round like this, see my video tutorial here.

Body of hat:

1. Staying with the highlight color, ch 1; SC in the st where you joined in the last round, and in every st of the round.  SSTJ in the 1st SC. When working a round of SC I find it useful to place a stitch marker in the 1st SC to make clear exactly where to join at the end and avoid confusion with the ch1.  (60 st in this and every subsequent round.)  Change to primary color.
   
   First section:
2. Using primary color, ch1; SC in the st where you joined in the last round, HDC in next st, DC in next 5 st, HDC in next st, SC in next st, ch1, skip 1; [SC in the next st, HDC in next st, DC in next 5 st, HDC in next st, SC in next st, ch1, skip 1]  work bracketed instructions 5 times, SSTJ in the 1st SC.
3. Repeat round 2. Change to highlight color
4. Using highlight color, ch 1; SC in the st where you joined in the last round and in the next 8 stitches. If you are not in a position to make your next stitch into the ch1 spaces below, recheck your counting.  DC into the ch1 space 2 rows below. [SC in next 9 stitches, DC in ch 1 space 2 rows below.] Work bracketed instructions 5 times, SSTJ in 1st SC.  Change to primary color.
   
   Offset section:
5. Using primary color, ch 3 (counts as DC), DC in next 2 st, HDC in next st, SC in next st, ch 1, sk 1.  For the offset to appear correct, the ch1 space must be aligned to the 3rd DC of the primary color section below. If not, recheck your counting. [SC in next st, HDC in next st, DC in next 5 st, HDC in next st, SC in next st, ch 1, sk 1] work bracketed instructions 4 times, ensuring alignment each time; SC in next st, HDC in next st, DC in next 2 st, SSTJ in top of ch3.
6. Repeat round 5.  Change to highlight color.
7. Using highlight color, ch 1; SC in the st where you joined in the last round and in the next 4 st.  If you are not in a position to make your next stitch into the ch1 spaces below, recheck your counting.  DC into the ch1 space 2 rows below. [SC in next 9 stitches, DC in ch 1 space 2 rows below.] Work bracketed instructions 5 times; SC in next 5 st, SSTJ in 1st SC.  Change to primary color.
   
   
8. R 8,9,10:  repeat R 2,3,4
9. Optional R 11,12,13:  repeat R 5,6,7
10. Add a row of SC in either color.  

For the body of the hat, proper arrangement of the offset sections is crucial for the hat to look its best.  This is where counting is essential.  For each offset section to appear correctly, the 3rd DC of 5 must be directly above the border DC and ch spaces from previous rows, and the ch spaces and border DC must be directly above the 3rd DC of 5 in the previous rows.  

Optional:  If you include the additional rounds in step 9, your hat might be long enough to look like a flapper hat.  Consider adding a crocheted flower or leaf in the highlight color as an ornament.

Sew in loose ends.  Bribe someone to model it for Instagram pictures.  

Please address any questions or comments to beardedyarndudes@deb8.biz.