This hat may seem complicated to make, but it is really very easy. The raised leaf is formed over 3 rows, and the remainder is simple double crochet stitches.
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MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn (Bernat Premium or Red Heart Super Saver, I used Red Heart Super Saver)
( 5-12 yrs: 140 yds, 12-16 yrs: 150 yds, Adult 160 yds)
6 mm crochet hook (US J10)
Yarn needle
POM POM optional, see video on how to crochet a
fun yarn pom pom.
Red heart super saver yarn: (affiliate link)
Video: front post dc, back post dc:
INSTRUCTIONS: Gauge: 3 stitches and 3 rows = 1 sq. Inch
Worked bottom up.
1. 5-12 yrs: chain 51, slip stitch to join being careful not to twist the chain.
12-16 yrs: chain 57, slip stitch to join being careful not to twist the chain.
Adult: chain 60, slip stitch to join being careful not to twist the chain.
2. Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join in the 1st sc. (51, 57, 60)
3. Chain 2 and turn, double crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join in the `1st dc. (51, 57, 60)
4. Chain 1 and turn, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join in the 1st sc. (51, 57, 60)
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6. Chain 2 (does not count as a stitch),
* back post double crochet in the next 2 stitches,
3 front post double crochet in the next stitch,
repeat from * around, (ending with 3 stitches in the last stitch) slip stitch to join in the top of the
1st back post dc. (Not the chain 2.) (85, 95, 100)
Video demo of front post & back post dc: https://youtu.be/9-Zaq1MuAVQ
7. Chain 2, back post dc in the same stitch,
and in the next stitch,
*front post double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches,
back post dc in the next 2 stitches,
repeat from * around, slip stitch to join in the top of the first back post dc. (85, 95, 100)
8. Chain 2, back post dc in the same stitch and in the next stitch.
*Decrease the next 3 stitches into one: work a partial front post dc by only pulling
the yarn through only the first 2 loops, do that to all 3 stitches, (4 loops on the hook)
then pull the yarn through all 4 loops on the hook.
Back post double crochet in the next 2 stitches.
Repeat from * around, slip stitch to join in the top of the first back post dc. (51, 57, 60)
9. Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join. (51, 57, 60)
Repeat from * for: 5-12 yrs: 5 rows; 12-16 yrs: 6 rows; Adult: 7 rows,
fasten off. Leave a long yarn end, thread it into a yarn needle,
weave through the open end of the hat, pull to gather and close the top of the
hat, secure with a few stitches, weave yarn ends into the finished work.
To CROCHET a pom pom with fun yarn, see this video: