Here I am again!
This time I crochetted something useful. I don't like wearing rain jackets so when it's raining, I never have a hood to cover my head. And since I'm on my bike a lot, I can't use an umbrella. Only solution: a hat.
A few days ago, I started looking for a pattern I liked, found that quite hard (I'm soo picky) so I made one up. I made a really simple one, in half treble crochet, but it wasn't special enough so I wanted to add earflaps. So I did, but they didn't work out the way I wanted them to, I tried another way of adding the earflaps, but then the edging around was too tight, then I started over and then the edge was too loose and I got so sick and tired of that stupid had that I ripped it all out! Now there I was, with lots of yarn but still nothing to cover my head with.
So, I went back on ravelry, looked through all the headwear I could find and I finally found something I really liked: The Hat-Tastic Fan Stitch.
But when I started, I soon realised it must have been a pattern for a baby hat, because I could already see it was way too small and way too short for me. So I added some changes to the pattern, below you can see my version of The Hat-Tastic Fan Stitch.
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The hook I used: 5 mm
CROWN
Round 1: Start with a magic circle, make 12 trc, join with a slst in first st. (12)
If you don't know how to do a magic circle, just watch the youtube video. They explain it slowly and clearly and once you know this method, you'll never want anything else. You no longer have a hole where you start the hat, you can pull the it tight.
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 trc in same st, 2 trc in each trc. Join with a slst in first st. (24)
Round 3: Ch 2, trc in same st, * 2trc in next st, 1 trc in next st *, repeat from *, 2 trc in last st. Join with a slst in first st. (36)
Round 4: Ch 2, trc in first st, trc in next st, * 2trc in next st, trc in next 2 st *, repeat from *, 2 trc in last st. Join with a slst in first st. (48)
Round 5: Ch 2, trc in first st, trc in next 2 st, *2trc in next st, trc in next 3 st*, repeat from *, 2 trc in last st. Join with a slst in first st. (60)
At this moment my circle was about 39.5 cm (15.5 inches) in circumference, which is way too small. So I decided to make some more increases in the next round.
Round 6: Ch 1, *dc in next 9 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *, join with a slst. (66)
FEATHER AND FAN PATTERN
Round 7: Ch 2, *trc in next 3 st, 3 trc in next st, skip 2 st*, repeat from *. Join with a slst in first st.
Round 8: Ch 2 *skip 2 st, 3 trc in next st, trc in next 3 st*, repeat from *. Join with a slst in first st.
Round 9 – 16 : Repeat rounds 7 and 8.
At this point my hat was long enough, so I stopped ad 16 rows. If you want a longer hat, you just add some more rows of pattern.
EDGE
Round 17 – 18: Ch 1, dc in each st around. Join with a slst in first st.
Weave in the ends and you now have a gorgeous and elegant feather and fan hat!
Circumference: 51.5 cm / 20.3 inches. (It does stretch quite a bit, my head circumference is about 54 cm / 21.3 inches)
Length from top to bottom: 21 cm / 8.3 inches
(UK) Abbreviations:
trc = treble crochet
ch = chain
slst = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
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| It's just so my colour! |
I finished the hat in one afternoon, it works up really fast and the feather and fan pattern is very easy.
Hope you like it!
You look gorgeous in this funky hat ! Nice colour too. And yes, on ravelry you can find lots of patterns, but they usually need some changes to fit.
ReplyDeleteI love the hat.
ReplyDeleteThe original pattern wasn't a baby hat. I used a 5.5mm hook and two strands of yarn held together. I think I must be a loose crocheter as things always turn out a little bigger for me!
BarPurple :)