Silly Wool Hat: A New Crochet Hat Pattern

I have been thinking about a very silly hat design, ever since I made the boob hats.  I knew I wanted a bulky yarn, something colorful.  I looked through my stash and found some odds and ends I need to use up.  I had two small balls of 2 ply hand pained, almost felted looking bulky yarn.  One is bright bold colors and the other more of a pastel blend. At first I tried to make the hat from just the brighter color, but soon found that I would run out long before I was done. The only thing to be done, then, was to use alternating stripes of both.  As it was I barely had enough to finish the hat.  Here it is:

The colors turned out even crazier than I could have imagined, but I love the shape. I wish I had more of this type of yarn.  I think I might try spinning up our woolpaca/angora blend to this thickness.

This is looking down at it.  With two solid colors it might have been more interesting from this perspective, but who looks at a hat from here anyway?

The tip just stays up just like this.  It is very sturdy.

Here are my notes I figured and jotted as I worked, so I wouldn't forget how I made it.  I will try to write a pattern of it for my next post.

 

Have a good evening, everyone!

Altered Boob Hat Crochet Pattern

I really liked the pattern I used for my first boob hat (http://hodgepodgecrochet.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/pro-breastfeeding-infant-hat/), but I thought it needed some altering to accommodate the bulky yarn and larger crochet hook that I used. Here is the new one I designed:

My goal was to make the whole hat smaller, and keep it somewhat proportionate. I made the nipple smaller.  We all know that nipples come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but if I had made the hat smaller and kept the nipple the same size it would have been a bit funny.

 

Here are the original (left) and the altered one (right) side by side from the top

and from the side (flipped around new on the left, old on the right). The shape is rounder, less tapered.

 

The circumference is significantly smaller, too.  That is what I was going for.

 

Here is my pattern: (P.S. I have never written a crochet pattern before,

so be kind)

PDF version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2lORapMgz8HTnlaY2Y5aFRodEU/edit

 

 

Materials:              

                               Yarn - two colors Lion Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton

                                          yarn, one skein of each will make two hats with lots of

                                          the nipple color left over.

                               Crochet Hook - Size J

                               Yarn Needle

                               Scissors

 

I used almond and strawberry for my two colors, but we all know that boobs come in all colors, so choose whatever you like, or whatever you can get your hands on. I am not sure what colors this yarn comes in.

 

 

Starting with your nipple color make a magic ring of six single crochet stitches. For a great video tutorial on how to do this click the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUaywX0-WE

 

Round 1 -  chain 1, single crochet around (5 single crochets) join with a slip stitch to chain 1, 6 stitches

 

Round 2 - chain 2, double crochet in same space as chain 2, 2 double crochets in each single crochet  of round 1(10 more double crochets), join with slip stitch to chain 2 using your second color this is a way to change colors while keeping the line between colors smooth, 12 stitches

 

Round 3 - continuing with your second color chain 2, double crochet in same space as chain 2, 2 double crochets in each double crochet of round 2 (22 more double crochets) join with slip stitch to chain 2, 24 stitches

 

Round 4 - chain 2, double crochet in same space as chain 2, 1 double crochet in next double crochet of round 3, *2 double crochet in next double crochet of round 3, 1 double crochet in next double crochet of round 3, repeat from * around (increase in every other stitch around), join with slip stitch to chain 2, 36 stitches

 

Round 5 - chain 2, double crochet in same space as chain 2, 1 double crochet in each of next five double crochets of round 4, *2 double crochets in next double crochet of round 4, 1 double crochet in each of next five double crochets of round 4, repeat from * around (increase in every sixth stitch around), join with slip stitch to chain 2, 42 stitches

 

Rounds 6 through 9 - chain 2, double crochet in each double crochet of the previous round, join with slip stitch to chain 2, 42 stitches

 

Round 10 - chain 2, *double crochet decrease (see below for a description of this stitch) in next two double crochets of round 9, double crochet in each of the next five double crochets of round 9, repeat from * around (decrease every sixth stitch around) the last double crochet is the chain 2 you started with, join with slip stitch to chain 2, cut yarn and pull through, sew in yarn ends, 36 stitches

 

double crochet decrease - yarn over as if to double crochet, pull a loop through one double crochet of previous round, then pull another loop through the next double crochet of the previous round (you should have four loops on your hook), pull a loop through the first three loops on the hook, then pull a loop through the last two loops on the hook.  It is like making one double crochet by combining two.

 

 

This is how much almond colored yarn I had left of the full skein after making these two hats.  I cut it pretty close.

 

If you find any errors and/or have any suggestions to this pattern feel free to comment.  I will update the pattern accordingly.  It is my first pattern, so be nice.

 

Enjoy!