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Every year I make my son several hats for the cold months, and every year he has his ‘go to’ hat that he prefers. This slouchy beanie is easily going to be that go-to hat this year.
He seems to prefer simple beanies without the earflaps so this is the first one I whipped up for him. He has already worn it several times on the cooler mornings we have had and offering another hat is just ludicrous to him.
He is very particular about hats, so when he keeps them on for more than ten minutes – you know it’s a comfortable hat. The yarn I used for this was on clearance at Michael’s. I fell in love with the color way and had to pick it up even though there was only one skein left. The one skein worked perfectly for this perfect little slouch for my little guy. 🙂 The yarn is Lion Brand’s Woolspun which is 20% wool/80%acrylic. It’s super soft and nice to work with.
This slouchy is unisex although the name of the beanie may infer differently. (I just had to name it after my son since it is his go-to hat this year!) It’s available to make in the following sizes: toddler, child, adult, and large adult. In the pattern below, make sure to take a peek at the head circumference size in parenthesis to choose the best size.
Pattern notes:
Beginning chain in each round does not count as a stitch.
The yarn used (Lion Brand Woolspun) is considered a bulky 5 weight yarn, but I have found it a bit thinner than the usual bulky 5 yarn. I would suggest sticking to the Lion Brand Woolspun when following this pattern to get the correct size. If you need to substitute, I would chose a medium 4 weight but I can’t guarantee what the outcome will be.
You can easily make this slouch ‘slouchier’ by adding more rows to the beanie (keep repeating rows 5-6 for toddler&child size or keep repeating rows 6-7 for adult sizes)
Materials
Lion Brand Woolspun (2 skein for child and adult sizes)
-color used in photos: Sea Mist Mix
K/6.50mm hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Gauge
4″ x 4″ = 12 stitches x 5 Rows of double crochets
Pattern
Toddler (18″ circumference)
Round 1: Make a magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)
Round 2: Chain 2, 2DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)
Round 3: Chain 2, *2DC, DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)
Round 4: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (42)
Round 5: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (42)
Round 6: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first DC (42)
Repeat Rows 5-6 until you have 16 rows total
Round 17: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC
Fasten off and weave in ends
Child (20″ circumference)
Round 1: Make a magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)
Round 2: Chain 2, 2DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)
Round 3: Chain 2, *2DC, DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)
Round 4: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)
Round 5: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (48)
Round 6: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first HDC (48)
Repeat Rows 5-6 until you have 18 rows total
Round 19: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC
Fasten off and weave in ends
Adult (21″ circumference)
Round 1: Make a magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)
Round 2: Chain 2, 2DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)
Round 3: Chain 2, *2DC, DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)
Round 4: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)
Round 5: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 15 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (51)
Round 6: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first DC (51)
Round 7: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first HDC (51)
Repeat Rows 6-7 until you have 19 rows total
Round 20: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first HDC
Round 21: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC
Fasten off and weave in ends
Adult large (22″ circumference)
Round 1: Make a magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)
Round 2: Chain 2, 2DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)
Round 3: Chain 2, *2DC, DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)
Round 4: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)
Round 5: Chain 2, *2DC, DC in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first DC (54)
Round 6: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first DC (54)
Round 7: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first HDC (54)
Repeat Rows 6-7 until you have 19 rows total
Round 20: Chain 2, HDC in each stitch around, join to first HDC
Round 21: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC
Fasten off and weave in ends
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Miaismine
Very cute hat and Trevor! Our winters have been so mild that my grandchildren rarely use coats! I'm saving your pattern – just in case!! Thank you for posting such cute patterns!