Sunday, December 30, 2018

Love Is In The Air Plaid Hat

Hello, everyone!!!  I hope each of you had a wonderful and blessed Merry Christmas.  With the new year upon us, I want to share my newest pattern, “Love Is In The Air” Plaid Hat. This is so perfect for women and girls alike.

I used Red Heart Supersaver yarn and a 6.0mm hook for the body of the hat and a 5.0mm hook for the border. So this hat was made in one evening fairly quickly. I used red, pink and white yarn but you can use any color you want.

I will explain below how to make this the size you want.

Enjoy!!!
"Love Is In The Air" Plaid Hat Pattern
Size:  Average-sized Adult Head (20"- 22" head circumference)

Materials:
--5.0mm & 6.0mm hook
-- 1 skein each of RHSS yarn in Cherry Red, White and Pretty 'N Pink (it takes a total of 100 -150 yds of yarn, depending on the size of your head)
--1 white faux fur pom (or you could opt to make your own pom or omit it)
--tapestry needle for weaving

U.S. Stitch Abbreviations:
Ch:  chain
Sl st:  slip stitch
St:  stitch(es)
SC:  single crochet
SC2tog:  single crochet 2 stitches together (creates a decrease)
DC:  double crochet
BLO:  back loops only
Rep:  repeat
Sk:  skip
FO:  fasten off

Plaid Stitch Note:
You will be carrying over the yarn as you work around the hat.  In each round, you will only be working with 2 colors so leave the third color to the back at the start of each round and then you will pick it back up on the next round and drop the unused color to the back.  
1.  First round is worked rotating between 3 DC of white yarn and then 3 DC of pink yarn all the way around.  Sl st join to the first stitch and ch1.
2.  Second round is worked rotating between 3 DC of pink yarn and then 3 DC of red yarn all the way around.  Sl st join to the first stitch and ch1.

Sizing:
To get the size you need this is what you will need to do.
1.  First, remember, you have to work in multiples of 6.
2.  Second, I used white yarn and the 6.0mm hook for the foundation and made 72 chains.  I then slipped stitched to the first chain to form a ring.
3.  Before joining to form the ring, you will want to make sure to make enough chains to reach around the head.  I did not place the chains around the center of my forehead but upward at my hairline to get the crown.

A couple of things to note if you are altering the size:
1.  If you are starting with less or more chains than the pattern calls for, then remember to work in multiples of 6.
2.  Your last round for the top of the hat will be half the number of chains you start with.
3.  Length of hat:  I made 10 rounds of plaid.  For a smaller-sized hat, you may only need 8-9 plaid rounds (or 11-12 rounds for larger).  You may also decrease the number of border rounds to 3-5 (or add 1-2 more rounds for larger). 

Directions:

Body of Hat:
--With 6.0mm hook and white yarn, Ch72.  Sl st join to first ch to form a circle.
1.  Ch1.  DC in the first and second chs.  DC in the third chain, however before you complete the st, drop the white yarn and pick up the pink yarn and complete the stitch.  Carry over the white yarn as you work your next 3 DC in pink yarn.  Remember, before you complete the 3rd DC st of each set, you will change the color.  Continue this pattern around.  Sl st join to first st.  (72)
2.  With pink yarn, Ch1.  3 DC in pink.  Before completing the 3rd DC stitch, drop the pink yarn and join the red yarn and complete the stitch.  Carry over the pink yarn as you work your next 3 DC st in red yarn.  Continue this pattern repeat around. (72)
3-10.  Rep steps 1 and 2.  At the end of Round 10, you can trim and weave the ends of the white and pink yarn.  (72)
11.  With red yarn, 1 SC in each st around.  Sl st join to the first st and Ch1.  (72)
12.  *1 SC in the first st, Sk the next st,* rep from * to * around.  Sl st join.  FO and leave a long tail to weave in and out of the last round.  Pull the tail to tighten the center and secure remaining tail by weaving in and out the stitches to make sure the hat center does not come undone.  (36)

Border:
1.  With 5.0mm hook and white yarn, join in any stitch of the foundation chain by sl st and ch1.  1 SC in each st around.  Sl st join to first st and Ch1.  (72)
2.  *SC2tog, 1 SC in the next 10 st,* rep from * to * around.  Sl st join to first st and Ch1.  (66)
3.  *In the BLO, SC2tog, 1 SC in the next 9 st,* rep from * to * around.  Sl st join to the first st and Ch1.  (60)
4-6.  In the BLO, 1 SC in each st around.  Sl st join to the first st and Ch1.  At the end of Round 6, sl st join and FO.  Weave ends.  (60)

Pom (Optional):
1.  Attach a white faux fur pom to the center top of hat.  You could add a crocheted pom or opt not to add a pom altogether.  Your choice...

And, that's it for this super cute "Love Is In The Air" Plaid Hat.
 Here is my 10-year-old niece, Chloe, wearing the hat...
 

And, here it is in Red, Burgundy and Black plaid... 



Happy Crocheting...

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