Felicity Crochet Hat Pattern

The Felicity Hat Pattern was designed to go with this month’s Scarf of the Month Club Scarf.

I fell in love with the Colorscape Yarn in Paris and when I was making the scarf I decided I just had to have a hat using this yarn and stitch pattern too. You will need 1 ball of Colorscape Yarn for the hat and 1 ball for the scarf.

The hat I have been wearing these last 2 winters was damaged over the summer (Drew and his darn silly putty!) so one of the things I knew I needed to make before this winter, was a new hat for me. This is my new winter hat 🙂

I hope you love it as much as I do! I have included instructions to resize it larger and smaller – in case this Teen/Adult Small/Medium hat won’t work for you. It is soft, cozy and fitted to the top of the head. I gave it a little extra poufiness (is that even a word?) at the top to mimic the slouchy look without the extra weight and fabric to pull the hat askew on my head.

Felicity Hat Pattern Instructions

Supplies

• • Yarn: Red Heart Colorscape Yarn. 3.5 oz / 100 g ; 187 yds / 171 m. Medium Weight [4] Yarn. 100% Acrylic. Machine Wash Cold, Gentle Cycle. Tumble Dry Low. Color: Paris
  • Hook: 4 mm (G) and 5 mm (H) Crochet Hook (I used the hooks I bought from this shop on Etsy)
    
  • Finished Project Yardage: 68 g / 128 yds
  • Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker

Difficulty Level

Easy-Intermediate

Finished Size

9 inches (stretches to 10 inches) in height
20 inches (flat surface) circumference. Stretches to 24 inches circumference.

This hat will fit Teen/Adult. (small-medium)

If you want a larger size hat, increase the band by 6 rows. This will give you 6 additional stitches and an additional 1.5-2 inches in size for the main hat. For additional height, repeat the R6-9 one additional time before moving to R10 in the instructions. This will add approximately 3 inches in height for you and make the hat more slouchy.

For a smaller size hat (child/toddler), stop the band rows after row 60. Work a total of 60 dc for the first round in the body of the hat section and omit rounds 9 onward in the pattern. Work Round 9 as follows: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *dc2tog over the next ch1sp and dc**. Rep from * to ** across. 1 dc in the last st. Sl st to the top of the initial ch 3 to join. [16] Then finish off and close the hat. This will make the hat approximately 6.5 to 7 inches in height.

Gauge

approximately 16 dc in 4 inches

approximately 3 inches for each repeat section of R2 to R5

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size of your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

beg – beginning
BL – back loop
ch – chain
ch1sp – chain 1 space
ch2sp – chain 2 space
ch4sp – chain 4 space
CL – cluster (see special stitches)
dc – double crochet
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
tr – treble crochet stitch
* to **– Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
() – important notes AND sets of stitches to be worked within one stitch, or space

Special Stitches

Cluster (CL)

Insert hook into specified stitch or space, yarn over and pull up 1 loop. *Yarn over, insert your hook into the same stitch (or space), yarn over and pull up 1 loop.**  Rep * to ** 2 times. You will now have 6 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through 5 loops. You will have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the remaining 2 loops.

Helpful Tutorials

Stitch Anatomy

Invisible Join

Helpful Video Tutorials

Skip to these Spots in the Video:

Band: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=73

Main Hat

Round 1: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=261

Round 2: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=329

Round 3: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=513

Round 4: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=773

Round 5: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=909

Round 6: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=993

Round 7: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1067

Round 8: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1198

Round 9: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1252

Round 10: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1309

Round 11: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1382

Round 12: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1496

Round 13: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1559

Closing the Hat: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1645

Seaming the Hat Band: https://youtu.be/79auORgDrlw?t=1769

View the Video on YouTube

Quick Stitch Guide 

Slip Knot and Starting Chain

You can watch the Invisible Join technique demonstrated in this video at this specific video frame: Invisible Join Video

Notes

• Ch 3 counts as 1 dc when worked at the beg of the row. This means you do not work into the dc that falls beneath it.
• Ch 4 counts as 1 dc and ch 1, when worked at the beg of the row. This means you do not work into the tr that falls beneath it.
• Sl st does not count as a stitch.
• the band is seamed at the end using a simple whipstitch
• Stitch Multiple: 6

Felicity Hat Pattern

The hat is crocheted from the ribbed band to the crown of the hat in one piece. We begin by crocheting the band, which is worked back and forth in rows. The extra 8-10 inches of yarn you leave at the beginning will be used to seam your hat band closed after you finish crocheting the hat. 

With the smaller hook (4 mm [G]) and leaving an 8-10 inch tail of yarn:

R1: Ch 8, 1 sc in each ch across, ch 1, turn. [7]

R2-R66: 1 sc in the BL (back loop) of each st across, ch 1, turn. [7]

Rotate your work to crochet across the top of the band (the row edges). We are working the main body of the hat next, using the larger hook.

With the larger hook (5 mm [H])

R1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each row end across (tip: work under one loop of yarn on the row ends). Sl st to the top of the ch 3 to join. TURN. [66]

R2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1) and 1 dc in the first st, ch 2, sk 2 dc, *1 sc in the next dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in the next dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc**. Rep from * to ** around to the last 3 sts. 1 sc in the next dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc.  Sl st to the initial ch4sp to join. TURN. [22 dc, 1 ch1sp, 11 sc, 22 ch2sp]

R3: *Ch 1, sk ch2sp, sk 1 sc, sk ch2sp, sk 1 dc, (CL, ch 2, CL, ch 2, CL) in the next ch2sp, sk 1 dc**. Rep from * to ** around. Ch 1 and sl st to the initial ch1sp to join. TURN. [33 CL, 23 ch2sp, 1 ch1sp]

R4: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, ch 1, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, ch 1, sk CL, *1 dc in ch1sp, ch 1, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, ch 1, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, ch 1, sk CL**. Rep from * to ** around. Sl st to into the ch4sp to join. TURN. [33 dc, 34 ch1sp]

R5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *1 dc in ch1sp, 1 dc in the next dc**. Rep from * to ** around to the last ch1sp. 1 dc in the last ch1sp and sl st to the top of the initial ch 3 to join. TURN. [66]

R6-R9: Rep R2 to R5

R10: Rep R2

R11: Rep R3

Hat Shaping Section (we are decreasing the hat to fit to the top of the head).

R12: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, sk CL, *1 dc in ch1sp, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, sk CL, 1 dc in ch2sp, sk CL**. Rep from * to ** around. Sl st to the top of the initial ch 3 to join. TURN. [33]

R13: Ch 2, 1 dc in the first st. Dc2tog around. Sl st to the first dc to join (skipping over the intial ch 2). [17 dc] *note we are not counting the ch 2 as a stitch here*

Finish off leaving a 8-10 inch tail of yarn to weave in and close the top of the hat. I recommend closing it like this:

Simple Closing Method for Hats and Mittens

Using your remaining yarn end from the beginning of the band, whipstitch the two edges of the band together.

Check out the matching Scarf Pattern too! Felicity Scarf Pattern with Video Tutorial

If you would prefer to watch the video on YouTube, it is available HERE.

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