Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

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My Summer Slouch Hat Pattern is available in sizes toddler to adult large. This crocheted hat is made from the bottom-up, in one piece, with DK Weight Yarn [3]. This warm weather hat is perfect for holding your hair in place during the warmer weather.

To make my Summer Slouch Hat you will need Light Weight Yarn [3] and both a 4 mm (G) crochet hook (for the hat band/brim) and a 5 mm (H) crochet hook for the hat body.

My Summer Slouch Hat Pattern is available in sizes Toddler, small child (3-5 years), child (6-10 years), teen/adult (small), adult (medium) and adult (large).

If you’d like a longer slouch for your hat it is very easy to do! Just work the repeat section on extra two times to increase the hat height by one inch. To make it a shorter slouch hat, decrease the repeat section by 2 rounds for each inch of height you’d like to remove.

Get last week’s lacy summer scarf pattern for free here: Lacy Summer Scarf Pattern

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Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

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Disclaimer: The yarn used to create this project was given to me by King Cole.

Disclaimer: The yarn used for this project was given to me by King Cole Yarns. If you’d like to try their yarns you can find your local King Cole Yarn Stockist here. Find all my free crochet patterns designed using King Cole Yarn here.

The Yarn I used

For my Summer Slouch Hat I used 1.93 oz (55 g) and 139 yds (127 m) of DK Weight Yarn.

King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK is amazingly soft and easy to work with. This finished hat is lightweight and very comfortable to wear. There is a smoothness and a soft lustre to this yarn that gives it a luxurious look and feel.

King Cole yarn is available from your local yarn shop, or online at the links in my post below.

King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK is a blend of 50% Bamboo and 50% Cotton. Bamboo Cotton DK is available in a pretty range of solid colors. To see the 34 shades available in Bamboo Cotton DK, visit this link.

Supplies

• Yarn: King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK (check your local yarn shop here). 3.52 oz (100 g) and 252 yds (230 m). 50% Bamboo Viscose, 50% Cotton. DK Weight Yarn [3]. Mild wash at 30°C (86°F). Do not tumble dry.  Dry clean, any solvent. Iron low. Do not bleach. 
• Color: 1 skein Bamboo Cotton DK in Glacier (Shade: 609)
• Crochet Hook: 4 mm (G) and 5 mm (H) 
• Finished Project: Adult Medium: 1.93 oz (55 g) and 139 yds (127 m)
• Scissors, Tapestry Needle (yarn needle), Stitch Marker (optional)

Difficulty Level

• Easy

Finished Size

This is a slouch hat. To make your hat more slouchy, increase the repeat rounds until you have a desired hat height.

The circumference listed is the hat body size. The hat band will be shorter but it will stretch to the size needed for the circumference because it is worked in a rib stitch. 

• Toddler Hat (1-2 years) height 7.5 inches X 17 inches circumference
• Small Child Hat (3-5 years) height 8 inches X 18 inches circumference
• Child Hat (6-10 years) height 9 inches X 19 inches circumference
• Teen/Adult Hat height 10 inches X 20 inches circumference
• Adult Hat (Medium) height 11 inches X 21 inches circumference
• Adult Hat (Large) height 12 inches X 22 inches circumference

Gauge

• Hat Band: Approximately 6 sc in 1 inch and 5 rows per 1 inch
• Hat Body: Approximately *18 sts per 4 inches and 8 rows per 4 inches.

*18 sts = (1 dc, ch 1) 9 times

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

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

• ch – chain 
• dc – double crochet
• g- grams
• m – meters
• oz – ounces
• R – row
• rem – remaining
• Rnd – round
• sc – single crochet
• sk – skip
• sl st – slip stitch
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• yds – yards
• * to **– Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain 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

Helpful Tutorials

• Crochet Stitch Guide 

Notes:

• Stitch multiple of 2
• The initial ch 4 counts as 1 dc + ch 1.
• The initial ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
• To add approximately 1 extra inch of hat height, work the REPEAT ROUNDS one extra time.
• Add the Summer Slouch Hat Pattern to your Ravelry Library here

Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

This project is crocheted from the bottom to the top in one piece.

Toddler (1-2 years) Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

Toddler Child Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 7, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [6 sc]

R2-R75: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [6 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R75 together, with R75 on top. Work R76 through the bl of R75 and through the rem loop of the foundation chains made in R1.

R76: 1 sl st in each st across. [6 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Toddler Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [38 dc, 38 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 13: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [38 dc, 38 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Small Child Summer Slouch Hat Pattern (3-5 years)

Small Child Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 7, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [6 sc]

R2-R81: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [6 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R81 together, with R81 on top. Work R82 through the bl of R81 and through the rem loop of the foundation chains made in R1.

R82: 1 sl st in each st across. [6 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Small Child Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [41 dc, 41 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 14: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [41 dc, 41 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Child Summer Slouch Hat Pattern (6-10 years)

Child Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 11, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

R2-R85: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R85 together, with R85 on top. Work R86 through the bl of R85 and through the rem loop of R1.

R86: 1 sl st in each st across. [10 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Child Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [43 dc, 43 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 15: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [43 dc, 43 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Teen / Adult Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

Teen / Adult Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 11, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

R2-R89: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R89 together, with R89 on top. Work R90 through the bl of R89 and through the rem loop of the foundation chains made in R1.

R90: 1 sl st in each st across. [10 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Teen / Adult Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [45 dc, 45 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 17: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [45 dc, 45 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Adult (Medium) Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

Adult (Medium) Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 11, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

R2-R93: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R93 together, with R93 on top. Work R94 through the bl of R93 and through the rem loop of R1.

R94: 1 sl st in each st across. [10 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Adult (Medium) Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [47 dc, 47 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 19: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [47 dc, 47 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Adult (Large) Summer Slouch Hat Pattern

Adult (Large)Hat Band

The hat band is crocheted in rows.

Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

R1: Ch 11, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in each rem ch across, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

R2-R99: 1 sc in the bl of each st across to the last st. 1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

Bring the edges of R1 and R99 together, with R99 on top. Work R100 through the bl of R99 and through the rem loop of the foundation chains made in R1.

R100: 1 sl st in each st across. [10 sl st]

Do not finish off. Proceed to the Hat Body instructions below.

Adult (Large) Hat Body

The hat body is crocheted in joined rounds.

Using your 5 mm (J) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), sk the next row end. *1 dc in the next row end, ch 1, sk the next row end**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first dc (the 3rd ch) to join. [50 dc, 50 ch1sp]

Rnd 2-Rnd 20: Ch 4, sk the next ch1sp. *1 dc in the next dc, ch 1, sk the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** around. Sl st to the first st to join. [50 dc, 50 ch1sp] (REPEAT ROUNDS)

Proceed to finishing instructions.

Finishing Instructions

• Finish off leaving a 8 to 10 inch tail of yarn.
• Close the top of the hat by weaving your yarn end through the front loop of each stitch in the last round (the dc and the chains) and cinching the top closed. See this tutorial for help. 
• Weave in ends.

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