Ribbed Winter Hat

I love making this pattern. It is so easy and makes an extremely warm, winter hat. Also, the pattern can be easily altered to make a different sized hat or to spice things up and add stripes. 

I like to make this hat using worsted weight yarn and a K hook (but sometimes super bulky yarn with an M hook). However, depending on the yarn, sometimes the top of the hat (i.e. from step 6 on) becomes rather open between stitches. If this occurs, switch to a smaller hook, like an I or H.

YARN:

• Worsted weight

HOOK:

• K hook
• NOTE: Use a smaller hook to close the top of the hat. Using a K hook will result in large openings between stitches. Using a smaller hook, such as an H, will close these openings.

Materials:

• Darning needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations:

• Ch – chain
• Sc – single crochet
• Sc2tog – single crochet two together (decrease)
• Sl st – slip stitch
• St/sts – stitch(es)

Pattern:

1. Chain 36.
2. Sc in second ch from hook. Sc across. Ch 1. Turn.
3. Sc across in back loops only. Ch 1. Turn.
4. Repeat step 3 until the piece can wrap around your head snuggly. For me, this is about 60 rows. End with ch 1.
5. Fold the piece in half so that the first row is next to the last row. Sl st together each st of the first row and the last row. Ch 1 at the end. You should now have a cylinder tube that is open on each circular side.
6. Switch to smaller hook (i.e. H hook). Sc across the top of the piece in every other row. Do not join to ch st or first sc.
7. *Sc in next 2 st, sc2tog in next st. Repeat from * around until there are 12 st left.
8. Sc2tog around.
9. Fasten off. Weave yarn through last 6 stitches and pull tight to close the top of the hat. Weave in ends.

Roll up the bottom so that it doesn’t cover the eyes when worn.