A new slouch hat pattern! YAY!
I love slouch hats. And you guys must, too, because the Jenny Slouch quickly became one of my most popular patterns of all time (“all time”, of course, referring to the one year I’ve been blogging). There’s just something about a cute slouch that makes you feel extra adorable when you’re out in the cold. And it’s a great way to hide a bad hair day, which – as a tired mom of two toddler boys – is almost a daily thing for me.
Here’s a new slouch pattern I’ve been working on, and it even has a matching cowl that I think you’ll also love, which I originally designed for All Free Crochet’s blog, Stitch & Unwind!
The button on the hat is purely decorative, meaning there’s no buttonhole. (I figure, why go to the trouble of making it functional, when you’re never going to need to unbutton it, anyway?)
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SANDY SLOUCH
Hooks: K (6.5mm) and I (5.5mm)
Yarn: About 175 yards of worsted weight acrylic yarn; I used <1 skein of Lion Brand Heartland in “Grand Canyon”. (Heartland is a lighter worsted weight yarn, comparable to Bernat Satin or Red Heart Soft, so if you use something a little thicker like Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn it may turn out slightly larger.)
Difficulty: Easy
Gauge: A round of HDCs will = 1″. So, when you complete your 6th and final increase round, it should measure about 6″ in diameter.
Finished Size: Approximately 10″ tall, and 9.5″ wide
You’ll also need: Yarn needle, stitch marker (such as a bobby pin), 1″ button and materials to attach button
Notes:
(1) This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
(2) This pattern is worked in a seamless round until the band, when it becomes turned rounds. Do not join, chain or turn unless instructed to do so.
(3) Some have struggled with understanding that is happening once you get to the band and button area, so here’s an explanation I replied with in the comments section that seemed to help, and you can come back to this if you get tripped up too. What you’re doing in Round 21 is setting the base for your flap. Because of the flap, we are not able to work in continuous or joined rounds. We’re just going to be going back and forth, building the band, including the flap. (Which is why the stitch totals switch from 60 to 66, because we created 6 additional stitches with our CH7.) So in Round 22, you’re SCing back down that CH7 that you’ve just made, and then continuing on all the way around the hat until you reach the end of that round. (Technically it would be considered a row at this point, but I thought that would be even more confusing.) Then you’ll CH1 and turn, and SC back around the hat, all the way back up to the top of the CH7 section you made, then CH1, turn around and SC back down the flap and around the hat. You’re going to keep doing this until the pattern tells you to stop, and you will end up with a flap that is the same thickness as the band.
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THE PATTERN
To begin: With K hook, make a magic circle (view a tutorial here).
Round 1: 10 HDC in magic circle. (10)
Round 2: 2HDC in each ST around. (20)
Round 3: (2HDC in next ST, HDC in next ST) around. (30)
Round 4: (2HDC in next ST, HDC in next 2 STS) around. (40)
Round 5: (2HDC in next ST, HDC in next 3 STS) around. (50)
Round 6: (2HDC in next ST, HDC in next 4 STS) around. (60)
Round 7: (SC+DC in next ST, SK next ST) around. (60)
Rounds 8-20: Repeat Round 7.
Round 21: (SC+DC in next ST, SK next ST) 29 times (until you only have 2 STS left in the round). SC in next ST, SL ST in next ST. CH7. (60)
(Note: the CH7 will form the base of our button flap.)
Switch to I hook. You will now crochet the band of the hat, and we want it to be a little snug so that it doesn’t fall off.
Round 22: SC in 2nd CH from hook and in each remaining CH. Continue to SC around. (66)
Rounds 23-29: CH1, turn. SC around. (66)
Finishing: CH1 (do NOT turn). SC around the entire edge of the hat, including the button flap, putting 2SC in each corner. Join with a SL ST to the first SC. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Button: Place your button in the center of the flap and, using yarn or thread, secure it through both layers (the flap and the band underneath).
Thank you for the free beanie pattern! My daughter loves it, it was super easy to follow your directions:)
Hey Rebecca,
Maybe this has been answered already, but your magic circle, how many stitches do you make yours with? I’m not coming up with the proper amount of stitches to work off.
Hi Megan! When you create a magic circle, the magic circle itself doesn’t include any stitches. You always look to the pattern to determine how many stitches should go in it (which is Round 1). So in this pattern, you’ll put 10HDC in the circle because that’s what the pattern tells you to do. 🙂
Beautiful pattern and your video tutorial is spot on. It perfectly explained it! Thank you!
I’d love your patterns in toddler and kids sizes!
Maybe someday! 🙂
Hello, love love love your slouch hat! My question is…….. Is this same hat pattern available for kids?
Not at this time, but I don’t think it would be too complicated. You just wouldn’t increase as much.
here! I love the look of this hat, but I had a HUGE problem the first time I made it that it seems only one other commenter may have had. It turned out child sized. I feared that it would based on the number of stitches per round, but I never follow what patterns say, so I decided to listen for once, and I was proven correct. I got a very cute child sized hat, even though my initial gauge was correct. I’ve now made another that is 80 stitches around and fits perfectly. Just wondering if you had any thoughts on this or if anyone else had this problem.
I’m not sure, I get that comment occasionally with both of my slouch hats, although I get many more that say the hat fits fine… I think it must be a combination of me having a small head, and I also really like my slouch hats to have a tight-fitting band because I think it holds them on better. All I can say is, the hat on the photo follows my pattern and it fits both the model and myself perfectly. (Something to note, on most hat sizing charts, the difference between an adult sized hat and a child sized hat is usually only about an inch in circumference. Our heads and children’s heads are really not that far apart in size.)
I live this stitch! However, after a few “false starts” I settled on the K hook and RH ssoft yarn from my stash. The hat looks perfect, just like the picture, but is too small for my head. I have started a second hat.. This time I added 2 more increase rows.. total of 72 stitches and now it seems like the hat will be a better fit… Guess will add a row or two for length, to balance it out. DO you think I should make the flap larger? not sure on that yet.. Seems like I may have a big head! haha.
I had the same issue…the hat is too small for me, but probably okay for a pre-teen. I used a wool yarn and I’m guessing that’s the problem. I still love the pattern and will try your revisions and an acrylic yarn.
I don’t usually get hooked by hat patterns, but this one definitely has me thinking about how great it will be to have and wear this winter! Thanks!
Made the Sandy Slouch for my granddaughter. Turned out really cute!
Thanks for pattern.
The first time I followed the pattern, I ended up with the flap on opposite side of the head and flap was pointing towards the forehead instead of towards the back of the head. The second time I worked the pattern, I “turned” my work after the ch7 and started working the pattern on the opposite side of the chain then continued around the hat in that direction. By turning my work after the ch7, the flap was on the correct side of the head and was pointing towards the back of the head as shown in the picture. I hope this helps anyone who had the same problem I had at first.
Worked the pattern up and ended up with flap on opposite side of head and the flap lays “pointing towards” the forehead instead of “pointing towards” the back of the head. I didn’t turn my work until begining of round 23 as stated. Where did I go wrong?