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Thank you to Lion Brand for providing the yarn for this pattern sample!
I’ve always had a picture in my head of a slouch hat that I wanted to create, that had a very slooooooooow, graaaaaadual color change. I looked into the possibility of dip-dying the finished hat, but it looked like more effort than it was worth. (Plus, I’m lazy.) Then, just recently, I found out about Lion Brand’s new yarn – Scarfie! As soon as I saw it, I knew it was The One. The perfect yarn for the hat I wanted to create.
Click the photo to view Lion Brand Scarfie yarn on Craftsy!
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About the Yarn
Each skein of Scarfie has very gradual color changes between two colors. I immediately gravitated to the Cream/Taupe, because, well, I’m a sucker for a good taupe color. Each skein has 312 yards of bulky weight yarn, so you’ve got plenty to make a beautiful, somewhat-ombre-style scarf.
But we’re not making a scarf today.
Nope, today we’re going to use that beautiful Scarfie yarn to make a hat! Sometimes, you just gotta do the unexpected. 🙂
This pattern is a very simple slouch pattern. But paired with the gorgeous gradual color changes of Scarfie, it becomes completely unique! It just goes to show you how yarn choice can make all the difference.
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About the Name
I named this pattern the “Macchiato Slouch” because the combination of the yarn color and the gradual fade made me think back to my days as a barista. One of my favorite drinks was an iced caramel macchiato — vanilla syrup, milk, and a couple shots of espresso and caramel drizzle to mark the top (macchiato means marked in Italian). So instead of the espresso instantly mixing with milk, as it would in a latte, the espresso sits on top of it until it sloooooowly blends in from the top-down. Now, the next time you to go your local coffee shop, you can wow them with your knowledge… and with your new hat!
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MACCHIATO SLOUCH HAT
Level: Easy
Size:
One Size Fist Most (Preteen – Adult Woman).
Hat measures 9.5” across at band, and is 9” tall.
Materials:
- N hook (9.00mm) and I hook (5.50mm)
- Yarn needle
- Lion Brand Scarfie Yarn (I used Cream/Taupe), about 140 yards, which is less than half a skein – so you can make two! (Scarfie is a bulky weight yarn.)
- Stitch marker (a bobby pin works great)
- Button (1-1.5″) and tools to attach it
Gauge:
With N hook, 7HDC = 3″
Stitches Used:
MC (magic circle) – view my tutorial here
CH (chain)
SS (slip stitch)
SC (single crochet)
HDC (half double crochet)
Notes:
(1) This hat is worked in a continuous spiral until the band. Do not join, chain or turn until instructed. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
(2) This pattern is written in American Standard terms.
(3) The button and button flap on this hat are just decorative (they don’t actually function). There is no buttonhole, and at the end, we’ll just sew everything neatly in place.
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To begin:
Using N Hook, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 10 HDC in MC (10)
Round 2: 2 HDC in each ST around (20)
Round 3: 2 HDC in each ST around (40)
Note: At this point, it’s going to start looking wavy. You’re doing it right! The back of the hat has a faux-cinched look to it, and this is how we achieve it. Once you get to the body of the hat, it will start to straighten itself out naturally.
Round 4: (2 HDC in next, 1 HDC in next) around (60)
Rounds 5-15: HDC around (60)
Switch to I hook.
Round 16: SC around (60). CH7.
From this point on, we will be working in turned rounds. We still won’t be joining.
Round 17: Turn your work. Working down the back side of the CH7, SC in 2nd CH from hook and in each remaining CH, then continue to SC around the hat (you’re now crocheting in the opposite direction as the previous round) until you reach the beginning again. (66)
Rounds 18-22: CH1, turn. SC around. (66)
Edging: CH1. SC around the entire band of the hat, including the button flap, putting (SC,CH1,SC) in each corner.
Fasten off, leaving a 12″ tail. Use the tail to gently sew the button flap in place, then weave in all ends securely. Attach decorative button in place with yarn or a needle and thread.
Do u have a matching scarf pattern
There is a simple cowl pattern here: http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/the-macchiato-cowl-free-pattern/
I made this with a smaller needle, size L. The wavy look never got better. I am on row 12. Any suggestions?
It may not feel like it’s completely smoothed out until you create the band and finish the hat. If you look on the Savannah Slouch pattern photo (http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/savannah-slouch-hat/) you’ll see the effect from a better angle. As long as you matched gauge, you will be fine. 🙂
Thank you so much for all your easy to follow patterns! I’ve made a few hats (5) now and gave them to my friends as gifts, they love them! Now im working on the machiotto slochie, such a beautiful hat! I cant wait to see it when its done! God bless sweetie!
For the edging am I going around the flap twice? On row twenty two I end up at the flap. Do I go around the flap then go back all the way around again? Thanks for the pattern we just got scarfie yarn at a local store I’ve been waiting to try it.
If you think of Row 22 as the final row of the hat, then no, you won’t “go around” it twice. You’ll only edge it one time, but yes, that involves going around the entire bottom of the hat, including the flap. So if you’re asking if there will be another row of stitches on top of Row 22, yes – it’s the edging. Hope that helps! 🙂
thank you. I must of miscounted my rows.
I love this hat & just got the scarfie yarn in cream/teal. In doing the gauge you say 7 HDC=3″. Is that 7 across or 7 rows? Thanks for the pattern!
7 stitches across 🙂
Hi, just wondering what # of stitches to start the magic circle off with the make this hat a lot smaller? Say for a toddler? Or newborn even? Or would this weight be too heavy for a smaller version?
Sara
I made this hat a few times for craft shows. I liked the pattern and the scarf yarn too.
Love the colors and the pattern!
I love this hat and the pattern. Worked up wonderfully and the hat looks awesome on my daughter.
i made this pattern last week for a friends daughter simple and beautiful
Love this Macchiato hat and the matching cowl. Made them for my granddaughter-in-law. The photo of the girl modeling the hat looks like her a little. Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary.
I’ve wanted to buy that yarn for a long time now and this would be the perfect hat to make. I know a couple of granddaughters that would love it.
What a gorgeous hat!!!! One of my all time favorites and becoming my “go-to” pattern!!! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!!!!
This is my favorite patter because it was fast to work up and it was thr first slouchy hat that actually worked out for me and I LOVE the colors of this particular scarfie yarn!!
I absolutely love this slouchy! The coloring is beautiful!
I made this hat for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. It turned out beautiful! So well written and easy to follow. Thank you so much!
Made this hat for my son’s girlfriend. Came out great! Used the Scarfie in burgundy and black. Love it!
Looks like a great hat to make for my granddaughters! I made scarves for them & was looking for a hat pattern I liked!
Can’t wait to make this slouchy hat for my granddaughter! It’s going to look great with the scarf I’ve already crocheted using the Scarfie yarn. Same colors, too!! And…since I always have an extra skein (or three), I’ll be making the matching cowl, too.
Love your patterns and so glad I found your blog!!