I’m kicking off the fifth annual Christmas in July Make Along with the Hayden Crochet Slouch Hat pattern. The Hayden is a gender-neutral slouch hat with loads of texture is available in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large, so you can make matching or coordinating sets for the whole family!
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This week’s theme for the Christmas in July Make Along is Babies, Kids, and Teens, and I original planned to make the Hayden Crochet Slouch Hat pattern in just kids and teen sizes. But once it was finished, I knoew that having it in more sizes would be fun for the whole family! The Hayden Slouch Hat is available in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large. I used two colors of Fashion Aran, which is available from your local yarn shop or online at LoveCrafts or Wool Warehouse UK. No matter what size you make, you’ll need just one skein in each of two colors. I use a kid-friendly color combination, but you can change up your version, of course!
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Hayden Slouch Hat
Crochet Slouch Hat Pattern by Underground Crafter
This crochet slouch hat pattern is gender-neutral and filled with texture from post stitches and stitches in the front, back, and third loops. The pattern is available in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large, so you can make matching or coordinating sets for the family. This is the first pattern in the fifth annual Christmas in July Make Along with Underground Crafter.
Finished Sizes
- Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, 1-2 Years, 3-5 Years, 6-12 Years, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is 1-2 Years.
- Newborn: 13” (33 cm) hat circumference x 5.25” (13.5 cm) height.
- 0-3 Months: 15″ (38 cm) hat circumference x 6.25″ (16 cm) height.
- 3-6 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) height.
- 6-12 Months: 17″ (43 cm) hat circumference x 7″ (18 cm) height.
- 1-2 Years: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.25” (18.5 cm) height.
- 3-5 Years: 19″ (48.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.75″ (19.5 cm) height.
- 6-12 Years: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8.25” (21 cm) height.
- Teen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.
- Adult Medium: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.
- Adult Large: 23” (58.5 cm) hat circumference x 9.25” (23.5 cm) height.
Materials
- King Cole Fashion Aran yarn (70% acrylic/30% wool, 3 oz/100 g, 219 yd/200 m) – 1 skein each in 3502 Duck Egg (CA) and 3501 Sugar Almond (CB), or approximately 35 yd (40 yd, 40 yd, 45 yd, 56 yd, 60 yd, 65 yd, 80 yd, 85 yd, 85 yd)/32 m (36.5 m, 36.5 m, 41 m, 51 m, 55 m, 59.5 m, 73 m, 78 m, 78 m) in CA and 65 yd (90 yd, 100 yd, 115 yd, 125 yd, 140 yd, 155 yd, 170 yd, 185 yd, 200 yd)/59.5 m (82.5 m, 91.5 m, 105 m, 114.5 m, 128 m, 142 m, 155.5 m, 169 m, 183 m)in CB in any medium weight acrylic or acrylic blend yarn.
- Fashion Aran is available from your local yarn shop or online at LoveCrafts or Wool Warehouse UK.
- US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to get gauge.
- US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or size needed to get gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 10 sts in pattern for Hat Band = 2.5” (6.5 cm) with smaller hook.
- 15 sts in pattern for Work Even = 4″ (10 cm) with larger hook.
- For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- 3L – third loop only – Moogly has a helpful tutorial for identifying the third loop on half double crochet stitches here.
- BL – back loop only – Nana’s Crafty Home has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop in crochet here.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- ch – chain
- FL – front loop only – Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the front loop here.
- FPdc – front post double crochet – Yo, insert hook from front around back to front of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for the front post double crochet above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- hdc – half double crochet
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- RS – right (front) side
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- WS – wrong (back) side
- yo – yarn over
- [] – Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
Pattern Notes
- The Hat Band is crocheted flat with the smaller hook until it reaches the hat circumference. Then, the Hat Band is seamed with a slip stitch join, and stitches are picked up along the edge of the Hat Band. The rest of the pattern is crocheted in joined rounds. Finally, the hat is cinched closed.
- A helpful tutorial for cinching a slouchy hat closed is available here.
Pattern Instructions
Hat Band – All sizes
- With smaller hook and CA, ch 9 (9, 9, 9, 11, 11, 11, 13, 13, 13) or any multiple of sts.
- Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, sc in next ch and in each ch across. – 8 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12) sts
- Row 2: Turn, ch 1, scBL in first st and each st across.
- Repeat Row 2 until Hat Band measures 13″ (15″, 16″, 17″, 18″, 19″, 20″, 21″, 22″, 23)/33 cm (38 cm, 40.5 cm, 43 cm, 45.5 cm, 48.5 cm, 51 cm, 53.5 cm, 56 cm). Do not fasten off.
- Fold Hat Band in half along long edge with short edges aligned, being careful not to twist. Join short edge with slip stitch seam (see video below) on WS. Turn Hat Band RS out. Do not fasten off.
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating how to join with a slip stitch seam, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
Pick Up Stitches
- Continuing with CA and smaller hook, and working along the top side of the long edge (see video below), evenly pick up 50 (60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 75, 80, 85, 90) sc, join CB with sl st to first sc. Fasten off CA.
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating how to crochet along the side of your project, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
Work Even
- Switch to larger hook and begin working in the round.
- Rnd 1: (RS) Ch 1, hdc in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first hdc.
- Rnd 2: (RS) Ch 1, starting in first st [FPdc around next st, hdc3L in next 4 sts] around, join with sl st to first FPdc.
- Rnds 3-4: Repeat Rnd 2 twice.
- Rnd 5: Turn to WS, ch 1, [sc in next st, scFL in next 4 sts] around, join with sl st to first sc.
- Rnd 6: Turn to RS, ch 1, hdc in first st and in each st around, join with sl st to first hdc.
- Rnd 7: (RS) Ch 1, hdc3L in first 2 sts, [FPdc around next st, hdc3L in next 4 sts] around to last 3 sts, FPdc around next st, hdc3L in next 2 sts, join with sl st to 3L of first hdc.
- Rnds 8-9: Repeat Rnd 7 twice.
- Rnd 10: Turn to WS, ch 1, scFL in next 2 sts, [sc in next st, scFL in next 4 sts] around to last 3 sts, sc in next st, scFL in next 2 sts, join with sl st to first sc.
- Rnd 11: Repeat Rnd 6 once.
- Repeat Rnds 2-11 until hat measures approximately 5.25″ (6.25″, 6.5″, 7″, 7.25″, 7.75″, 8.25″, 8.5″, 9″, 9.5″)/13.5 cm (16 cm, 16.5 cm, 18 cm, 18.5 cm, 19.5 cm, 21 cm, 21.5 cm, 23 cm, 23.5 cm), ending after a repeat of Rnd 6 or Rnd 11. Fasten off CB with long yarn tail (approximately 24″/61 cm) for seaming.
Finishing
- Thread yarn needle with long yarn tail.
- With Right Side facing outwards, cinch crown of hat closed (see Pattern Notes).
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on inside of hat.