I’m sharing the Staggered Ladders Slouch hat crochet pattern, a gender-neutral bottom-up hat in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large. The Staggered Ladders Slouch uses post stitches to create a subtle texture, and is designed to coordinate with the Staggered Ladders Scarf.
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Last week, I shared the pattern for the Staggered Ladders Scarf as part of the charity spotlight series.
While the Staggered Ladders Scarf is made with Cascade Yarns Anthem in 04 Maroon, the Staggered Ladders Slouch adds 06 Charcoal for a dramatic touch.
Both patterns use post stitches to create texture.
The Staggered Ladders Slouch hat crochet pattern is a bottom-up pattern, and I’ve included a video tutorial for cinching the top of a bottom-up crochet hat closed that you can use for many other patterns.
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Staggered Ladders Slouch
Slouch Hat Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter
This slouch hat crochet pattern is available in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large and is designed to coordinate with the Staggered Ladders Scarf.
Finished Sizes
- Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, Toddler, Child Small, Child Large, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is size Adult Medium shown on a mannequin with 22.5” (57 cm) head circumference.
- Newborn: 12” (30.5 cm) hat circumference x 5.25” (13.5 cm) height.
- 0-3 Months: 14” (35.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.25” (16 cm) height.
- 3-6 Months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) height.
- 6-12 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 7” (18 cm) height.
- Toddler: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 7.25” (18.5 cm) height.
- Child Small: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.75” (19.5 cm) height.
- Child Large: 19” (48 cm) hat circumference x 8.25” (21 cm) height.
- Teen/Adult Small: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.
- Adult Medium: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.
- Adult Large: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 9.25” (23.5 cm) height.
Materials
- Cascade Yarns Anthem yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/186 yd/170 m) – 1 skein (all sizes) in 04 Maroon (CA) and 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) in 06 Charcoal, or approximately 20 yd (25 yd, 25 yd, 30 yd, 40 yd, 50 yd, 55 yd, 70 yd, 70 yd, 75 yd)/18.5 m (23 m, 23 m, 27.5 m, 36.5 m, 45.5 m, 50.5 m, 64 m, 64 m, 68.5 m) in CA and 60 yd (70 yd, 75 yd, 80 yd, 110 yd, 150 yd, 155 yd, 195 yd, 205 yd, 215 yd)/55 m (64 m, 68.5 m, 73 m, 100.5 m, 137 m, 142 m, 178.5 m, 187.5 m, 196.5 m) in CB in any medium weight yarn.
- US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 16 sts in pattern for Hat Band with smaller hook = 4” (10 cm) across. For best fit, always check your gauge.
- 14 sts in pattern for Work Even with larger hook = 4” (10 cm) across. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop in crochet here.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- 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 video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for the FPdc above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- hdc – half double crochet
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
Pattern Notes
- Ch 1 at start and sl st at end of Rows or Rounds DO NOT count as stitches.
- Like my mannequin? It’s from CanvasHead/WELLDONE on Etsy.
Pattern Instructions
Slouch Hat
Hat Band
- With CA and smaller hook, ch 7 (7, 7, 7, 9, 11, 11, 13, 13, 13).
- Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, sc in next 6 (6, 6, 6, 8, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12) ch. – 6 (6, 6, 6, 8, 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 approximately 12” (14”, 15”, 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 21”, 22”)/30.5 cm (35.5 cm, 38 cm, 40.5 cm, 43 cm, 45.5 cm, 48 cm, 51, cm, 53.5 cm, 56 cm).
- Fold Hat Band so that short edges are touching, being careful not to twist. Join short edges with slip stitch seam (see video below).
- If you can’t see the video tutorial demonstrating the slip stitch seam above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
Work Even
- Set Up Rnd: Ch 1, evenly work 44 (52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84) sc along the long edge of the Hat Band (see video below), join CB with sl st to first sc, fasten off CA.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial demonstrating how to single crochet around the side of your project above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- Continue with larger hook.
- Rnd 1: Ch 1, dc in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first dc.
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, starting in first st [FPdc around next st, hdc in next 3 sts] around, join with sl st to first FPdc.
- Rnds 3-5: Repeat Rnd 2, 3 times.
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, hdc in first 2 sts, [FPdc around next st 2 Rnds down, hdc in next 3 sts] around to last 2 sts, FPdc around next st 2 Rnds down, hdc in next st, join with sl st to first hdc.
- Rnds 7-9: Repeat Rnd 6, 3 times.
- Rnd 10: Ch 1, starting in first st [FPdc around next st 2 Rnds down, hdc in next 3 sts] around, join with sl st to first FPdc.
- Rnds 11-13: Repeat Rnds 3-5.
- Repeat Rnds 6-13 until hat measures approximately 5.25” (6.25”, 6.5”, 7”, 7.25”, 8.25”, 8.5”, 9”, 9.25”)/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) height, ending after a repeat of Rnd 9 or 13.
- Fasten off CB with long yarn tail, approximately 1 yd/1 m long, for finishing.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, cinch hat crown closed (see video below).
- If you can’t see the video tutorial demonstrating how to cinch a bottom-up crochet hat closed above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- With yarn needle, weave in yarn tails on inside of hat.