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Learning The Hobby: How to Crochet a Hat

Crocheting… it’s an extremely popular hobby allowing persons to create fashionable, economical, functional and fun pieces of art. Today’s crochet patterns are very interesting and inspiring and are found in an array of colors and fibers. It’s for that reason that many folks are picking up this worthwhile hobby. Why should you learn about the crochet hobby?

Nine Reasons You Should Learn Crocheting

1 – Most folks who love the hobby tend to love workings with the different colors or textures yarn has.
2 – It’s a very soothing hobby.
3 – You can design all kinds of clothing and accessories with it.
4 – You can do it with friends and family.
5 – You can take it anywhere you go.
6 – Your idle time is sufficiently covered.
7 – You’ll feel proud of yourself when you finish a project.
8 – It doesn’t cost a lot and you can make all kinds of gifts.
9 – You can express yourself, make patterns and design something.

How To Begin Crocheting Hobby

To begin crocheting, you can use any kind of kind of yarn; but, make sure that the hook’s size and yarn matches.  You’ll need to buy some needles and yarn; beginners’ recommended size includes G, H and I because smaller hook sizes are very difficult to handle.

Crochet hooks are found in an array of sizes and materials. For example, steel crochet hooks are typically used with doilies and threads, which are found in sizes 00 to 16. The higher then number is, the smaller your hook is going to be. The yarn hooks can be recognized by their letters B to Q; B being the smallest and Q being the largest.

Buy one light and one dark colored yarn to see what your progress is and how you have been doing. Purchase ordinary yarn, not chenille or wool because these are difficult to work with. When you buy yarn, you want to test the strength of it. You can do this by rubbing the yarn strands together using your index finger and thumb. If it unravels quite a bit, move on and test other yarn until you feel the differences and it doesn’t unravel. Purchase more yarn than what is called for in the pattern. After all, you could run out and may find that you can’t find that type of yarn anymore, whether it’s temporarily or permanently.  

How to Crochet a Hat with a Basic Pattern

If you plan on making a crochet hat, you’ll need the following things:

- Yarn needles with big eye
- Crochet hook
- Small scissors
- Worsted-weight yarn; whatever color you want

Easy Crochet Hat Pattern

Yarn: worsted weight of your choice
Crochet Hook: U.S. Size I-9

Ch 4; join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Row 1: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), 11 hdc in ring; join with a sl st in top of ch-2 – 12 stitches.

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in same ch as joining, 2 hdc in each hdc around; join in top of ch2 – 24 stitches.

Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in same ch as joining, hdc in next half double crochet, * 2 hdc in the next hdc, half double crochet in next hdc; repeat from * around; join – 36 stitches.

Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in same ch as joining, hdc in the next 2 hdc, * 2 hdc in the next hdc, hdc in the next 2 hdc; repeat from * around; join – 48 stitches.

Row 5: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around; join.

Row 6: Ch 2, hdc in same ch as joining, hdc in next 3 hdc, * 2 hdc in the next hdc, hdc in the next 3 hdc; rep from * around; join – 60 stitches.

Row 7: Ch 2, hdc in back loops only of each hdc around; join.

Rows 8-14: Repeat round 5.

Round 15: Ch 2, hdc in same ch as joining, hdc in next 2 hdc, * 2 hdc in the next hdc, hdc in the next 2 hdc; repeat from * around; join – 80 hdc.

Rounds 16-20: Repeat Round 5. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Abbreviations: * = repeat whatever follows * (asterisk)

That’s it! That’s how you create yourself a crocheted hat. Want more patterns? Search the Internet. Look first for simple patterns than more onto the complex patterns as you get experience. Enjoy!

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