How To Crochet a Ruffle Hat || Step by Step tutorial for beginners, by Chris Threads on YouTube. 48 min 43 s.
- Video length
- 48 min 43 s
- Time to do it
- 3 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Measure around your head with the tape measure and write the number down. You will use it to check the crown size and how deep the hat sits.
Make a magic ring with the 3.5 mm hook and work 6 single crochet into it. Pull the yarn tail tight to close the centre hole.
Work increase rounds to grow a flat circle. Increase in every stitch on round two, then space the increases further apart each round until the circle measures about half your head circumference across.
Work even rounds with no increases to curve the circle into a bowl shape. This forms the crown of the hat.
Keep working even rounds until the hat reaches your ears or the depth you want. Try it on as you go and adjust the number of rounds.
Switch to the 5 mm hook for the ruffle. Join the new yarn at the last round of the body and work one round of double crochet.
Work two double crochet into each stitch on the next round to make the fabric flare outward. Add two or three more rounds, spacing the increases so the ruffle stays wavy and does not curl.
Cut the yarn, fasten off and pull the tail through the last loop. Weave all loose ends into the inside of the hat with the tapestry needle.
Tips and common mistakes
Put a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round so you never lose your place in the spiral.
Crochet loosely on the body rounds, because tight stitches make a stiff hat that will not sit well.
More increases in the ruffle rounds give a fuller, floppier brim, so test the flare after each round.
Take the hat off the hook and try it on before starting the ruffle, since the body length is hard to change later.
Questions
Can I make this hat in a different size?
Yes. Stop the increase rounds when the flat circle measures about half the head circumference you want, then work even rounds until the hat is deep enough. Check the fit as you go.
Do I need two different hook sizes?
No, but the larger 5 mm hook makes the ruffle looser and more drapey. Using the same hook throughout gives a tighter, more structured ruffle.
What stitch is the body worked in?
The body is built from basic stitches in a continuous spiral, so you only need single crochet and double crochet plus increases. Practise those two stitches first if you are new.
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