Last year I came across the cutest photo on Pinterest. It was a pattern for a slouchy beanie that I thought was so adorable. I loved the originality of this hat and immediately knew I wanted to make this one day. Of course my problem was that I don't have a little girl of my own. But I do have a little cousin who I thought this would be perfect for. Since I had a little extra time on my hands I got to work. I wanted to make this hat before Christmas so that she could wear it during the Christmas season if she wanted. Below is the image I found that inspired me. Isn't this little girl a doll? I was so excited to finish this project and wrap it up for an early
Christmas gift. I just hope that it fits my little cousin good and it
keeps her nice and warm this winter.
I later was doing some more browsing and found this pattern that looked very close to the part done in red. This one is called the Divine Hat. This pattern was free and is actually for an adult. You can find it here. Because I was making mine for a toddler I had to modify the pattern slightly.
Hat
I followed Lines 1-7 just as the pattern says and continued to repeat line 7 all the rest of the way until I had a total of 18 rows all together. This allowed for the slouch.
Brim
For the length of the brim you want to start 3 lines away from your starting point. (Note: This "starting point" will now be the bottom of your hat. It will be at the neck of the person wearing it.) Here is a visual to help you understand what I did here.
For the stitches on the brim I did something a little different. I kind of just made this part up to give me the look I was going for. I'm sure there's some type of proper name for this stitch, but I couldn't find it.
I started off by doing a slip stitching along the edge of the hat just three lines away from my "starting point". When I came back around I started to do what would be a Half Double Crochet, but once you have 3 loops on your hook I just pulled the 3rd loop all the way through the other two loops on the hook instead of doing another yarn over again. I did this in ever single hole back and forth until I had a total of 5 rows.
Braids
I cut 30 pcs of yarn about 22 inches long. I put 15 on each side and looped them through a hole on the edge. Fix them so that they are about 15 inches on each side. Then braid them and tie them off with another piece of string. I trimmeded up the edges so that they are mostly even.
Pom Pom
There are several ways you can make a Pom Pom so I wont try to explain that. Just do whatever method you like beset and tie it onto your hat. Or you can leave it without it. Since my hat was for a toddler I thought she would like a Pom Pom.
My finished hat looked like this. Not too far off from the original picture I was working towards.
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| Photo found on Ravelry.com (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frieda-slouchy-crochet-hat) |
Hat
I followed Lines 1-7 just as the pattern says and continued to repeat line 7 all the rest of the way until I had a total of 18 rows all together. This allowed for the slouch.
Brim
For the length of the brim you want to start 3 lines away from your starting point. (Note: This "starting point" will now be the bottom of your hat. It will be at the neck of the person wearing it.) Here is a visual to help you understand what I did here.
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| Start on the left and go in front of the hat and you will end on the right. The part in between the Start and End will not have anything because it is the base of the hat worn by the neck. |
For the stitches on the brim I did something a little different. I kind of just made this part up to give me the look I was going for. I'm sure there's some type of proper name for this stitch, but I couldn't find it.
I started off by doing a slip stitching along the edge of the hat just three lines away from my "starting point". When I came back around I started to do what would be a Half Double Crochet, but once you have 3 loops on your hook I just pulled the 3rd loop all the way through the other two loops on the hook instead of doing another yarn over again. I did this in ever single hole back and forth until I had a total of 5 rows.
Braids
I cut 30 pcs of yarn about 22 inches long. I put 15 on each side and looped them through a hole on the edge. Fix them so that they are about 15 inches on each side. Then braid them and tie them off with another piece of string. I trimmeded up the edges so that they are mostly even.
Pom Pom
There are several ways you can make a Pom Pom so I wont try to explain that. Just do whatever method you like beset and tie it onto your hat. Or you can leave it without it. Since my hat was for a toddler I thought she would like a Pom Pom.
My finished hat looked like this. Not too far off from the original picture I was working towards.
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| Here's how it should look on. Sorry no creepy manikin heads in this house to display it on, so my paper towel holder will have to do. LoL! |
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| Finishing touches. I added a "Handmade for you with Love by Blandina" tag |
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