I designed this hat in December 2016 as a present for my niece and surprisingly, probably the color combination and the shape, it caught a lot of attention and recently I have seen many colored variations of this slouchy hat around the Czech facebook crochet groups.<\/p>\n
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It is called “homeleska” in Czech. No one knows where this name came from. It remains me more of a Smurf hat but either or it is quite nice and easy project almost everyone can easily do. It is perfect for spring or autumn season because it is made of double bamboo yarn. I love this type of yarn because you feel warm when it is cold and it somehow cools you when it is hot. I mean hot, but I am talking about the temperature around 15 degrees :-). Plus it is natural fiber, it has antibacterial and antistatic features so it is perfect for children.
\nI chose white\/cream and navy blue combination and it looks really nice, trendy and unisex.<\/p>\n
Useful tips (my lesson learned shared with you):<\/strong><\/p>\n Conversion to inches here<\/a>.<\/p>\n So lets start, spring is around the corner.<\/p>\n Easy slouchy hat, adult size, head circumference 55-56 cm US terminology:<\/strong> Only first two row end with slip stitch and start with CH2 as a substitution for the first DC. From the third row on continue crochet around the hat with the use of markers.<\/p>\n Crochet one thread of blue and one cream together, hook 5 mm<\/strong> Ribbing, hook 4.5 mm<\/strong> Finish off the blue yarn and add one thread of cream yarn False loop<\/strong> <\/p>\n Finish<\/strong> If you like it, please share<\/strong> this pattern on social networks as a \u201cthank you\u201d to help me to run this website. You can also subscribe to my youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you have any questions please leave me a message, send me an e-mail or you can contact me on my FB page Krampolinka<\/a>. Thank you very much for your visit.<\/p>\n Katy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n
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\nYarn<\/strong>: I used Kartopu Bambu, cream and navy blue (100g\/230m, 50%bamboo, 50%viscose), pictures here <\/a>but you can also use Himalaya Deluxe Bamboo, picture here<\/a>
\nAlternatives<\/strong> for overseas:
\nIceYarns <\/a>– type bamboo viscose and the site pops up
\nYarn Substitution<\/strong> <\/a>– type bamboo and search for similar meterage as mentioned above
\nHook:<\/strong>\u00a05 mm and 4.5 mm
\nRibbon<\/strong>\u00a0or Tag
\nDecorative<\/strong> buttons – two or three, I used coconut buttons
\nNeedle<\/strong> and thread<\/strong>
\nMarker<\/strong>
\nTime<\/strong>:\u00a03-4 hours
\nSuitable for\u00a0pre-intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMC \u2013 Magic Circle
\nSl St \u2013 slip stitch
\nCH \u2013 chain stitch
\nFPSC – front post single crochet
\nBPSC – back post single crochet
\nFPHDC – front post half double crochet
\nBPHDC – back post half double crochet
\nBPDC – back post double crochet
\nDC – double crochet<\/p>\n
\n1st row: 12 DC in MC
\n2nd row: 2 DC in DC from previous row (24 DC)
\n3rd row: crochet scheme 2 DC – 1 DC, repeat. !!!crochet DC into gaps not in the loops (36 DC). Do not end with slip stitch, insert marker and crochet around the hat
\n4th row: start with BPDC, crochet scheme 1 BPDC-1BPDC-2BPDC, repeat (48)
\n5th row: crochet DC in the gaps all around the hat (if you were not lucky with the adding in BPDC, you can do it in this row)
\n6th row: start with BPDC, crochet scheme 1 BPDC – 1 BPDC – 1 BPDC – 2 BPDC, repeat (60 BPDC)
\n7th row:\u00a0crochet DC in the gaps all around the hat\u00a0(if you were not lucky with the adding in BPDC, you can do it in this row)
\n8th row: start with BPDC, crochet scheme 1 BPDC – 1 BPDC – 1 BPDC – 1 BPDC – 2 BPDC, repeat (72 BPDC)
\n9th row:\u00a0crochet DC in the gaps all around the hat\u00a0(if you were not lucky with the adding in BPDC, you can do it in this row)
\n10th row: crochet BPDC around the hat (72)
\n11th – 14th row: one row of DC in the gaps, one row of BPDC
\n15th – 16th row: two rows of DC in the gaps
\n17th row: BPDC around the hat
\n18th – 20th row: DC in the gaps
\n21st row: BPDC around the hat
\n22nd – 23rd row: DC in the gaps<\/p>\n
\n24th – 32nd row: one FPHDC one BPHDC crochet around (72)<\/p>\n
\n33rd row: one FPSC and one BPSC around the hat, finish off<\/p>\n
\nDouble cream yarn, hook 5 mm
\nStart with a SlSt to the brim at the place you want to have the loop
\n1st – 7th row: CH2, 5 DC (6 total), turn, finish off<\/p>\n
\nI usually sew the free endings into the hat. Bamboo and viscose combination is slightly “slippery” so the simple knots can untie on its own. Sew the false loop above the ribbing of the hat, sew the buttons and the tag and that it is.<\/p>\n
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