I love hats. There’s just something about a hat that can change a whole outfit – or hide a bad hair day!! Plus they work up pretty quickly, especially when you use a super bulky yarn like I did with this Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. I was working on a ton of new hat projects and needed a quick gift so I created this one. You could even make the Thick & Quick Scarf to match. 🙂
I love the way this turned out. My favorite color (any shade of turquoise/teal) and one of my favorite yarns! I don’t usually make a gathered top for a hat but this one called for it. I’m glad I did because I like the way it feels and looks when I have it on. I didn’t end up giving this one away so I am going to be wearing it myself if it ever gets cold here again. (It’s been in the 60’s for a couple of weeks and no really cold days in the near future!) My hats and scarves are feeling pretty neglected…
Thick & Quick Hat
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick: 1 skein Peacock
Hook: L/11 (8.0mm)
Gauge: 8 sts and 5 rows = 4″ in dc
Finished Size: Approximately 20″ circumference and 8 1/2″ tall
Stitches Used
Chain (ch)
Double Crochet (dc)
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc)
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)
Pattern
Ch 42. Join with slip st, being careful not to twist.
Round 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and each ch; join – 40 sts.
Round 2: Ch 3, *bpdc, fpdc; repeat from * to last st, bpdc; join.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc blo in each st; join.
Rounds 4-7: Ch 3, dc in each st; join.
Round 8: Ch 3, dc 4, dc2tog, *dc 5, dc2tog; repeat from *; join – 36 sts.
Round 9: Ch 3, dc 3, dc2tog, *dc 4, dc2tog; repeat from *; join – 30 sts.
Round 10: Ch 3, dc 2, dc2tog, *dc 3, dc2tog; repeat from *; join – 24 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Draw tail through remaining 24 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends.
Ten rounds! That’s it! Told you this was a quick crochet project. 😉
What’s your favorite thing to make with super bulky yarns? Leave a comment below!
Do you know the actual weight of this yarn (i.e., 5/6/7)? As I have some I’d like to use up. Thank you.
Hi Sue! This yarn is a Super Bulky, size 6 🙂
Thank you!
Approx. how many yards of yarn does this hat take? Would 1 skein of Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn be enough?
1 skein of Hometown USA should be enough. I did mine with 1 skein of Thick & Quick and it did not take the whole skein. 🙂
Do you have any tutorials of the Thick and Quick Hat (you made it in Peacock color.)
Thanks!
I don’t yet but I’m working my way through my library of patterns without tutorials. 🙂
Can you use any 6 yarn for this hat
Yes! Any bulky weight yarn should work for this – just make sure you get the same gauge. 🙂
If I’m understanding this correctly you join each round as you go?
Yes, you will join each round with a slip stitch. 🙂
Hi, I chain 42, it’s not twisted, and start my dc. By the time I get to my last dc, it is twisted. I’m a beginner and have restarted this hat 4 times. It always twist! What am I doing wrong? Hope you can help me!! 😀
Hi Debbie! When this happens to me I usually make the first round flat and then join it (you can connect the bottom with the tail end). For a dc, you would need to add 2 ch to the beginning chain and dc in the 3rd ch from the hook (these 3 chains will count as a dc). Once you’re done with the row, join to the first dc with a slip st. I usually go ahead and close the bottom with the tail before I move on because it bothers me. Then just follow the pattern as written. 🙂
Oh, so you don’t slip stich the chain but wait until you have the dc row finished. That does make sense, I will try that, thank you!!!
I only use this if I have problems with my starting chain, but it works! 🙂
That worked perfectly! I think the hat is going to be too big for me. Can I remove one of the rows, 4-7 to make it smaller in length?
You can, just make sure it is a row that doesn’t have any decreases so you end up with the proper shaping at the top. 🙂