Crocheted texture stitches form bumps in the rows, creating the dotted look design, which alternates with flat areas of plain single crochet.
In this pattern, treble stitches that are made in the same row with single crochet are the cause of the bumps that form the dotted texture design. The treble stitches bump out on the opposite side of the row in which they are made so the rows in which the trebles are made are the wrong side rows.
I designed this open top hat to be a little narrower towards the top (this is done on the ribbing rows of the back) so that the hat has a nicer fit.
Abbreviations: ch = chain, chs = chains, ea = each, hdc = half double crochet, sc = single crochet, st = stitch, sts = stitches, tr = treble
Materials: about 1 oz. Caron Simply Soft worsted weight yarn, US size H hook
Finished Size: Just to give an idea of the size, the hat is about 4 1/2 inches tall on the front piece. Gauge is not important for this project because the hat can vary somewhat in height and the fit is determined by the number of short rows made at the end.
Special Stitches: half double crochet - Instructions link: hdc how-to
hdc Text Instructions: Yarn over hook, insert hook in the next stitch to be worked, yarn over hook, pull yarn through stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook (one half double crochet made).
Treble - Instructions link, with drawings:
treble how-to
Treble Text Instructions: Yarn over hook twice, then insert hook into next stitch. Yarn over hook and draw yarn through stitch - four loops on the hook. Loop yarn over hook and draw through two loops, (there are now three loops remaining on the hook), yarn over hook and draw through two loops, Again, loop yarn over hook and draw through the last two loops on the hook. (There is now one loop remaining.) This completes one treble crochet.
Back Loop Only - Instructions link, with photos:
back loop how-to
Pattern Note: You will turn at the end of each of rows 1 - 17. At the end of row 18, do not turn but continue with the outside round. Please keep my copyright and terms of use statement with the pattern directions when you print out or save the pattern in any form.
Starting Chain: ch 34.
Row 1: (wrong side), (working in one loop of each chain; the remaining loops will be used later in the outside round). sc in second ch from hook, (tr in next ch, sc in next ch) 5 times, then
sc in ea of next 12 chs, (tr in next ch, sc in next ch) 5 times.
Row 2: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 3: (wrong side) ch 1, sc in ea of first 2 sc, (tr in next st, sc in next st) 4 times, then sc in ea of next 14 sc, (tr in next st, sc in next st) 4 times, sc in last sc.
Row 4: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 5: (wrong side) sc in first sc, (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) 5 times, then sc in ea of next 12 sc, (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) 5 times.
Row 6: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 7: (wrong side) ch 1, sc in ea of first 11 sc, (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) 6 times, then sc in ea of next 10 sc.
Row 8: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 9: (wrong side) ch 1, sc in ea of first 12 sc, (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) 5 times, then sc in ea of next 11 sc.
Row 10: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 11: Repeat Row 7.
Row 12: (right side) ch 1, sc in ea st across. (33 sc)
Row 13: Repeat Row 5.
Rows 14 - 18: Repeat Rows 2 - 6.
Outside Round: ch 2 for corner, then (working down the short side of the piece) sc in the end of ea row along that side, ch 2 for next corner, then sc in ea remaining loop of starting chain along the bottom side of the piece, ch 2 for next corner, then sc in the end of ea row along the next side, ch 2 for corner, sl st in first sc on top row.
Short Rows Note: The short rows are wider at the bottom on every other row in order to have a snugger fit at the top of the hat.
Short Row 1: turn, sl st in ch-2 space, sl st in back loop of first sc on the short side of the piece, ch 1, sc in back loop of same sc as sl st just made, sc in back loop of ea sc along that side, sc in ch-2 space. (20 sc)
Short Row 2: turn, ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in back loop of second sc, hdc in back loop of ea of next 7 sc, sc in back loop of ea sc across the short row.
Short Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in back loop of ea st across and sc in ch-2 at end of row.
Additional Rows: Repeat Short Rows 2 and 3, as many times as needed. For a child size hat, do a total of about 26 short rows. For a hat in an adult size do a total of about 31 short rows. When you are close to the finished size, try the hat piece around the head of the person who will be wearing it and adjust for the proper size by adding more rows (or pulling some rows out, if needed). On the finished child size hat, you could roll the lower part of the hat up
for a brim, if needed, for a better fit.
Joining: Holding the short ends together, slip stitch across the ends, to join, working through one loop of the last row made and, at the same time, working through both loops of the sc row on the other short end, for each slip stitch.
End off, leaving a strand for weaving in. Weave in the ends, to secure.
Finishing Note: If the trebles are not all bumped out as much as you would like (on the right side of the piece), either push on them from the back of the piece or pull on them from the front of the piece, to get the look you want.
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