Halfway Harvest Crochet Hat

Show off your stitches with this crochet cap pattern! The Halfway Harvest Crochet Hat uses several different stitches to create a variety of patterns that catch the eye. It makes a great cap for colder weather and will fit anyone from teenager to adult. The secret to its versatility is in its hybrid design that makes this hat fit looser than a beanie but tighter than a slouchy cap. Try making this easy one-skein crochet pattern in different colors for different times of the year.

From the designer: I’m Marie Segares from Underground Crafter. One of my favorite crochet tricks is to work into the back loop of the half double crochet stitch. It creates a classic look very similar to the stockinette stitch in knitting. The bulk of this easy one skein crochet pattern is crocheted with the half double crochet in the back loop, and then the stitches get more decorative at the forehead. After all, that’s the most visible part of your crochet hat, so why not showcase your stitches there?

This crochet hat pattern is a hybrid – looser than a beanie and snugger than a slouchy – so I call it the Halfway Harvest Hat. It’s very stretchy so it will fit teens up through adults. Enjoy!

Easy

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeThrough Rnd 5 in pattern = 4” (10 cm) diameter. For best fit, always check your gauge.

Finished SizeTeen/Adult Small: 20.5” (52 cm) circumference x 8” (20 cm) height.

Materials List

Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 170 yd/156 m) in 134 Terracotta, or approximately 170 yds (29 m) in any medium weight yarn.
US Size I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or any size needed to obtain gauge.
Yarn needle.
Locking stitch marker or scrap yarn.

One Skein Crochet Hat Pattern: Halfway Harvest Hat

Pattern Notes

Hat is worked in the round in spirals without joining.
Place locking stitch marker or scrap yarn in last stitch of round and move up each round.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

BL – back loop only
cdc – crossed double crochet – Sk st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st.
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
ea – each
FPsc – front post single crochet – Insert hook from front around back to front of cl in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops, sk st behind FPsc.
hdc – half double crochet
rep – repeat
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
* Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.

Instructions

Starting at crown, ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (does not count as hdc), 8 hdc in ring, place stitch marker in last st, join with sl st to first hdc. (8 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 hdcBL in ea st around. (16 sts)
Rnd 3: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next st; rep from * around. (24 sts)
Rnd 4: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 2 sts; rep from * around. (32 sts)
Rnd 5: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 3 sts; rep from * around (40 sts)
Rnd 6: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 4 sts; rep from * around. (48 sts)
Rnd 7: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 5 sts; rep from * around (56 sts)
Rnd 8: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 6 sts; rep from * around (64 sts)
Rnd 9: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 7 sts; rep from * around (72 sts)
Rnd 10: *2 hdcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 8 sts; rep from * around (80 sts)
Rnd 11: HdcBL in ea st around.
Rep Rnd 11 until hat measures approximately 6.5” (16.5 cm) from crown.
Rnd 12: Sc in ea st around.
Rnd 13: Cdc around.
Rnd 14: Rep Rnd 12 once. Remove stitch marker.
Rnd 15: Turn, *sc in next st, dc in next st; rep from * around, join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 16: Turn, FPsc in ea st around, join with sl st to first FPsc.
Rnd 17: Sc in ea st around, join with sl st to first sc, fasten off.