Bewitching Crochet Hat

Free crochet patterns from Red Heart Yarn provide some great costume ideas.  For Halloween, dress up your grandchild in this cute witch hat, complete with crochet hair.

Size: Hat measures 20” in circumference; 14” tall.

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 skein each 312 Black A,
• 400 Grey Heather B and 356 Amethyst C.
• Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9]
• Yarn Needle

Gauge: 5 sc = 1½”; 5 rounds sc = 1½”. CHECK YOUR
GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS: A, B, C = color A, B, C; flps = front
loops; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; dc = double
crochet; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) =
stitch(es); * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as
indicated.
 

HAT

Starting at top of hat with A, ch 2.
Round 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook do not join. Work in a
spiral, marking beginning of each round, moving marker up
as work progresses – 6 sc.
Round 2: Sc in each sc around.
Round 3: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 8 sc.
Round 4: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 10 sc.
Round 5: *Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 12 sc.
Round 6: Sc in each sc around.
Round 7: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 15 sc.
Rounds 8-9: Sc in each sc around.
Round 10: *Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 18 sc.
Rounds 11-12: sc in each sc around.
Round 13: *Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 21 sc.
Rounds 14-15: Sc in each sc around.
Round 16: *Sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 24 sc.
Rounds 17-18: Sc in each sc around.
Round 19: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 30 sc.
Round 20: Sc in each sc around.
Round 21: *Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 36 sc.
Round 22: Sc in each sc around.
Round 23: *Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 42 sc.
Round 24: Sc in each sc around.
Round 25: *Sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 48 sc.
Round 26: Sc in each sc around – 48 sc.
Round 27: *Sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 54 sc.
Round 28: Sc in each sc around.
Round 29: *Sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 60 sc.
Round 30: Sc in each sc around.
Round 31: *Sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from *
around – 66 sc.
Rounds 32-39: Sc in each sc around. Complete last sc
with C, drop A to wrong side.
Rounds 40-43: With C, sc in each sc around. Complete
last sc with A. Fasten off C.
Round 44: With A, sc in each sc around.
Round 45: Working this round in flps only, slip st in first sc,
ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in each sc around, join with slip st in top of beginning ch 3.
Round 46: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each dc around.
Fasten off.

Braids (Make 2)
Wrap grey around an 8” cardboard 65 times. Cut one end.
Tie center of strands tightly together. Braid to desired
length. Tie at the bottom of braid. Trim. Sew each side of
hat just under brim.