Crochet Snow Drops Slouch Hat Free Pattern
In the chill of the seasons, where comfort and warmth are not just wanted but necessary, a crochet hat steps in to offer solace. The Faya Slouch Hat stands out with its unique design and snug fit that wraps around your head like a gentle hug. Showing the sweet texture with shell stitch in warm shades with the thick lower band and the cute-looking pompom it’s a lovely winter gift. Plus, using simple crochet techniques, this simple hat pattern guides you to create a hat that’s not just about keeping warm, but also about adding a touch of handmade elegance to your daily wear. So, follow the beginner-friendly pattern given below and start crocheting!
Making Your Snow Drops Slouch Hat
Supplies:
- Caron Cakes yarn (‘Faerie Cake’ pictured) or approx. 170 yards of a comparable worsted-weight yarn
- I/5.5mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- (Optional) 3 3/8” pom pom maker
Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
- YO: yarn over hook
- LOH: loops on hook
- BLO/FLO: back loop only/front loop only
- SC: single crochet
- HDC: half double crochet
- HDC2Tog: half double crochet two together
Gauge:
- 9 sts x 7 rows = 2” square in BLO SC
Finished Size:
- Length (without pom pom) = 10″
- Width (at widest point) = 9″
Step by step Pattern
Ribbed Band:
- ch 13
- Row 1: SC in the second ch from the hook and SC across (12). Turn
- Row 2-61: ch 1, working in BLO, SC across (12). Turn.
When you finish the ribbed band, fold it so that Rows 1 and 61 are on top of one another. Working through the back loop of Row 61 and the front loop of Row 1, seam the two rows together by slip stitching across. Do not cut your yarn. Continue on to work in rounds along the “raw” edge of the ribbed band.
Hat:
(remember the last stitch of each round is attached to the first stitch of the round with a slip stitch)
- Round 1: ch 1, SC around the top of the band working one stitch per row (61).
- Round 2: ch 1, HDC around (61)
- Round 3: ch 2, make the first star stitch of the round and continue with star stitches around. When you reach the end of the round, HDC in the last st of the round (this will have already been worked into by the previous star stitch) (30 stars + 1 HDC).
- Round 4: ch 1, work 2 SC into each “eye” of the star stitches from the previous round and SC in the last HDC st from the previous round. (61)
- Round 5: ch 1, HDC around (61)
- Round 6-14: repeat Rounds 3-5 three more times.
- Round 15: ch 2, make the first star stitch of the round and continue with star stitches around. When you reach the end of the round, HDC in the last st of the round (this will have already been worked into by the previous star stitch) (30 stars + 1 HDC).
- Round 16: ch 1, work 2 SC into each “eye” of the star stitches from the previous round. DO NOT SC in the last HDC st from the previous round. (60)
- Round 17: ch 1, HDC2Tog around (30)
- Round 18: ch 1, HDC2Tog around (15)
- Tie off leaving a long (approx. 12”) tail of yarn. Using a yarn needle, weave the yarn back and forth through the stitches of Round 18. Pull tight to cinch the top of the hat closed. Make and attach a pom pom if desired. Weave in all ends.
