Basic Hat

Supplies:

Worsted weight yarn

5.5mm and 5.0mm crochet hooks

Round 1: (With 5.5mm hook.) Do 10 dc in a magic ring.  (The ch 3 does not count here or anywhere else) Join to first dc (go across the ch 3, don’t use it).

Round 2:  ch 3, 2 dc in first dc and in each dc around (20 dc). Join to first dc.

Round 3: ch 3, 1 dc in first stitch. *2 dc in next, then 1 dc in stitch after* around. (30 dc). Join to first dc.

Round 4: ch 3, 1 dc in first 2 stitches. *2 dc in next, then 1 dc in next two* around (40 dc) Join to first dc.

Round 5: ch 3, 1 dc in first 3 stitches. *2 dc in next, then 1 dc in next three* around. (50 dc) Join to first dc.

Round 6: ch 3, 1 dc in first 4 stitches. *2 dc in next, then 1 dc in next four* around. (60 dc) Join to first dc.

Round 7: ch 3, 1 dc in first 14 stitches. *2 dc in next, then 1 dc in next fourteen* around. (64 dc) Join to first dc. (if hat crown is large enough for your purposes just work this round even).

Rounds 8-15: ch 3, 1 dc in each stitch around. Join to first dc.  (Continue to ignore ch 3, it’s only there for height)

Rounds 16-19: Switch to 5.0mm hook. Ch 2, fpdc in first stitch, bpdc in next, continue this pattern around, joining to first dc and ignoring ch 2.  This is the ribbing, so make sure the pattern remains consistent – all fpdc should be in the same column and all bpdc should likewise be in the same column.

Ending: Join to first dc, weave in all ends.