Texture up your hat with a ripple, lots of ripples... I say! I love the natural elastic nature of the Camel Stitch, as Mikey has demonstrated in the Crystal Ice Hat. It gave the body of the hat easy ripple textures. This is the Crochet Easy Ripple Hat.
The latest revision has some fixes and using Patons Alpaca Blend with the same hook size. The pattern was revised with a crochet diagram to help you out.
Using Caron Cakes, I decided to use CaronCakes Bumbleberry to see how it would turn out. Full disclaimer, the ball naturally fed the colours and it just happened to work out that the brim was a solid colour before changing. Seriously, I should have bought a lotto ticket! Below though, I show you a sample in Bernat Pop! and you can see the brim change midway through to a different colour.
Crochet Diagram
This is available in the download above as well.
If you want the brim a solid colour, isolate a complete section of the Caron Cakes colour and use it. When the brim is finished, cut the yarn then restart the ball at a new colour. Caron Cakes has the ability to have the colours all work together well as decided by professional designers. So don't be afraid to doctor it.
Written by Laura Jean Bartholomew, The Crochet Crowd Seeker
©2017 The Crochet Crowd
Megan says
The decreasing instructions isn't written out completely. Confused on round 2 and don't know if round 4 is the last round or not
Laura Jean Bartholomew says
So sorry Megan - it is corrected now. - LJ Top of Hat - Decreasing
Round 1: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 stitches, sc2tog, rep from * around - 48 sts.
Round 2: Ch 2, *dc in the next st,, , FPTR2tog [using 2 posts rows below] Repeat from * around FPTC in last sc - 32sts
Round 3: Sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to beg sc - 32 sts
Round 4: Ch 2, * dc in the next st. FPTR in the next dc from previous Rnd 2, Then dc in top of the FPTR2tog from round 2. Join to top of beg dc - 24 sts.
Leave a long tail and fasten off. Using darning needle weave yarn through last round and pull opening shut. Secure and fasten off.
Natasha says
Hi Laura Jean:)
Thanks for the written pattern:)
I have noticed something though, in the decreasing round 2, you went from 48 stars to 32 but don't mention any decrease.
Also the last 24 sts, do you thread yarn through and then pull the stitches tight to close it? It was this for the bun hat and you still need to decrease?
Can you please clarify?
Thanks:)
Laura Jean Bartholomew says
Thank you Natasha - I have gotten it corrected - LJ
Emily Dacy Reiter says
Round 2 of the decreasing section is missing information. First it refers to a "last stitch" which is different language than previous instructions. It doesn't indicate repeating the * pattern. Plus, round 4 refers to "fpdc2tog from round 2" and round 2 definitely didn't have any 2tog's. I enjoy Tech Editing, if you would like my help with future patterns.
Laura Jean Bartholomew says
Thank you Emily - got it fixed. - LJ