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Slouchy Hat for Children

August 21, 2012 By Corina 47 Comments

Summer is coming to an end and the clouds are starting to carry a breeze. Hat season is beginning! What better way to let your children show their own style than with a slouchy hat?! This free crochet pattern is very easy to follow ๐Ÿ™‚ And it is a personal Stitch11 favorite! This slouchy hat is designed for children ages 3 and up! ALSO check out the Adult Slouch Hat!!!



Supplies

Size K/6.5 mm ย hook.
Simply Soft yarn (medium weight)

Abbreviationsย 

CH-Chain
SCย –ย Single Crochet
DC DEC – Double Crochet Decreaseย 
DC – Double Crochet

Get Started!ย 

Round 1: Magic Circle, CH 3, 9 DC inside ring. Join to top of CH 3.
Round 2: CH 3, DC in same stitch, 2 DC in next 9 stitches. Join to the top of CH 3.
Round 3: CH 3, DC in same stitch, DC in next stitch. ย ** 2 DC in next stitch, DC in next stitch. Repeat from ** 8 more times. Join to top of CH 3.
Round 4: CH 3, DC in same stitch, DC in next 2 stitches. ย ** 2 DC in next stitch, DC in next 2 stitches. Repeat from ** 8 more times.ย Join to top of CH 3.
Round 5: CH 3, DC in same stitch, DC in next 3 stitches. ย ** 2 DC in next stitch, DC in next 3 stitches. Repeat from ** 8 more times.ย Join to top of CH 3.
Round 6: CH 3, DC in same stitch, DC in next 4 stitches. ย ** 2 DC in next stitch, DC in next 4 stitches. Repeat from ** 8 more times.ย Join to top of CH 3.
Round 7-9: ย CH 3, DC into each DC around. Join to top of CH 3.
Round 10: CH 2, DC DEC into first 2 stitches, DC in next 8 stitches. **DC DEC, DC in next 8 stitches, Repeat from ** 4 more times. Join to top of first DC DEC
Round 11: CH 2, DC DEC ย into first two stitches DC in next 7 stitches. **DC DEC, DC in next 7 stitches, Repeat from ** 4 more times. DC in last stitch, ย Join to top of first DC DEC
Round 12: ย CH 3, DC into each DC around. Join to top of CH .
Round 13: CH 2, ย DC DEC into first two stitches,DC in next 5 stitches. **DC DEC, DC in next 5 stitches, Repeat from ** 5 more times. Join to top of first DC DEC.( you will be shy one DC at the end of this round, and that is okay :))
Round 14-16: ย CH 3, DC into each DC around. Join to top of CH 3.
Round 17-22 : CH 1, SC in each stitch around. Join to CH 1.
Finish off and weave in ends.

For the flower pattern, check out My Daisy!

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Comments

  1. laura says

    August 29, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    just made this hat from your pattern as a beginner in crocheting it turned out super cute and was easy even the little flower! thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Corina says

      August 29, 2012 at 10:20 pm

      <3!!!! Thanks for the feedback! <3

      Reply
    • imelda says

      January 6, 2013 at 9:08 pm

      For rounds 6-9, I count 54 DCs, so that when I do Round 10 with the DC DEC, 8 DC, five times, I am left with with 2 extra DC. Am I counting wrong.? I am eager to finish this lovely hat for my granddaughter, but I am stuck. Thank you for your help

      Reply
      • Corina says

        January 6, 2013 at 9:10 pm

        Make sure you are joining the end of the round to the top of the DEC DC and not the CH 2. I havent looked at the pattern right now, but I do know one of the rounds say there will be an extra, and then the next round it evens back out. Its been so long since I made this. Hope I helped.

        Reply
  2. Keri from SC says

    September 5, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Just wanted to let you know I made this for my 8 year old. She loves it! My 2 year old threw a fit for one, too so looks like I’ll be making a toddler one, too! ๐Ÿ™‚ Will have to figure out how to do that and let you know! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  3. Sheila says

    September 7, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Am i working in a spiral or am i supposed to join each round.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      September 7, 2012 at 4:30 pm

      You will need to join at the end of each round that says “Join at the top of Ch 3”

      Reply
  4. Sheila says

    September 8, 2012 at 4:36 am

    So thats rounds 1 & 2 & the rest is done as a spiral is that correct

    Reply
    • Corina says

      September 8, 2012 at 11:55 am

      They all join at the end of the round.

      Reply
  5. Nancy says

    October 4, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Can you give me the gauge that is used for this hat? Just want to make sure it fits my 6 yr old granddaughter. Thankyou, Nancy

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 5, 2012 at 3:25 pm

      Well, I didnt measure gage.. but the hat fit from 3 year old to even adults so I bet you will be okay ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Selena says

    November 12, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    I am so going to make this for my 12 yr old ๐Ÿ˜‰ she has been wanting 1 for a little while…and all the credit for the turn out of the hat will go to Corina @ Stitch11 !!!

    Reply
  7. Ashley says

    January 1, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Hi! This is such a beautiful hat! I have attempted this pattern twice and I have a few questions…The first attempt I followed your pattern to a T, I used your DC DEC but the hat just seemed to get bigger, when you say Insert hook in next stitch, are you actually skipping a stitch? And are you not joining at the end of each round on rows 3-6, they don’t say to? On my second attempt I used the traditional way to DC DEC and finished the hat but it was too small for my 4 year olds head. I know its a lot of questions but I figured I better ask before the third attempt :-p

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    • Corina says

      January 1, 2013 at 11:29 am

      I am going to look over the pattern asap but I will go ahead and answer a few of your questions. You do join at the end of each row. If you skip a stitch, I will say to skip a stitch. When it says to crochet into the next stitch, you crochet into the next stitch.

      I have had many people use my adult slouchy hat pattern to make a childs slouchy hat. But instead of using homespun yarn, they used yarn like, I Love This Yarn, and also Red Heart Love. And I have heard it works up perfect http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lovely-lady-slouch-hat

      Reply
      • Ashley says

        January 1, 2013 at 11:59 am

        Thank you so much for the quick response! I’m sure I’m doing something wrong lol

        Reply
        • Corina says

          January 1, 2013 at 12:12 pm

          When you do you decrease DC at the start of a round.. make sure when joining, you join to the top og the decrease and not the CH 2 <3

          Reply
  8. Emma says

    March 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    Loved this pattern took me about 4 hours to make. Love it can’t wait to make the flower and finish it up with I could post a picture my little one loved it. Thanks for sharing !!!!!!

    Reply
  9. Heather L says

    April 16, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I followed this pattern exactly. Even used Simply Soft Yarn. But the bottom won’t even come close to fitting either of my girl’s heads. It’s way too small and they are a very petite 4 year old and not even 3.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      April 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm

      Maybe you crochet a lot tighter than I do. I would use a larger hook next time. Sorry your having problems.

      Reply
  10. Terri says

    September 8, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    Found your pattern on interest. So cute, my daughter loves it!!! Thank you

    Reply
  11. Stefanie says

    September 19, 2014 at 8:47 pm

    I made this for my 4 year old in a purple yarn with sparkles – she loved it and it turned out so cute. For those saying it was too snug – I recommend doing te final rows of single crochet very loosely. I had the same problem before I loosened my stitch.

    Reply
  12. Mia says

    October 12, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    How do you modify the pattern to fit an 8 year old’s head? She is a tall kid, if that helps.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 12, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      It should fit an 8 year old just fine.

      Reply
      • Mia says

        October 12, 2014 at 3:12 pm

        Thank you Corina. Would a worsted wool yarn be okay? Is it medium weight?

        Reply
  13. Mia says

    October 12, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    I am a new to crochet. Is worsted weight considered medium weight?

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 12, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Sometimes.. it depends on the yarn.

      Reply
      • Mia says

        October 12, 2014 at 3:22 pm

        Oh ok. please disregard the previous question as you have answered it.

        The one I have is Rowan pure wool worsted. If this is not ok, would Blackstone Tweed gage 4.5 sts=1″ do? it shows 4.5 (7 US) needles. It looks finer
        OR would Patons ColorWul bulky 5 be better? this shows needles size 6.5mm (US 10 1/2)

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        • Corina says

          October 12, 2014 at 4:42 pm

          To be honest, I have never worked with either of those yarns. I would have to test them out to know for sure. I also have this slouch hat pattern that works perfect for 8 year olds. You may consider it if it helps you know more of what size yarn you can use. The kind I used for this… I really havent used it ever since :/ so its hard for me to remember exactly how thick it was compared to other yarns. But this one I am linking, most medium weight yarns work wonderfully https://stitch11.memberhost.io/matching-child-size-slouch-and-fingerless-gloves/

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          • Mia says

            October 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm

            Thank you Corina. I appreciate your help. When I look at the girl with this hat the yarn seems to be the same as worsted. I will check the one you just sent me.

  14. Mia says

    October 12, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    I asked a couple of questions earlier but I do not see them here. How does this work?

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 12, 2014 at 2:54 pm

      I wasn’t online. I had to get offline to cook dinner. Sorry I was available when you needed me.

      Reply
      • Mia says

        October 12, 2014 at 3:23 pm

        No problem Corine. Thank you

        Reply
  15. Mia says

    October 14, 2014 at 12:46 am

    I just made this hat with pure wool worsted yarn (Rowan) and used a 6.50MM crochet hook and it turned out perfect! I made my stitches on the loose side and it fits a young child aged 7+ , as well as me! I think I will make one for each female in my family. This is a great accomplishment since I am a new crocheter. Thank you Corine for sharing this beautiful pattern. I would send a photo if I was able to.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 14, 2014 at 10:17 am

      Yay! Glad it worked out! You can send me a photo on my facebook ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.facebook.com/stitch11page

      Reply
  16. Patti Anderson says

    October 26, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    I’m making this hat but I don’t see how the DC Dec is any different than a DC. And when I look up a DC Dec on YouTube it is very different that your directions. Please help. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 27, 2014 at 7:25 pm

      With a DC DEC you are making two DC stitches into one stitch.

      Reply
  17. Mrs. Tepper says

    October 27, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I was trying to make this hat for a 1 year old and everything was going ok until i got to rows 17-22. There is no way that would fit a 1 year old. Can you tell me what I am possible doing wrong! I know I followed the instructions like stated i am not sure why its coming out too small.

    Reply
    • Corina says

      October 27, 2014 at 7:28 pm

      What kind of yarn are you using? Maybe use a larger hook?

      Reply
  18. Mrs. Tepper says

    November 4, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    The first time I made this pattern i was a little worried it seemed kinda small but after a day of reviewing and re working I found my mistake and the hat came out Perfect!! My daughter looks adorable in it! Thanks for the pattern!

    Reply
  19. Amanda says

    November 30, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    love this pattern. Just started row 10. At the beginning do you chain anything before decreasing or just decrease right from the slip stitch?
    TIA ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Corina says

      November 30, 2014 at 6:41 pm

      Good question! I would CH 2. It’s been awhile since I wrote this one so I will edit it. But yeah, CH 2 but when joining, join to the first stitch.

      Reply
  20. Terry says

    December 30, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks so much for this pattern! Just made is for my great niece and it’s so cute I’m gonna make a bigger one for myself!

    Reply
  21. Grisie says

    August 26, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    For those of you having issues with the end product being too small i have been able to solve the problem. In the first row of sc do the following sc inc in first stitch sc in second st repeat to end of row. In the next sc rows just sc in each st

    Reply
  22. Annie says

    September 25, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    I have been searching all over for a slouchy hat pattern for a 6 mo. old. I followed your instructions and used a G hook with 4 ply yarn. It turned out perfect! thank you.

    Reply
  23. Alexis says

    March 26, 2020 at 10:13 am

    My baby girl has asked for this hat and I am loving the design. But my question is how many stitches are supposed to be in each row??? I am officially on the row to decrease (row 10) and I feel like my stitches are WAY off.

    Reply
  24. Alexis says

    March 26, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    My 4 years old has been begging for a slouchy beanie like mine and I said well why not? And I am in love with this pattern. But I think I messed up somewhere in my count or maybe misinterpreted the rows. I got stuck on row 10 due to the sets not lining up with my previous rows. I just want to make sure I am doing this correctly. Do you have a video tutorial or pictures at least? Just to make sure I am not overthinking this?

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      March 26, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      Sorry for the extra message. I didn’t see it post so I thought I had to recreate it

      Reply

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