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Easy seamless crochet hat pattern for winter
Seamless crochet hat built in rounds from a magic loop, worked with a 4.5mm hook; brim folds up for a cuffed look.
- Skill
- Beginner
- Time
- 3-5 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 4.5 mm
- Rounds
- 7
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
7
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
Seamless crochet hat built in rounds from a magic loop, worked with a 4.5mm hook; brim folds up for a cuffed look.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Treating the chainless dc as a regular stitch
- Yarn over, insert the hook into the loop or stitch, and pull up a loop to the height of a standard double crochet before completing it as usual. Skipping the height adjustment leaves the first stitch of the round noticeably shorter than the rest.
- Miscounting the 12 stitches in Round 1
- Count all 12 double crochets in the magic loop before closing it, and place a stitch marker in the first stitch. Round 2's doubling to 24 only comes out even if Round 1 starts at exactly 12.
- Joining into the wrong stitch
- Slip stitch to the top of the starting chainless double crochet, not into the next stitch along. Joining one stitch off will shift the round's stitch count and throw off every round after it.
The materials list
- Yarn (Brand: I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby; Colors used in examples: Hot Orchid, Antique Teal, Forest Green)
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Magic Loop Start
Create a magic loop.
Round 1
Start with a chainless starting double crochet. Place 12 double crochets in the magic loop.Slip stitch to join on top of the starting chainless double crochet.
Round 2
Begin with a chainless starting double crochet. Place two double crochets in each stitch around (Total 24 double crochets).Slip stitch to the top of the starting chainless double crochet.
Round 3
Start with a chainless starting double crochet. Follow this pattern around: two double crochets in the first stitch, one double crochet in the next stitch; repeat from * to * around.Slip stitch to join the round.
Round 4
Begin with a chainless starting double crochet. Two double crochets in one stitch, one double crochet in the next two stitches; repeat from * to * around (Total will depend on the yarn and hook size, adjust accordingly for size).Slip stitch to join the round.
Round 5
Start with a chainless starting double crochet. Two double crochets in the first stitch, one double crochet in the next three stitches; repeat from * to * around.
Additional Rounds
Continue in pattern, increasing the number of stitches between increases as needed per the design until the desired diameter is reached.
Body Rounds
Once the widening is complete, continue with one double crochet in each stitch around until the hat reaches the desired length.
Assembly, in order
Step 1After your last row, slip stitch to join.
Step 2Cut the yarn and pull it through the loop to secure.
Step 3Weave in all the ends.
Step 4If desired, fold the brim up for a cuffed look.
Check these before you start
- Use the 4.5mm hook for every round; the pattern does not call for a hook change between the crown and the body.
- Each round opens with a chainless starting double crochet instead of a turning chain, which keeps the crown's height even and avoids a stepped edge at the join.
- Gauge: 13 stitches by 8 rows = 4 inches, worked with the 4.5mm hook.
On one line
| Rounds | 7 |
|---|---|
| Level | Beginner |
| Time | 3-5 hours |
| Hook | 4.5 mm |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Check you have enough yarn on hand in one color, or enough of each color if working stripes or blocks, before starting Round 1.
- Work a quick swatch and count 13 stitches by 8 rows across 4 inches to confirm your hook and tension match the pattern gauge.
- Read through Round 2 before starting Round 1, since the doubling from 12 to 24 stitches sets up the shaping every later round depends on.
- Have a stitch marker ready to flag the top of the starting chainless double crochet, since that is the exact spot each round's join lands on.
Finishing
- After the last row, slip stitch to join and close the final round cleanly.
- Cut the yarn and pull the tail through the loop to secure it.
- Thread the tail onto a yarn needle and weave in all ends, including the one left at the magic loop start.
Construction
Round 1 places 12 double crochets directly into the magic loop with no foundation chain, so the crown's center forms as a tight, adjustable ring rather than a flat starting row.
Round 2 places two double crochets in every stitch around, doubling the count from 12 to 24; spreading the increases evenly across the whole round rather than at set points is what keeps the crown lying flat instead of cupping or ruffling.
Rounds 3, 4 and 5 space the increases one stitch further apart each time (every 2nd, then every 3rd, then every 4th stitch), which spreads the shaping out as the crown gets wider so it keeps lying flat instead of cupping.
After the crown reaches the diameter you want, the increases stop entirely and every remaining round works one double crochet in each stitch, which turns the growing circle into straight-sided rounds that build the hat's height.
Time per section
| Magic Loop Start and increase rounds | about 1 to 2 hours because the early rounds carry the stitch increases and need closer counting |
|---|---|
| Straight body rounds | about 1 to 2 hours because these rounds repeat without shaping and work up faster once the stitch count is set |
| Finishing | about 15 to 20 minutes because it is only the join, securing the tail, and weaving in ends |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.