Slouch Hat (Adult) - FREE PATTERN





BREEZYBOT SLOUCH HAT 
Worsted cotton yarn
5.5mm hook (teen/small adult) or 6.0 hook (medium-large adult)

Abbreviations:
Rd = Round
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half-double crochet
Dc = double crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
St = stitch
Fpdc = front post double crochet

Rounds 1-16 work in CONTINUOUS rounds. Do not slip stitch or chain at the end of each row, unless instructed to. Rounds 17-21 work in joined rounds.

Rd 1: make a magic loop. In loop, sc 9, hdc 1 (10)

Rd 2: hdc 2 in each st (20)

Rd 3: [dc 1, dc 2 in next] repeat around (30)

Rd 4: [dc 1 in each of next 2 stitches, dc 2 in next] repeat around (40)

Rd 5: [dc 1 in each of next 3 stitches, dc 2 in next] repeat around (50)

Rd 6: [dc 1 in each of next 4 stitches, dc 2 in next] repeat around (60)

Rd 7: [dc 1 in each of next 5 stitches, dc 2 in next] repeat around (70)

Rd 8: [dc 1 in each of next 13 stitches, dc 2 in next] repeat around (75)

Rd 9-14: DC around (75)

Rd 15: DC 1 in each of next 72, hdc 1 in each of next 2, sc 1 (75)

Rd 16: [sc 2 tog, hdc 1 in each of next 3] repeat around, sl st 1 in next st, tie off color 1 (60)

Rd 17: with color 2, sl st to row 14 to start, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc around, sl st to top of chain to join (60)

Rd 18-20: ch 2 (counts as hdc), [fpdc 1, hdc 1 in back loop of next stitch] repeat around ending on a fpdc, slip stitch to top of ch to join. (60)

Rd 21: Ch 2, hdc around, sl st to join (60)

Tie off, weave in all ends

VARIATION: for more slouch, repeat row 14 another 1-3 times
VARIATION: for a narrower brim, omit rounds 19 and/or 20