Wheat Hat | Free Crochet Pattern

As promised, here is the Wheat Hat crochet pattern, to match the previously published Wheat Scarf.
Together they make a beautiful textured winter crochet set. I hope you love them as much as I do! :)

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Like many of my crochet hat patterns, the Wheat Hat is worked as one piece from side to side, in rows, shaping the top part with shorter crochet stitches.
After seaming/slip stitching the short edges together, the top of the hat will be cinched together to close the hole on top.

SIZE

The hat is sized to fit teen/ adult women.
Hat height: 10 inches (25 cm)

You can customize the size of your hat.
The height of the hat will be determined by the length of the foundation chain and the hat circumference will be given by the number of rows.
For a longer/shorter hat, start with more/less foundation chains.
For a wider/ narrower hat add more/less rows in the pattern repeat of 4 rows.

GAUGE

13 hdc sts and 8 rows in pattern repeat = 10 cm x 10 cm (4” x 4")

SUPPLIES:

• 1 skein (100 g) of aran, medium weight yarn.
  I have used Red Heart Soft, in Wheat colorway
• Crochet Hook: 5.5mm Furls Alpha Series
• Scissors
• optional stitch marker

STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)

- ch: chain
- back bump of chains: Click here for my picture tutorial.
- st: stitch
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- blo: back loop only
- hdc blo: half double crochet worked in back loop only
- RS: right side of work
- WS: wrong side of work

Special Stitches:

Cross-over Double Crochet Cable (crossed dc cable): skip next st, work 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts. Working over the 3 dc’s just made, yarn over and insert hook into skipped st.
Pull up a loop to the height of the dc’s, yarn over and pull through first 2 loops on the hook, yo and pull though the next 2 loops on hook to complete a long double crochet (Ldc)!
The 4 sts made will create a cross-over cable.

Cross-over Half Double Crochet Cable (crossed hdc cable): skip next st, work 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Working over the 3 hdc’s just made, yarn over and insert hook into skipped st. Pull up a loop to the height of the hdc’s, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on the hook to complete a long half double crochet (Lhdc) ! The 4 sts made will create a cross-over hdc cable.

NOTES

1. the ch1 at beginning of the rows will not count as a st
2. Do not work the slip stitches at the beginning/ end of the rows tight; otherwise it will be difficult the next row to insert the hook into them; or you might even unsee them! Work the slsts taller!
3. If you like, you can use a stitch marker to mark the start of the brim stitches

Wheat Hat

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HAT INSTRUCTIONS

Leaving a long tail that will be used later to join the sides, Ch 38.
Turn the foundation chains to work the 1st.row into the back bumps behind the chains.

Row 1 (WS): 1 slst into 2nd. ch from hook and 1 slst in next ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 33 ch; ch1, turn (37 sts total)

Row 2 (RS): 7 hdc blo (this will form the brim), 24 hdc (the hat body), 2hdc blo, 2 sc blo, 2 slst blo (the top of the hat); ch1, turn (37 sts total)

Row 3 (WS): 2 slst blo, 2 sc blo, 2 hdc blo, 1 crossed hdc cable, 5 crossed dc cables, 6 hdc blo, 1hdc in last st; ch1, turn
(37 sts total)

Row 4 (RS): 7 hdc blo, 5 crossed dc cables, 1 crossed hdc cable, 2 hdc blo, 2 sc blo, 2 slst blo; ch1, turn.
(37 sts total)

Row 5 (WS): 2 slst blo, 2 sc blo, 2 hdc blo, 24 hdc, 7 hdc blo; ch 1, turn.
(37 sts total)

Row 6 (RS): 7 hdc blo, 24 hdc, 2 hdc blo, 2 sc blo, 2 slst blo; ch1, turn.
(37 sts total)

Rows 7- 40: repeat from Row 3 to Row 6 ; the last 2 rows should be with the crossed cables as Row 3 and Row 4.
(37 sts total)

After row 40 the piese should look like this:

Cut yarn leaving a long tail that will be used to close the hole on top of the hat. Finish off.

Joining the sides into a tube:

Using the yarn tail you left at the beginning of the work, use your crochet hook to slip stitch the sides together (or thread a yarn needle with the yarn tail and sew the sides together). Both methods are good, but I prefer sewing, this way the seam is almost invisible.

Closing the hole on top of the hat

Thread a yarn needle with the second yarn tail, weave yarn through slip stitches at top of hat. Cinch together to close space, and fasten off securely, making several knots. Weave in all ends.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Check out also the matching Wheat Scarf Free Crochet Pattern!

Want more crochet hat and scarves/cowls in set?
You might like these:

1. Go with the Flow Hat and Scarf
2. Bex Hat and Scarf
3. Mock Cable Hat and Cowl
4. Sparkle Ruby Hat and Cowl
5. Hypnotik Heart Hat and Cowl

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Wheat Hat
Written Instructions and Pictures - Copyright © November 2023 Kinga Erdem
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Kinga