Free Crochet Hat Pattern- Appleton Hat

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I just love a good brimmed hat and a fun faux fur pom! The Appleton Hat is exactly that! It’s a quick and easy workup featuring a fun stitch combo! This hat is perfect for gifting or to sell! It’s trendy but warm! You can’t go wrong!

Pattern Inspiration

This crochet hat pattern design was one of those designs that came to be from just playing around with different stitches and combinations.

I was making some swatches and decided I wanted to create a hat with this particular stitch combo.

I made this a toque style fall crochet hat with a ribbed brim and a faux fur pom.

The crochet hat pattern that I came up with is exactly what I was envisioning! It is cute and modern and perfect for fall!

Pattern Details

The Appleton Hat is made with worsted (#4) weight yarn. I used WeCrochet Brava Worsted in the colorway Almond, to make my sample hat.

Brava Worsted is an acrylic yarn that is both soft and sturdy. It comes in a huge variety of colors, and is very affordable. It’s one of my main go-to yarns!

You’ll find this pattern is rated easy on the difficulty scale.

It comes with instructions for sizes Toddler, Child, and Adult.

It is a bottom up workup, with the brim created first. Then, you’ll work the body of the hat and decrease stitches at the top to close.

A pom is optional, but I think it adds a really nice look to this toque style hat.

Also, the stitch combo is fun and quick to do. You’ll be able to make this hat in a short amount of time.

Appleton Hat Crochet Pattern

You can find this pattern on Ravelry and Etsy!

Materials

179-210 yards worsted weight yarn

Shown here: Brava Worsted in Almond (28410)

I/5.5 mm crochet hook

J/6.0 mm crochet hook

Scissors

Measuring tape

Darning needle

Pom Pom (optional)

Difficulty

easy

Gauge

With I/ 5.5 mm hook: 7 sc + 7 rows = 2”

Sizing

Toddler (18-20”) 8.5” x 9” laid flat -179 yards

Child (20-21”) 9”x9” laid flat – 189 yards

Adult (21-22”) 10”x10” laid flat – 210 yards

Pattern Notes

Hat is worked from bottom up.

Hat is fitted. For a looser fit, go up a hook size from what you met gauge with for the brim, and two hook sizes for the body of the hat.

Stitches Needed & Abbreviations

ch- chain

sc- single crochet

blo- back loop only

hdc- half double crochet

hdc cluster- half double crochet cluster- (yarn over, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop) three times (7 loops on your hook at this point), yarn over, pull through all 7 loops, ch 1 to close.

hdc2tog- half double crochet 2 together

Hat Brim (all sizes)

With hook that you met gauge with:

Ch 9

Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and across. (8)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in blo of each st across. (8)

Rows 3- 66(72, 78): Repeat row 2.

Length should be about 19” (20”, 21”) at this point.

Slip stich the ends together to create a circle. Now turn the band to other side, which will now be your Right Side.  Do no fasten off. Continue to body of hat. Switch colors here if you want to change colors.

Body of Hat

Round 1: Ch 1, work 66 (72, 78) sc evenly around the side of the brim, join to 1^st st. (66, 72, 78)

Move up one hook size now.

Round 2: Ch 1, *skip 2, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next, skip 2, hdc cluster in next*, repeat around, join to top of ch 1. (11, 12, 13 sets of v-st and clusters)

Round 3: Ch 1, * hdc cluster in next ch-1 space, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in top of next cluster*, repeat around, join to top of ch 1. (11, 12, 13 sets of v-st and clusters)

Round 4: Ch 1, * (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in top of next cluster, hdc cluster in next ch-1 space*, repeat around, join to top of ch 1. (11, 12, 13 sets of v-st and clusters)

Repeat rounds 3 and 4 until entire hat measures approximately 7” (8”, 9”) long or to desired length.

Round 5:  Ch 1, *1 hdc in top of hdc cluster, 1 hdc in ch-1 space*, repeat around, join to top of ch 1. (22, 24, 26 hdc)

Round 6: Ch 1, *hdc2tog*, repeat around, join to top of ch 1.  (11, 12, 13 hdc)

Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew top shut. With tapestry needle, weave tail in and out of the stitches and pull tight to close. Weave in ends. Fasten pom pom to top of hat.

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