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Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links; as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more details, please see my Disclosure Policy here. They said I could be anything, so I became a MERMAID! It doesn’t get much more magical than this sparkly, soft mermaid slouchy hat! I wanted to design a fun slouchy hat this winter that wasn’t your ordinary hat…something comfy, but striking and unique, as well. If you’ve been following my blog for a little bit, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a big fan of anything cute and make-believe (hence my obsession with amigurumi and play food!). So what better way to add some magic to an ordinary slouchy hat than to make it into a mermaid hat?! The hat is worked up using the easy and fun crocodile stitch, which is used to make the “scales” of the hat. To top it all off, there’s an honest to goodness little fin on the back of the hat – right where you would usually see a pom pom! But the scales and fin aren’t even the best part of this hat! I knew when I was making this that I absolutely had to use a yarn that was sparkly! I quickly learned that it can be tough to find a medium-weight sparkle yarn that isn’t limited edition or seasonal. Then I came across an old favorite from my days of making sparkly shamrock scarves – Caron Simply Soft Party! This yarn has just the right weight for a soft, warm slouchy hat, and the metallic thread that runs through it TRULY sparkles! Plus, it comes in lots of gorgeous, deep colors! For this hat, I chose “Purple”. The adult size uses two skeins – find them on Amazon here! Ready to dive into this pattern? (Get it?!) Let’s go! (If you’d like an ad-free PDF version of this pattern, you can purchase it in my shop here!) Supplies: Size I/9 5.25 mm Crochet Hook Yarn Needle Scissors 2 Skeins of Caron Simply Soft “Party” Yarn (“Purple” color way used in photo) Abbreviations: Beg = beginning BLO = back loop only Ch(s) = chains Dc = double crochet Fpdc = front post double crochet Rem = remaining Rep = repeat Rnd = round Sc = single crochet Sk = skip Sl st = slip stitch St(s) = stitch(es) Size: Cuff Circumference of about 21”; total length (before fin) of about 11” Special Stitches: Front post double crochet: double crochet around a double crochet post from the previous round (hook is inserted behind post so as to push the post to the “front”) Crocodile stitch (Crocodile st) – 4 fpdc around one dc post of a 2dc cluster, 4 fpdc around other dc post of 2dc cluster. Gauge: 2 rows of crocodile stitches=1.75”, and 1 crocodile stitch across=1.75” Update: There is now a video tutorial on my YouTube channel for this slouchy hat! Instructions Cuff Row 1: Ch 10, sc across. Ch 1, turn. (9 sc) Row 2: In BLO (see Fig. 1), sc across, ch 1. (9 sc) Rep Row 2 until cuff measures 21″ when VERY stretched – about 53 rows total (9 sc each row) Place both ends of the cuff together, and sl st across in BLO to make join the band and form cuff (see Fig. 2). Do not fasten off. Ch 1. Body of hat Working around top of cuff Rnd 1: Evenly sc 71. Join with sl st to first sc of rnd. (71 sc) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc, ch 1), sk 2 sts, 2 dc in next. *Ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc in next. Ch 1, sk 2 sts, 2 dc in next.* rep from * to * 10 more times. Ch 1, join with sl st to 2nd ch of ch 3 from beg of rnd. (Fig. 3 shows dc’s and 2dc clusters.) (12 dc and 12 2dc clusters) Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st (first dc). *In 2 dc cluster from rnd below, 4 fpdc around one dc of 2dc cluster (Fig. 4 shows 4 fpdc worked around first post); 4 fpdc around next dc post – crocodile stitch made. (Note: to make a crocodile stitch, you will need to turn your work to dc around the second post – see Fig. 5 for order in which dc’s are worked.) Sc in next dc.* Rep from * to * 10 times. Crocodile st around last 2dc cluster. Join with sl st to first sc from beg of rnd. (12 crocodiles and 12 sc) Rnd 4: Ch 2 (counts as a dc), dc in same st. Ch 1. *In center of next crocodile st from previous rnd, dc. Ch 1. In next sc from previous rnd, 2 dc. Ch 1.* rep from * to * 10 times. In center of next crocodile st from previous rnd, dc; ch 1. Join with sl st to top of ch 2 from beg of rnd. (12 2dc clusters and 12 dc) Rnd 5: Ch 1. *Crocodile st around 2dc cluster, sc in next dc from previous rnd.* Rep from * to * 11 more times. Join with sl st to center of first crocodile st made. (12 crocodiles and 12 sc) Rnd 6: Ch 3 (counts as a dc, ch 1); in next sc, 2dc. Ch 1. *In center of next crocodile st from previous rnd, dc. Ch 1. In next sc from previous rnd, 2 dc. Ch 1.* rep from * to * 11 times. Join with sl st to 2nd ch in beg ch-3. (12 2dc clusters and 12 dc) Rnds 7 – 26: Rep Rnds 3 – 6 five more times. Rnd 27: Rep Rnd 3 once more. Do not fasten off. Combining/Decreasing Crocodile Stitches Rnd 28: Ch 2, dc in same st, ch 1. Dc in center of next crocodile st from previous rnd, ch 1. *Dc in next sc from previous rnd, and dc in next sc from previous rnd – first […]
