Puff stitches worked at an angle line up into what looks like rows of braid, and they give this hat a soft, generous slouch. It is sized for adults and probably teens, in leftover balls of worsted. Be aware before you start: the end of the original pattern, the crown decreases and the finishing, was lost when the site moved, so what follows takes you through the band and the braided rounds, and the note at the end explains what is missing.
My Version of the
Braided Puff Stitch Slouch Hat
Includes instructions on where to start decreasing
for a regular hat.
This is a close up view of the stitches and how they looked “braided”.
MATERIALS
Yarn: 4 ply Worsted Weight. I don’t know how much I used. I used left over
balls of yarn from other projects.
Hook: 5.00 mm
Size: Adult and possibly teens as well.
st - stitch
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
PS - puff stitch
YO - yarn over
hdc2tog - half double crochet 2 together
Puff Stitch (PS) - No need to yarn over at first, just insert your hook into the stitch
and pull up a loop, (if you do mistakenly YO and have the stitch completed, don’t worry about it,
I found myself doing it a lot, hard habit to break, the stitch is fine, you don’t have to re-do it.)
Yarn over and repeat this 3 more times. You will have 9 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through
all 9 loops. Ch 1 to secure. Mostly the puff stitch is done by inserting the hook and pulling up a
loop 3 times but I added the extra loop for more puffiness.
Hdc2tog - YO insert hook in st, pull up a loop, YO insert hook in next st and pull up a loop,
YO and pull through all loops on hook.
Gauge:
3 puff sts = 2 inches
3 rows of sc ribbing = 1 inch
The multiples of this stitch are 3 and add 2.
Row 1 - 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, I sc in next 4 chs, ch 1, turn. (5 sc)
Row 2 - Through back loops only 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn. (5 sc) See photo on left.
Fold band in half, slip stitch the band together by putting hook through 1 st back loop and also
through the first ch of the starting ch, yo pull through, put hook through 2nd back loop and next
ch on starting ch, yo and pull through, continue until you have all 5 sts slip stitched together.
See Photo on left.
Rows 3 to 60 - Same as Row 2.
To make a larger or smaller hat, add or subtract 3 rows. The PS pattern is in multiples of 3.
Turn band so the seam is on the inside.
Rest of Hat:
Rnd 1 - You will fit 105 sc along the end of the rows of ribbing.
Don’t worry if you don’t
get them placed exactly, just count to make sure you have 105 sts.
Every 3 rows place 5 sts. Every 10 rows place 6 sts in 3 rows.
Ch 1, make 1 sc at the end of the first row, 2 sc in the end of the next 2 rows,
1 sc at end of next row, 2 sc in the end of the next 2 rows, 1 sc at end of next row,
2 sc in the end of the next 2 rows, 2 sc in the end of next 3 rows. 1 sc at the end of
the next row, 2 sc in the end of the next 2 rows, 1 sc at end of next row, 2 sc in the end
of the next 2 rows, 1 sc at end of next row, 2 sc in the end of the next 2 rows, 2 sc in the
end of next 3 rows.
This may seem like a lot of sts to add, but the puff stitches really tightens up the pattern.
Repeat from * to * to the end of the ribbing and you should have 105 sts.
With color B slip stitch to join to first sc do NOT turn, ch 3. (105 sc)
Rnd 2 - Skip next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, ch 2. See photo on left.
Go back and do a PS into the first st of this row
where you made the ch 3. (Insert your hook through the st to the back, you’ll be working your PS
right over the dc you just made), See Photo on left
Skip 2 sts and make 1 dc in the next st, ch 2, See Photo on left.
(note these ch 2
spaces, you’ll be using these spaces on the next rounds, this gives the pattern a more of a braided
look rather than zigzag.),
PS in the same st where you did the previous dc. See Photo on left.
Repeat this for the rest
of the Rnd. For last PS use your beginning ch 3 as a st and dc around it and ch2,
See photos below
go back and do your
PS in the last dc as normal. Slip stitch into top of beginning PS, ch 3 and TURN. See photos
below. (35 puff sts)
If you would rather make a normal hat without the slouch, only do to Rnd 10 or 12
and then skip down to “Decreasing”.
Rnds 3 to 16
Skip the first PS, working in the top of the next PS through the securing ch 1, make 1 dc,
ch 2 (see photo on left)
and back up and PS into the ch 3 of previous row where you joined at the end of the Rnd. Don’t worry
about the exact placement, just put it where it looks right. (See
- skip next PS and make 1 dc into next PS, ch 2, (See photo on left)
back up and PS into the ch 2 space on the PS
of the previous Rnd, you will find it under and slightly to the right of the PS where you had
made the previous dc (push the PS over a little and you will see it) (See photos below)
A note on this pattern: The rest of the original instructions (the end of Rnds 3 to 16, the “Decreasing” section and the finishing) were lost when the site moved, and no saved copy of the old page includes them. What is here is everything that survives. If you have made this hat and know how the crown is finished, please let us know through the contact page.
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