The year of the crocheted hat

 

For Christmas 2020 it seems that I made a crocheted hat for nearly every grandchild, plus one for my hubby and one that I ended up with for myself.  I honestly don't even know how I got started, but it may have been when I was going through some old emails from Everything Etsy and found this pattern for an Easy Crochet Hat.  I decided to try and make one, and I was hooked.  (No pun intended.)

I learned a few things along the way, and one was that the hats turned out too stretchy when made with a soft yarn like Caron's Simply Soft.   They looked okay, but I made one for my hubby using that yarn and it wasn't long at all before it became all stretched out and misshapen.

Just a regular worsted weight acrylic is probably best.  I used the Red Heart Super Saver yarn for some of these.  For others I used a Bernat yarn.  Kim, the designer, said she prefers Vanna's Choice yarn.  The hat in the top photo was made with a self-striping yarn that I really enjoyed using.

These hats are incredibly quick and easy to make up!  You could easily make a bunch of them this summer while sitting at the beach or by the pool.  Check out the Easy Crochet Hat Pattern, grab some yarn and a size H hook and give it a try.  Working in the back stitches gives it an intricate ribbed look, but it is truly very easy.