Crossed Doubles Hat

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I have gotten a little behind on sharing some of my new crochet patterns, so even though it is officially spring and probably a little late for a new winter hat pattern I am still going to share it. I thought about waiting to post it until closer to fall but decided to just go ahead and post it now since I have it ready. We did have snow in Utah just a few days ago so you never know. But I also know a lot of crocheters who crochet things like hats and scarves all year long to sell at craft fairs or give as gifts later in the year.

My bead stitch hat is one of my favorite patterns I have ever created, and one of the most popular on my blog. As much as I love it, I thought it would be kind of fun to make some variations using different stitches in place of the bead stitch. For this pattern I used crossed double crochet stitches. It uses the same sections of half double crochet as the bead stitch hat. The bead stitch rounds in between are replaced by rounds of crossed double crochet stitches.

I wanted to choose a stitch that would have a little texture and would give a nice contrast to the half double crochet stitches. I tried out a few different stitches and will share a couple more variations soon.

How to Crochet the Crossed Doubles Hat

You will need:

• 1 skein of worsted weight yarn (I used Big Twist Value, Light Rose from JoAnn)
• I crochet hook
• Faux Fur Pom Pom
• yarn needle
• scissors

Instructions:

Special Stitches:

hdc in 3rd loop: work the hdc in the loop/bar behind the top of the stitch that you normally work into

VIDEO TUTORIAL available HERE

Begin with magic ring, beginning ch 2 does not count as a stitch

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, slip stitch to first dc to join (10 dc)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch, slip stitch to first dc to join (20 dc)

Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next] repeat around, slip stitch to first stitch to join (30 dc)

Round 4: ch 2, [2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next 2] repeat around, slip stitch to first stitch to join (40 dc)

Round 5: ch 2, [2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next 3] repeat around, slip stitch to first stitch to join (50 dc)

Round 6: ch 2, [2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next 4] repeat around, slip stitch to first stitch to join (60 dc)

Round 7: ch 2, hdc in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (60 hdc)

Round 8: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (60 hdc)

Round 9: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (60 hdc)

Round 10: ch 1, [2 sc in 3rd loop of first stitch, 1 sc in 3rd loop of next 14] repeat around slip stitch to first sc to join (64 sc)

Round 11: ch 2, [skip first stitch, dc in next stitch, dc in skipped stitch] repeat around, slip stitch to first dc (64 dc)

Round 12: ch 2, hdc in each stitch around, join with slip stitch (64 hdc)

Round 13:  ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (64 hdc)

Round 14: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (64 hdc)

Round 15: ch 1, sc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first sc to join (64 sc)

Round 16: ch 2, [skip first stitch, dc in next stitch, dc in skipped stitch] repeat around, slip stitch to first dc (64 dc)

Round 17: ch 2, hdc in each stitch around, join with slip stitch (64 hdc)

Round 18:  ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (64 hdc)

Round 19: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop in each stitch around, slip stitch to first hdc to join (64 hdc)

Round 20: ch 2, dc in 3rd loop of each stitch around, slip stitch to first dc to join (64 dc)

Round 21: ch 2, [front post dc in first dc, back post dc in next dc] repeat around (64 dc)

Round 22: ch 2, [front post dc in first dc, back post dc in next dc] repeat around (64 dc)

Round 23: ch 2, [front post dc in first dc, back post dc in next dc] repeat around (64 dc)

Finish off, cut yarn, sew pom pom to the top of the hat, weave in all ends