Serenity Hat

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One of my favorite Christmas gifts to make ahead of time, that you can make for anyone, any age, size, or gender, is hats. Anyone can use a nice warm hat in the winter, plus they are pretty quick to make so you can make a bunch up ahead of time. Also, no one wants to spend the summer working on a big crocheted blanket when it is hot outside. Hats are great make ahead crafts in the summer because they are small enough that you aren't draped in warm yarn as you work. 

I wanted to choose a really simple hat that would work for men and women, children, and even babies. I also wanted to make a hat with bulky yarn so that they would work up fast. As I started thinking up designs I remembered an old pattern that I made several years ago for a company I was working with at the time. That company went out of business, deleted their website, and my pattern on their website was lost. 

It was a hat that used half double crochet stitches in the 3rd loop to make a knit look hat. It was made with bulky yarn. That pattern was only in adult size, but I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to recreate that pattern and make it in multiple sizes. The top is worked in double crochet, but the body of the hat is made in hdc in the 3rd loop or camel stitch. 

And that is how the Serenity Hat was born. The name comes from the yarn I used, Premier Serenity Chunky for the gray version, and Premier Bloom Chunky for the cream colored version. The chunky yarn paired with a large hook make these hats work up fast. Plus the pattern is very simple and repetitive so it is a great take along project, or something to work on while you watch a show. 

The Serenity Hat pattern includes 5 sizes- Adult, Child, Toddler, 6-12 Month Baby, and 3-6 Month Baby. 

How to Crochet the Serenity Hat

Finished Size: Adult, Child, Toddler, 6-12 Months, 3-6 Months

You will need:

• Premier Serenity Chunky or Premier Bloom Chunky (samples use Serenity in Smoke and Bloom in Gerbera, you can make multiple hats with one skein, the number depends on the sizes)
• N crochet hook (9 mm)
• yarn needle
• scissors

Instructions:

Special Stitch

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

Adult Size

Sample made in Serenity Smoke 

Crown Diameter 7.5"

Hat Height 8.5"

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

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, sl st to first dc to join (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st to first dc to join (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (40 dc)
Round 5: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 3 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (50 dc)
Round 6: ch 1, 1 hdc in each st, sl st to first hdc to join (50 hdc)
Rounds 7-14: ch 1, 1 hdc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first hdc to join (50 hdc)

Round 15: ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first sc to join (50 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn and weave in ends

Child Size

Sample made in Bloom Gerbera
Crown Diameter 7"
Hat Height 8"

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

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, sl st to first dc to join (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st to first dc to join (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (40 dc)
Round 5: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 7 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (45 dc)
Round 6: ch 1, 1 hdc in each st, sl st to first hdc to join (45 hdc)
Rounds 7-14: ch 1, 1 hdc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first hdc to join (45 hdc)

Round 15: ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first sc to join (45 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn and weave in ends

Toddler Size

Sample made in Serenity Smoke

Crown Diameter 6"

Hat Height 7"

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

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, sl st to first dc to join (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st to first dc to join (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (40 dc)
Round 5: ch 1, 1 hdc in each st, sl st to first hdc to join (40 hdc)
Rounds 6-12: ch 1, 1 hdc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first hdc to join (40 hdc)

Round 13: ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first sc to join (40 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn and weave in ends

6-12 Month Baby Size

Sample made in Serene (pink colors)

Crown Diameter 5.5"

Hat Height 6.5"

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

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, sl st to first dc to join (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st to first dc to join (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 9 sts] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (33 dc)
Round 5: ch 1, 1 hdc in each st, sl st to first hdc to join (33 hdc)
Rounds 6-11: ch 1, 1 hdc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first hdc to join (33 hdc)

Round 12: ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first sc to join (33 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn and weave in ends

3-6 Month Baby Size

Sample in Cool (gray/neutral color)

Crown Diameter 5"

Hat Height 6"

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

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 10 dc, sl st to first dc to join (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, sl st to first dc to join (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 1, 1 hdc in each st, sl st to first hdc to join (30 hdc)
Rounds 5-10: ch 1, 1 hdc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first hdc to join (30 hdc)

Round 11: ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st, sl st to first sc to join (30 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn and weave in ends