I just love this cap to cowl concept. It's versatile. Wear it as a cowl, beanie, or messy bun hat. Work one up in your favorite color. Use a variegated yarn, solid color or color block it! I've added tassels to the hat cord, but you can add buttons, or pompoms. Leave it as is, or knot it. You can do so many things. I hope with the easy blueprint I've provided, you can make many versions of this Convertible Cap and Cowl. Sell them at your craft shows, or give them as gifts. Most importantly, have FUN with it. Happy hooking, Lisa
Materials:
Yarn Suggestions: Knitpicks Brava, Cascade Pacific Color Wave, Lion Brand Wool Ease, Lion Brand Heartland, or any worsted weight yarn.
Yardage: approximately 213 (3.5 oz)
Crochet hook: 5.5 mm or size needed to meet gauge
Darning needle
Piece of cardboard for making optional tassel
Gauge: 6 clusters and 7 rows = 4”
Finished measurements: Hat bad is 20” before seaming. Hat length is 9”
Notes:
This hat is easily customized to fit your own style. Choose a variegated yarn, solid color, or color block it!
The hat cord may have pompoms, tassels, or buttons added to the ends. It may also be left as is, or knotted.
Hat band is worked in rows, seamed, and then hat is worked in the round
Stitches used:
CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
SCBLO: Single Crochet Back Loop Only
SLST: Slip Stitch
DC: Double Crochet
DC2TOG: Double Crochet 2 Together DCCL: Double Crochet Cluster
Instructions for Double Crochet Cluster: In same ST, or CH 2 SP, YO, bring up loop, YO, pull through two loops (3times), YO, pull through all loops.
Instructions:
Hat Band:
CH 9
Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook and next 7 CH spaces, CH 1, turn. (8)
Row 2-88: SCBLO in all STS across. CH 1, turn. (8)
-Bring row 1 up to meet row 88 and SLST front loops of row 1 to back loops of row 88.
-Turn hat clockwise to work along edges of band.
Hat Body:
Round 1: SC in top loop of each row around had band, SLST to in first SC of round. (88)
Round 2: CH 2, in same ST DC2TOG, CH2, *skip 2 STS, DCCL in next ST, CH2, repeat from * to end of round, join with SLST to 1st ST of last round. Round 3: CH 1, SLST into 1st CH 2 space, CH 2, DC2TOG, * DCCL in next CH 2 SP, CH2, repeat from * to end of round, join with SLST to 1st ST of last round.
Round 4-9: Repeat round 3
Round 10: CH 2, DC in same ST, *DC 2 times in CH 2 space, DC in next ST, repeat from * to last cluster of round, DC 2 times in last CH 2 space, join with SLST to 1st ST of last round. (88)
Round 11-12: Ch 2, DC in same ST as join, and in each ST around. (88)
Round 13: Ch1, SC in same ST, CH 1, skip next ST, (SC, CH1) in next ST, repeat from * to end of round, join with SLST to 1st ST of round. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Hat cord:
CH 100, or until chain reaches 26”
SLST into 2nd CH from hook and back down chain working in the back bump.
-Weave cord through the chain 1 spaces in the last round of the hat.
-You can knot the ends of the cord, leave them as is, add buttons, pom poms or tassels to the ends of the cord.
Instructions for making tassels:
You Tube has several tutorials for tassels and pompoms.
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