Crochet Air Hat Tutorial For Autumn Wear & Wardrobes

Start making your own Crochet Air Hat with this simple pattern! It's great for anyone new to crocheting and lets you play with different colors and textures. With just your yarn and hook, you'll soon have a cozy, fashionable hat to wear or share. Let's begin this fun crochet adventure now!

Crochet Air Hat

Materials Needed:

Yarn: Light number 3 yarn in two colors-- "Sweet Swirls" by Hner in "Pink Pop" and another sample made from Hobby Lobby's "Baby Bee Sweet Delight Pomp" in "Mint Charm." Only less than half a ball of yarn is needed for each hat.
Crochet Hook: Size H/5mm (Susan Bates hook was used in the tutorial).
Others: Embroidery scissors, darning needles for weaving in ends.

Hat Pattern:

Starting the Hat (Making the Crown):

Setup:

Create a magic ring.

Round 1:

Chain 1 inside the magic ring, then make 12 double crochets (DC) inside the ring. Pull to close and slip stitch (SL) to the first DC.

Round 2:

Chain 1, then make 2 DC in each stitch around for a total of 24 stitches. End with a SL to the first DC.

For Rounds 3-5:

Continue increasing each round as follows to create the crown of the hat:

Round 3:

[1 DC in the next stitch, 2 DC in the following] repeat around, increasing to 36 stitches.

Round 4:

[1 DC in the next 2 stitches, 2 DC in the following] repeat around, increasing to 48 stitches.

Creating the Texture:

Rounds 6-7:

Chain 2 (does not count as a stitch), alternate front post DC and back post DC around for a ribbed effect. Repeat this ribbing for both rounds to establish the hat's textured band.

Adding Height and More Texture:

Round 8:

Return to HDC for this round, making 1 HDC in each stitch around.

Rounds 9-11:

Work HDC in the third loop of each stitch around. This technique will provide a nice ribbed effect on the hat.

Final Shaping and Finishing:

Rounds 12-13:

Increase rounds to give more shape to the hat. For Round 12, [1 DC in the next 4 stitches, 2 DC in the following] repeat around, increasing to 72 stitches. Round 13 is similar, further increasing the stitch count to finalize the shape.

For Rounds 14-15:

Repeat the front post and back post DC ribbing pattern established earlier in rounds 6-7 for consistency in design.

Rounds 16-19:

Back to making 1 HDC in each stitch for Round 16, followed by HDC in the third loop only for Rounds 17-19 to elongate the hat and add a final strip of texture.