This pattern is for a slouchy beanie using crochet shells and ribbing. It first my 4 and 6 year old sons and it also fits me, so aside from babies and toddlers it will fit most children and adults. I used worsted weight yarn (Caron Cake yarn for the first hat, pictured, and 2 others in various worsted weight wool blend yarns, and an “I” hook for all of them.

I don’t currently have any gauge information, however the hat is worked from the brim up so you can try it on starting as soon as you’ve finished the first row! If it’s too large you can go down a hook size or 2, and if it’s too small to up a hook size or 2. If you wish to change the number of stitches around, the entitre pattern up until the last 2 rows (where you decrease and bind off) will work with any multiple of 4 stitches. So if you’re comfortable “winging” the last 2 rows, you can use however many stitches you want as long as it’s a multiple of 4.

THIS PATTERN REQUIRES THE USE OF FOUNDATION SINGLE CROCHET. THIS IS USED AROUND THE BRIM, BECAUSE A CHAIN IS NOT VERY ELASTIC AND ISN’T IDEAL FOR THE BRIM OF A HAT. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH THIS TECHNIQUE OR HAVEN’T PERFECTED IT YET, BUT I HIGHLY SUGGEST GIVING IT A SHOT! THERE ARE AWESOME YOUTUBE TUTORIALS OUT THERE!