Striped Men’s Hat – Free Crocheting Pattern

Do you have some left-over wool from previous projects and a little time – say 30 minutes to an hour – at hand? Then you have all you need to make this rustic striped men’s hat!

I made this crocheted hat for my lovely neighbor Luitpold. He forgot his hat at his parents home and therefore was in desperate need of a substitute. As I enjoy crocheting a lot in the cold months of the year, I made him this striped men’s hat as a little surprise gift from neighbor to neighbor.  

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Stitches used in this crocheting pattern

• Magic Circle
• HDC – Half Double Crochet
• SC – Single Crochet
• St – Stitch
• Fasten off

Supplies for Striped Men’s Hat

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• yarn in orange and brown (you can totally use left-overs from a previous project, too)
• matching crochet hook (I used a USA H, English 6, Metric 5,00 – or matching to the wool you use)
• scissors
• darning needle
• stitch marker (I used a bobby pin)
• tea-pot – find a bargain at the thrift store (obviously this is not a must, but a very good crocheting hack! This way your wool won’t roll around in your home. I can imagine it’s especially neat, when you have a pet at home 😉 )

Money-saving tip:

I have a lot of wool at home. Some is left-over yarn from previous projects and some are great finds from the charity shop. I tend to go through the crafty section of a very big thrift store in town, whenever I am around. Sometimes I can score a whole batch of new wool for 50 cents per ball. And sometimes I find left-overs I can’t resist because of the color or quality.

This being said, this project is a perfect match for the Monthly Craft Room De-Stash Challenge by my friend Megan from C’mon, Get Crafty. Any blogger who creates something from his or her stash + new bought items under 10 Dollars, can participate. If you want, you can join, too! Go find the link to the Facebook group down blow & all the wonderful things the other bloggers created this October!!!

Free Crocheting Pattern – Striped Men’s Hat

A little advice:

• Mark the end of a round with either a stitch marker (a piece of yarn or a bobby pin will do the trick, too) so you don’t have to count stitches all the time.
• Depending on the thickness of your left-over wool, you might have to add or cut some rows for perfect size.

Free crocheting pattern:

• Round 1: start with orange yarn: crochet 8 HDC in magic circle (8)
• Round 2: 2 HDC in first St from round 1 and in each stitch around (16)
• Round 3: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in next St* repeat for this round (24)
• Round 4: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in each of the next 2 St* repeat for this round (32)
• Round 5: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in each of the next 3 St* repeat for this round (40)
• Round 6: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in each of the next 4 St* repeat for this round (48)
• Round 7: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in each of the next 5 St* repeat for this round (56)
• Round 8: *2 HDC in next St, 1 HDC in each of the next 6 St* repeat for this round (64)
• Round 9 – 12: 1 HDC in each St around (64)
• Round 13: change to brown yarn (don’t cut the orange yarn) 1 HDC in each St around (64)
• Round 14 – 15: change back to orange yarn (don’t cut the brown yarn) 1 HDC in each St around (64)
• Round 16 – 17: change back to brown yarn (don’t cut the orange yarn) 1 HDC in each St around (64)
• Round 18: change back to orange yarn (don’t cut the brown yarn) 1 HDC in each St around (64)
• Round 19 – 23: change back to brown yarn (do cut the orange yarn now) 1 SC in each St around, sl st (64)
• fasten off and weave in ends. Aaaaaaaand, your done!

Handmade Gift – Striped Men’s Hat

As Luitpold is a nature boy, I decided for rust and brown colored yarn. I had to do a striped men’s hat because I simply didn’t have enough wool of one color, lol. Remember it was a find from the thrift store for less than 50 cents. But I think it turned out great anyways and gave the hat more life to it. Don’t you think?

Love,

If you’re an excited crocheter like I am, you might also like…

Basic Men’s Hat

Boho Hoop Earrings

Puff-Stitch beanie and infinity scarf

Newborn hat with flower

Baby hat and matching booties

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