I’m still working through the bag of acrylic yarn odds and ends gifted to me by another avid crocheter. I made a couple cat beds, and now I have defaulted to my standard double crochet hats. These work up fast, can have many color changes, and are great to donate to either a cancer center or local charity.

These start with a magic circle and 10 double crochets. Each row has ten increases until the hat size is reached; hat sizes are typically the diameter, so a 7.5 hat has a 7 1/2” diameter circle. These hats are stretchy and form fitting, so they fit a range of heads, but I still like to make different sizes. Once the initial circle is the right size, the sides are double crocheted around with no increases. I like to use a slip stitch join when I’m not changing color, and an invisible join when I am changing color.

I added a scalloped edge, which on this hat is a double crochet five times separated by a single crochet, all in the same stitch. Skip one loop, slip stitch, skip another loop and go again.

I’ve been working on these while waiting for school pick up.