How to Crochet Rasta Hats

You can make this crochet hat striped if you want an authentic Rasta hat. Just change colors whenever you fancy. Use cotton yarn with this pattern for a cool summer hat, or choose worsted-weight yarn to make a warm winter hat.

Things You'll Need

• 4 oz. yarn
• Size H crochet hook

Instructions

1. Chain 5 and join with the chain with a slip stitch to form a ring. Chain 3 to count as the first double crochet. Make a total of 15 double crochet into the ring. End the round by slip-stitching to the chain-three stitch you made at the beginning of the round.

2. Start the second round by chaining 3. This counts as the first double crochet. Do two double crochet into each stitch from the previous round, for a total of 30 double crochet. End the round with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch you made at the beginning of the round.

3. Replace the first double crochet with 3 chain stitches, and do 1 double crochet in the first stitch. Do 1 double crochet in the next 3 stitches, then 2 double crochet in the following stitch. Continue alternating 3 double crochet in the next 3 stitches, followed by 2 double crochet in the next stitch, all the way around. End round 3 with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch from the beginning of the round.

4. Do the fourth through sixth rounds in the following way: chain 3 and do 1 double crochet in the first stitch. Then, make 1 double crochet in the next 4 stitches, followed by 2 double crochet in the the stitch after that. Continue alternating 4 double crochet in the next 4 stitches, followed by 2 double crochet in the next stitch, all the way around. End each round with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch you made at the beginning of the round.

5. Complete the seventh and eighth rounds by chaining 3 and doing 1 double crochet in the first stitch. Then, do 1 double crochet in the next 8 stitches, followed by 2 double crochet in the stitch after that. Continue alternating 8 double crochet in the next 8 stitches, followed by 2 double crochet in the next stitch, all the way around. End each round with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch you made at the beginning of the round.

6. Make the ninth through eleventh rounds by chaining 3 and doing 1 double crochet in each stitch around. End each round with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch at the beginning of the round.

7. Create the twelfth through fifteenth rounds by chaining 3 and doing 1 double crochet in the first stitch. Do 1 double crochet in the next 6 stitches, then do 1 decrease double crochet using the next two stitches. Repeat 6 double crochet, followed by 1 decrease double crochet, all the way around. End each round with a slip stitch to the chain-three stitch at the beginning of the round.

8. Continue working around and decreasing in the same way until the hat fits your head. Finish the crochet hat by chaining 1 and working single crochet into each stitch around. Work 2 to 6 rounds of single crochet to create a finished edge or a thicker band. Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Tips & Warnings

• You can adjust the width of this Rasta hat, making it more floppy, by adding more rounds like 7 and 8.

• You can adjust the length of this crochet hat by adding more rounds like rounds 9 to 11.