How to Crochet a Hat & Scarf
Crocheted scarves are ideal projects for beginners since they require no shaping or sewing up. Once you've finished a scarf, you can graduate to a sideways-crocheted hat that requires minimal sewing and no shaping. Gauge (how big your stitches are) doesn't matter in a scarf, but is important for a hat. Measure the gauge in your scarf instead of crocheting a swatch. If you want the wearer to wrap the scarf around their neck, leaving long tails, then make it at least as long as they are tall.
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Instructions
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Scarf
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Select the appropriate crochet hook for your yarn. Refer to the Craft Yarn Council of America's Standard Yarn Weight System chart for guidance.
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Chain 25 stitches, turn your work and single crochet into every chain.
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Chain one stitch, turn your work and single crochet into every stitch. Repeat until the scarf reaches your desired length.
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Cut the yarn and pull the loose end through the loop remaining on the crochet hook. Weave the loose yarn ends into the scarf.
Hat
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Place the scarf on a table. Place a ruler on top of the scarf, along one row of stitches. Your gauge is the number of stitches in one inch.
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Multiply your gauge by 6 inches for a child's hat and 8 inches for an adult's hat. Chain that number of stitches.
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Single crochet into every chain stitch. Chain one stitch, turn your work and single crochet into every stitch. Continue until the piece is as long as the circumference of the wearer's head. If you can't measure the wearer's head, refer to the Craft Yarn Council of America's Head Circumference Chart. Children's' heads are approximately 18 inches around, women's head circumference is 20 inches and men's heads are 22 inches.
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Cut the yarn, leaving a tail at least 1 yard long. Pull the yarn through the loop remaining on the crochet hook.
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Sew the beginning and ending edges of the piece together with the long tail of yarn, making a tube.
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Pull the yarn through the edge of all the stitches on one side of the tube. Pull the yarn tight, closing that end of the tube. Weave the loose yarn ends into the hat.
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