How to Crochet Hats for Teens
Teens love to wear trendy hats, but buying them in a store can turn into a financial investment. If you know how to crochet and have a basic understanding of working in the round, you can learn how to crochet hats for teens instead of buying them. Crochet "skully" caps in a variety of colors and patterns to please teens of any age or gender.
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Things You'll Need
- Worsted-weight yarn
- Crochet hook size US I
- Scissors
- Large-eye blunt needle
Instructions
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Chain three and join with a slip stitch to form a circle. Chain one and make five single crochet stitches inside the circle, then join with a slip stitch.
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Chain one and make two single crochet stitches in every stitch around. Join with a slip stitch.
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Continue to increase the size of your circle. For round three, chain one and make two single crochets in the first stitch followed by one single crochet in the next stitch; repeat this pattern around and join with a slip stitch. For round four, chain one and make two single crochets in the first stitch followed by one in each of the next two stitches; repeat this pattern around and join with a slip stitch. For round five, chain one and make two single crochets in the first stitch, followed by one in each of the next three stitches; repeat this pattern around and join with a slip stitch. Continue to increase by adding one more individual single crochet into the pattern in every round until the circumference of the hat measures approximately 19 to 20 inches, or 1 1/2 to 2 inches smaller than the circumference of the teen's head.
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Crochet evenly in the round for every subsequent round. To do this, chain one and make one single crochet stitch in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Repeat this until the hat measures approximately 9 to 10 inches high.
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At the end of your final round, cut your working yarn and leave a 4-inch tail. Make a slip knot to secure the yarn and then weave in all of your loose ends using a large-eye blunt needle.
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Tips & Warnings
To make a hat with a few stripes around the brim, change to a second color of yarn about 3 inches before the end of the hat. Crochet one row in the new color, two rows in the original color, one more row in the new color and then finish in the original color.
Try making a hat in school colors for your teen.
Crochet a flower to affix to the side of a hat for a teen girl.
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- Photo Credit my pink crocheted hat image by Leticia Wilson from Fotolia.com
