How to Crochet Tams & Hats
Crocheting is a craft that seems to delight children and adults alike. Perhaps this is because of the seemingly endless possible garments, blankets, toys and bags that a ball of yarn can be transformed into. Among the most straightforward types of patterns are those for hats and tams, which resemble berets. These garments usually require only one skein of yarn, and they begin in the same manner.
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Things You'll Need
- Worsted weight yarn (any type and color)
- Crochet hook (consult your yarn label for appropriate hook size)
- Split ring marker (optional)
Instructions
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Basic Hat Pattern
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Tie a slip knot approximately 1 foot from the end of the yarn and insert the crochet hook. Chain five stitches, making sure to keep all of them the same size. Join the stitches into a circle by doing a slip stitch into the first chain.
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Examine the work to check that the yarn did not get twisted during the join. Crochet two single crochets into each of the five chains, creating 10 total stitches. Place a marker at the end of the round, if desired, to make counting stitches easier.
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Begin the next row by crocheting one single crochet into each of the next six stitches, and then making two single crochets into the seventh stitch. Make single crochets into the next two stitches, then slip stitch the last stitch onto the first. In crochet patterns, this is denoted as *sc 6, 2 sc in next stitch. Repeat from * until last stitch, sl st.
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Crochet every other row as above (sc 6, 2 sc in next stitch), and every subsequent row as a normal row--one single crochet in each stitch. Continue alternating these rows until the piece has reached the desired circumference.
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Maintain this circumference by completing normal rows of single crochets. When the "band" of the hat is as long as you want it, tie off the yarn and weave the ends through.
Basic Tam Pattern
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Tie a slip knot approximately 1 foot from the end of the yarn and insert the crochet hook. Chain five stitches, making sure to keep all of them the same size. Join the stitches into a circle by doing a slip stitch into the first chain.
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Examine the work to check that the yarn did not get twisted during the join. Crochet two single crochets into each of the five chains, creating 10 total stitches. Place a marker at the end of the round, if desired, to make counting stitches easier.
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Crochet one single crochet into each of the next six stitches, then two single crochets into the seventh stitch. Make single crochets into the next two stitches, then slip stitch the last stitch onto the first. The pattern row denoted as *sc 6, 2 sc in next stitch. Repeat from * until last stitch, sl st.
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Alternate the pattern row described above with a row of single crochet in each stitch. Continue alternating these rows until the piece has reached the desired circumference, which should be about the size of a dinner plate.
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Maintain this circumference by crocheting five normal rows, with a single crochet into each stitch.
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Begin to decrease. Complete a single crochet in the first six stitches of the row, then crochet the next two stitches together with a single stitch. In pattern shorthand, this is *sc 6, sctog. Repeat from * to last stitch, sl st. Crochet in this manner until the end of the row, and continue to decrease rows until the band of the hat is the desired circumference. Tie off the yarn and weave the ends through.
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References
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