Men's Ribbed Hat

This soft and warm hat is made with Simply Soft yarn by Caron but can be made with any soft worsted weight yarn. It is fast and easy to make and I ended up making 8 of these in about 5 days for Christmas in 2012.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in any color, about 3 oz. I used Caron Simply Soft
Size I/9 or 5.5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends.

Yarn Thickness: 3mm
Gauge: 4dc = 1" 7dc rows = 2.5"
Finished Size: Fits average man sized head
Skill Level: Intermediate

Special Stitch Used Front post Double crochet (fpdc) Work dc around the post of the stitch indicated.

Instructions
RND 1: Ch5, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. 15dc in ring. (16sts)

RND 2: Ch3, dc in same st as slst. Fpdc in each of the next 2 dc. *2dc in same st as last fpdc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 dc. (32sts)

RND 3: Ch3. Dc in sp before next dc. Dc in next dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in next dc. Dc in next sp before next dc. Dc in next dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (40sts)

RND 4: Ch3. 2dc in next dc. Dc in next dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in next dc. 2dc in next dc. Dc in next dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (48sts)

RND 5: Ch3. Dc in next dc. Dc in sp before next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in sp before next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (56sts)

RND 6: Ch3. Dc in next dc. 2dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in each of the next 2 dc. 2dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (64sts)

RND 7: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in sp before next dc. Dc in each of the next 3 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in each of the next 3 dc. Dc in sp before next dc. Dc in each of the next 3 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (72sts)

RND 8 - 14: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 6 dc. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in each of the next 7 dc. Dc in each of the next 7 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 15: Ch3. Fpdc in next dc, dc in next dc, 3 times. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in next dc. Fpdc in next dc, dc in next dc, 3 times. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 16-22: Ch3. Fpdc in next fpdc, dc in next dc, 3 times. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. *Dc in next dc. Fpdc in next fpdc, dc in next dc, 3 times. Fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 23: Ch1, sc in same st as slst and in each st around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work.

The yarn I used for this hat is Caron Simply Soft which is a bit thinner than Red Heart worsted weight yarn. You may need to adjust your size according to what yarn you use and who's head you are making it for.

Sizes Note: I adjusted the size by eliminating one or more of the increasing rounds. The size in the photo fits my Husband's Head and it is for an average man's sized head. It can be made for women by changing the colors. If you make it for a child, just decrease the number of rows in the cuff area and by eliminating either the last 2 or 1 increasing rounds.

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