Flappy
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by Chloe Nightingale
Introduction
I've been fond of ear-flap hats ever since I first saw one in an Alice Starmore knitting book. Although I've never gotten around to knitting one, I've crocheted loads. The hat band, which can be crocheted on its own if you're just after an ear-warmer/headband, is done in front-post double crochet to create a ribbed faux-fair isle-style. If you're like me and you have loads of partial skeins lying around, this is a great way to use them up.
Materials List
- MC: 2 skeins Inca Cloud Artesano Alpaca (100% Alpaca, 131 yds/120m per 50g skein): color #002 (brown) or approximately 260 yards/240m of any DK weight alpaca.
- CC1 and CC2: 1/2 skein each of Inca Cloud Artesano Alpaca (100% Alpaca, 131 yds/120m per 50g skein): color #402 (olive green) and color #71 (burnt orange) or approximately 131 yards/120m of any DK weight alpaca or scrap yarn.
- US F /5 (3.75 mm) hook
- Stitch marker (I find a dangle earring works well in lieu of a proper stitch marker)
- Yarn needle
Finished Size
Wee Noggin - 17.5" (45 cm) circumference, 6.75" (17 cm) brim-to-top
Normal Noggin - 22" (56 cm) circumference, 8" (20 cm) brim-to-top
Big Noggin - 26.5" (67 cm) circumference, 9.25" (23 cm) brim-to-top
The pattern is written for Wee Noggin with changes for Normal Noggin and Big Noggin in parentheses.
Earflaps - 2.4" wide x 3.5" long (6 cm x 9 cm)
Pigtails - 8" (20 cm) long
Gauge
19 sts x 24 rounds of sc = 4" (10 cm)
Notes
The Pattern
Brim
With MC, ch 80 [100, 120], sl st in first ch to form ring.
Round 1. Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc in each st around, sl st in 2nd ch of ch-2 to close ring. - 80 (100, 120) dc total
Round 2. Ch 1 (counts as first sc), *fpdc around next dc of previous row, sc in next st*, rep from * to * around, ending fpdc around last dc of previous row, sl st in first ch to close ring.
Round 3. With CC1, ch 1 (counts as first sc), *fpdc around post of next fpdc, sc in next st,* rep from * to * around, ending fpdc around post of next fpdc, sl st in first ch to close ring.
Round 4. Repeat Round 3 in MC.
Round 5. Repeat Round 3 in CC2.
Round 6. Repeat Round 3 in CC1.
Round 7. Repeat Round 3 in CC2.
Round 8. Repeat Round 3 in MC.
Round 9. Repeat Round 3 in CC1.
Rounds 10-11. Repeat Round 3 in MC.
Fasten off.
Top O' the Hat
All sizes
With MC, ch 3, sl st in first ch to form ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 10 sc into ring. (10 sts)
Ignoring ch-1, begin crocheting in a spiral. To help keep track of rounds, place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of the round. Move the marker up as your work progresses.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around. (20 sts)
Rounds 3-4: Sc in each st around.
Round 5: Work 2 sc in each st around. (40 sts)
Rounds 6-10: Sc in each st around.
Round 11: Work 2 sc in each st around. (80 sts)
Wee Noggin Only
Rounds 12-27*: Sc in each st around.
Sl st in next st. Fasten off.
Normal Noggin Only
Rounds 12-18: Sc in each st around.
Round 19: *Work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 3 sts,* rep from * to * around. (100 sts)
Rounds 20-35*: Sc in each st around.
Sl st in next st. Fasten off.
Big Noggin Only
Rounds 12-18: Sc in each st around.
Round 19: *Work 2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* rep from * to * around. (120 sts)
Rounds 20-43*: Sc in each st around.
Sl st in next st. Fasten off.
* By all means feel free to adjust the number of rows to your preference if you want a taller or shorter hat!
Earflaps
With CC1, ch 10. Fasten off.
Row 1: Join CC2 in the blo, ch 1, sc in blo of each of first 9 ch, work 3 sc in last ch, sc in unworked loop of each ch along other side of ch to end. Fasten off. (21 sts)
Row 2: Join MC in the blo, ch 1, sc-blo in each of the first 9 sts, work 2 sc-blo in each of the next 3 sts, sc-blo in each st to end. Fasten off. (24 sts)
Row 3: Join CC1 in the blo, ch 1, sc-blo in each of the first 10 sts, work 2 sc-blo in each of the next 3 sts, sc-blo in each st to end. Fasten off. (27 sts)
Row 4: Join MC in the blo, ch 1, sc-blo in each of the first 12 sts, work 2 sc-blo in each of the next 3 sts, sc-blo in each st to end, turn. (30 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc-flo in each of first 11 sts, work 2 sc-flo in each of the next 2 sts, sc-flo in each of the next 4 sts, work 2 sc-flo in each of the next 2 sts, sc-flo in each st to end, turn. (34 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc-flo in each of the first 11 sts, work 2 sc-flo in each of the next 2 sts, sc-flo in each of next 8 sts, work 2 sc-flo in each of next 2 sts, sc-flo in each st to end. Fasten off. (38 sts)
Finishing
With MC, sew or sl st (I prefer the look of sl st done along the outside, or right side for this bit) the top o' the hat to the hat band. Sew or sl st (I prefer the look of the sl st done along the inside, or wrong side, for this bit) the earflaps to the bottom of the hat band. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.
Pigtails (make two)
Cut (12) 24-inch strands of MC, CC1, and CC2. With your finger or a large crochet hook, wiggle a hole/gap in the stitches between Rows 5 and 6 of the bottom of the earflap. Stuff the strands through the gap and tie in a knot. Braid the strands and tie at the bottom.
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I LOVE this pattern. It's really easy to adjust the size, too. Check out the hat I made (I added a skull and crossbones from another pattern). You could wear this:
for skateboarding
for Halloween
for pirating and looting
See photos of my project here (halfway down the post):
http://kolberg.us/blog1/2007/10/14/castaways-on-sauvie-island/
Help! I have been following the pattern religiously, and yet my hat will not form a head-fitting shape. It is continuing to be flat-ish(I'm on row 24 on the top of the head)and will not go straight. I thought maybe I was increasing, but I'm not....
I love your music, as well as your crochet patterns. Thanks for sharing! I will check your "myspace" frequently to hear your newest music. Howdy from Texas USA!
Chloe, you have fans!!!! I have loved each of your crochet patterns and can't wait to see more!
Another really great pattern, you've done up!! Inventive, cute,
and extremely useful. Great job!
YEARS ago i purchased a knitted hat like this (with the pigtails) and still adore it. thank u so much for the pattern! coming into summer here in AU but i'll definitely make use of this!
I was just wondering what "blo" is. And what you mean when you say "CC1" or "CC2". Sorry I'm pretty new to reading patterns, and I've NEVER seen "Blo" in any of them.
Thanks for your help.
Blo means back-loop only (instead of crocheting through both loops, just crochet through the back-loop).
CC1 and CC2 are the contrast colours (MC is the main colour), which are defined in the 'Materials' section of the pattern. Hope that helps!
Chloe, I have made your hat for 3 young men now. Each time I've been relieved & happy that it is a pattern that works! Googled you - you sound like an awesome woman. Thank you for putting out such great patterns & music.
I was just wondering if *fpdc means from previous double crochet?
Thankks.
fpdc stands for "front post double crochet"
yo, insert hook from front to back between the posts of the first and second dc of the row below and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third dc, yo, draw the yarn through the post, yo, draw through first two loops on hook, yo, draw through remaining two loops.
Hope this detailed instruction helps. Let me know if you have any questions or need more clarification.
Cheers!
Great looking hat! I can't wait to make this one. This is exactly what I've been looking for. Simple enough, yet really nice looking. Thanks for sharing.
Any good beret hat patterns? I have attempted the Lionbrand one and followed it to a tee and it failed, looking nothing like a beret A 2nd attempt with me modifying the pattern still didn't turn out much better and doesn't look like a beret.
A beret should be easy to wing: crochet a flat disc (I guess that's a bit redundant, eh?) from the centre outward until it's the diameter you desire, then decrease (the inverse of whatever you did to crochet the flat circle), trying it on every few rows, until the round you're working on is about the right size, then sc in each st around for a few more rows, fasten off, weave in ends.
A good way to crochet a flat disc-shape is to begin with:
With MC, ch 3, sl st in first ch to form ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 10 sc into ring. (10 sts)
Ignoring ch-1, begin crocheting in a spiral. To help keep track of rounds, place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of the round. Move the marker up as your work progresses.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around. (20 sts)
Round 3-X: Sc in each st around.
And then alternate between working 2sc in each st around and sc'ing in each st around for a few rows -- if your work starts to get bowl-shaped, time to work 2sc in each st around (for one round -- and then go back to sc'ing in each st around), if it starts to get wiggly and ruffled looking after working 2sc in each st around, frog the row and sc in each st around for an extra row or so.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
I used your basic instructions for a beret and it turned out awesome. Thanks
Ooh, I'd love to see a pic! Glad it turned out well!
I was wondering when in Round 2, you said "fpdc around next dc of previous row, and then sc in next st.", do you skip a dc (of prev. row) when you do the next fpdc or do you fpdc on the dc below the sc? Sorry if that's a bit confusing. Please help! :\
Thanks
Hi Chrissy, yes, you do skip the dc (of prev row/where you've just worked the sc) when you work the next fpdc -- basically you are alternating between working the fpdc and the sc onto the sts below. (So, say you are working into 4 dcs of the prev. row. You would work the fpdc into the first st, sc into the second, fpdc into the third, and sc in the fourth.)
I hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions!
I've officially crocheted once in my life, and that was earlier tonight for an hour or two with my mother. I absolutely love this hat, and it's my goal to get good enough to be able to make it someday.
Thanks for the motivation!
Hi Chloe,
I am crocheting your hat and loving it! But I am at the earflaps and got confused. (It may just be me!)You ch 10 and then crochet down in the blo only, I got that, but when you crochet the remaining loops do you turn it to do that and will you end up with two rows of stitches?
Thanks for your help.
Yes! Basically, you crochet along one side and then around the corner (the top) to the other side. So you're crocheting a 'U'-shape. Email me if you have any more questions!
Great great great hat! Made it for my dad in Australia, and although I don't think he'll wear it much (due to the sweltering heat, not because of the design!), it was a joy to make and turned out beautifully. Oh yeah, and I omitted the earflaps...
Thanks for such a great pattern, I'll post you a picture of it!
Cheers :-)