Candy Cane Hat

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Today, my 3-year-old said, "Mommy, I want a candy cane hat." Now, what he actually meant is really anyone's guess, because he's extremely creative and imaginative, and he comes up with the most bizarre things. However, I took the time to interpret the "candy cane hat" into what you see below, and he seemed pretty satisfied with it.

Since it's the holidays, and this is a holiday-ish hat, I decided to share this pattern with you all. It's made to fit a standard size young child's head, but can be very easily adjusted up for an older child, teen, or adult, and down for a toddler. This hat also fit my 4-year-old just fine. In fact, I could put the hat on, but it was just too short and had a little too much stretch for my taste. One or two more rounds of increases would probably be ideal for an average woman's size head.

Please respect my creative license and please do not sell this pattern or sell products made from this pattern. Thanks!

Materials:

※ Worsted weight yarn in red and white (I used some leftover yarn from skeins of Caron One Pound, so I'm not exactly sure the amount you'll need, but it's not much)

※ Size H hook

Abbreviations (American standard):

ch = chain

st = stitch

sl st = slip stitch

rnd = round

dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

tr = triple/treble crochet

sc = single crochet

sk = skip

F/O = fasten off

Gauge:3 st and 2 rows of dc = approx. 1" x 1"

Instructions:

Hat Body

• Ch 4, sl st to form a ring

• Rnd 1: (with red) ch 3 (counts as 1st dc in this step and throughout the rest of the pattern), 9 dc in ring, sl st to top of ch 3 (10 dc)

• Rnd 2: ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in ea st around, sl st to top of ch 3 with white (20 dc)

• Rnd 3: (with white) ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st, repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch 3 (30 st)

• Rnd 4: ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 2 st, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 st, repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch 3 with red (40 st)

• Rnd 5: (with red) ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc here and throughout), 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 st, repeat from * around, sl st in top of ch 2 with white (50 st)

• Rnd 6: (with white) ch 2, 1 hdc in ea st around, sl st in top of ch 2 with red

• Rnd 7: (with red) ch 4, 1 tr in ea st around, sl st in top of ch 4 with white

• Rnd 8: (with white) ch 2, 1 hdc in ea st around, sl st in top of ch 2 with red

• Rnd 9: (with red) ch 2, 1 hdc in ea st around, sl st in top of ch 2 with white

• Rnd 10-11: (with white) ch 3, 1 dc in ea st around, sl st to top of ch 3 (using red at the end of rnd 11)

• Rnd 12: (with red) ch 2, 1 hdc in ea st around , sl st in top of ch 2 with white

• Rnd 13: (with white) ch 2, 1 hdc in ea st around, sl st in top of ch 2 with red

• Rnd 14: (with red) ch 1, sc in same st, *sk 1 st, 5 sc in next st, sk 1 st, 1 sc in next st, repeat from * around, sl st in 1st sc

• F/O, weave in all ends.

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