Crochet Pattern: Tie-Dye Hat

Awhile back I reviewed the Fiberista Club Box and I was thrilled by the beautiful yellow/orange yarn I received. It was bright and cheerful, and I wanted to use it to make something whimsical. By “whimsical” I mean something so bright that when I get lost in a blizzard, people will find me.

I used two different types of brightly-colored variegated yarn to create a hat that, to me, almost had a tie-dye look to it.

Stuff you will need:

A size H crochet hook

Approximately 175 yards of DK weight yarn for your main color. I used my “Squishy” DK LYDIA Luxury Yarn in colorway Tequila Sunrise.

Additional scrap yarn for contrasting color. For my contrasting color I used some pink and purple mystery yarn that was in my stash.

A yarn needle.

Abbreviations:

Ch-chain

DC- double crochet

SC – single crochet

FPDC- front post double crochet

Instructions:

(Note: join your rounds in the first DC not the chain)

1. With main color, make a magic loop. Make 11 DC in the loop, join to first DC.
2. Chain 2. Make 2 DC in each stitch  join (22 DC).
3. Chain 2. Make 2 DC in the first stitch, 1 DC in the next stitch. Repeat around and join (33 DC).
4. Chain 2. Make 2 DC in the fist stitch, 1 DC in each of the next 2 stitches. Repeat around and join (44 DC).
5. Chain 2.  2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in the next 10 stitches. Repeat around and join (48 DC).
6. Chain 2. 2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in the next 11 stitches. Repeat around and join (52 DC).
7. Chain 2. 2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in the next 12 stitches. Repeat around and join (56 DC).
8. Chain 2. 2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in the next 13 stitches. Repeat around and join (60 DC).
9. Chain 2. 2 DC the first stitch, 1 DC in the next 14 stitches. Repeat around and join (64 DC).
10. Chain 2. 2 DC in the first stitch, 1 DC in the next 15 stitches. Repeat around and join (68 DC). Break yarn.
11. With second color, chain 2. 1 FPDC in first stitch. Repeat around and join (68 FPDC).
12. Repeat row 11 again. Break yarn.
13. Switch back to main color. Chain 2. DC in first stitch. Repeat around and join (68 DC).
14. Repeat step 13 five more times. Break yarn.
15. With contrasting color chain 1. SC in each stitch around. Break yarn and weave in ends.

Happy hooking!

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