Every year since I learned to crochet back in 2008 I have made hats for my kids. This year is no exception.
I really enjoy crocheting and it has been a nice way to wind down before bed the past few nights since I have been so busy lately.
Julia said she wanted a slouchy beanie this year so I checked around for a pattern and decided upon the Urban Jungle Slouchy Beanie pattern by Vickie Howell.
I made the band only 20 inches which is smaller than the recommended size in the pattern because I felt the yarn had a lot of stretch to it. It was definitely the right call.
For Janna’s hat I made some modifications to the same pattern that I will list below in case you want to make a toddler sized slouchy beanie as well.
Modifications to turn the Urban Jungle Slouchy Beanie into a toddler slouchy beanie.
- Crochet band to a length of 18 inches.
- Round 1: 62 SC evenly around.
- Round 2: Work 31 puff stitches.
- 31 puff stitches per round until the hat measures 7 1/2 inches from top to bottom.
For the pink and cream slouch beanies I used Caron Simply Soft yarn
For the boys I decided to use Hometown USA yarn
Here are the modifications I made to my hat pattern.
- Round 1: 8 SC
- Round 2: 16 DC
- Round 3: 24 DC
- Round 4: 32 DC
- Round 5: 40 DC
- Crochet 40 DC per round until you run out of yarn in the skein.
Of course, if you don’t know how to crochet, or if you don’t look at my pattern, then the above modifications won’t make sense. 😉
The hats turned out super thick so they should be nice and warm for this winter.
Since I tried the hats on the kids to make sure they fit, I had to tell the kids that they have to act surprised when they open the hats on Christmas morning. 🙂
Have you crocheted anything for Christmas this year?
