Striped Band Hat

My oldest son, J., loves to model my hats, especially when it involves a trip to the playground, candy or another fun treat. He loves to be a goofball and gives me lots of funny faces.

Despite his love to model my hats, when it is time to go out in the cold, J. still chooses to wear the $5 hat his grandma bought him a few years ago. Silly boy.

This post is about his gray hat though, so I will now share the details on how to make one just like it. You can download the basic pattern here, and then keep reading on for the details.

I specifically chose these colors to go with J.’s favorite hoodie – Vanna’s Choice in Silver Grey (Color A) for the main hat, and stripes of Red Heart Super Saver in Teal (Color B) and Vanna’s Choice in Mustard (Color C). I will just refer to color A, color B and color C from here on out so that you can substitute whatever colors you like. Here is what I did:

Child

  • Work rounds 1 through 13 in color A
  • Switch to color B for round 14, switch to color C for round 15, switch to color B for round 16, switch to color C for round 17
  • Switch back to color A for round 18 and both earflaps
  • Work first and second edgings in color A
  • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

Other Sizes

These are my suggestions on where to change colors to get this same look on other size hats:

0-3 Months

  • Work rounds 1 through 6 in color A
  • Switch to color B for round 7, switch to color C for round 8, switch to color B for round 9, switch to color C for round 10
  • Switch back to color A for round 11 and both earflaps
  • Work first and second edgings in color A
  • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

3-6 Months

    • Work rounds 1 through 7 in color A
    • Switch to color B for round 8, switch to color C for round 9, switch to color B for round 10, switch to color C for round 11
    • Switch back to color A for round 12 and both earflaps
    • Work first and second edgings in color A
    • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

6-12 Months

      • Work rounds 1 through 8 in color A
      • Switch to color B for round 9, switch to color C for round 10, switch to color B for round 11, switch to color C for round 12
      • Switch back to color A for round 13 and both earflaps
      • Work first and second edgings in color A
      • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

Toddler

      • Work rounds 1 through 10 in color A
      • Switch to color B for round 11, switch to color C for round 12, switch to color B for round 13, switch to color C for round 14
      • Switch back to color A for round 15 and both earflaps
      • Work first and second edgings in color A
      • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

Teen/Adult

      • Work rounds 1 through 15 in color A
      • Switch to color B for round 16, switch to color C for round 17, switch to color B for round 18, switch to color C for round 19
      • Switch back to color A for round 20 and both earflaps
      • Work first and second edgings in color A
      • Add a tassel of colors B & C to the center of each earflap

I hope you found this useful, and if you have any questions at all, feel free to leave a comment or you can email me at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Comments

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    Khanh says:

    Hi, I just subscribe your newsletter and download this pattern. Thank you for inspiring me more new fun crochet projects. Have a great weekend!