FREE CROCHET HAT SCARF AND NECK WARMER PATTERNS

See diagrams A.1 to A.4.

CHAIN STITCH:
If you work outermost on the hook the chain stitch will often be too tight; 1 chain stitch should be as long as 1 double crochet/treble crochet is wide.1 PUFF-STITCH:
Work as follows in the same stitch (important to work in the stitch not around the stitch): * Make 1 yarn over, insert the hook through the stitch, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the stitch; make both yarn overs long (to avoid the puff-stitch being small and compact it is important to pull the yarn overs to approx. 2 cm in length) *, work from *-* a total of 5 times, make a yarn over and pull the strand through all loops on the hook.

DECREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on row (e.g. 63 stitches) and divide by number of decreases to be made (e.g. 28) = 2.3.
In this example decrease by working approx. every first and second stitch together as follows: Insert the hook through the next stitch, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the stitch, insert the hook through the next stitch, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the stitch, make 1 more yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on the hook (= 1 stitch decreased).

START THE PIECE HERE:

HAT – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The hat is worked back and forth from mid back, bottom up, and sewn together mid back to finish.

HAT:
Work 75-77-82 chain stitches with hook size 5.5 mm, using 1 strand Sky + 1 strand Kid-Silk (= 2 strands).
The first row is worked as follows: Work 1 double crochet in the 3rd chain stitch from the hook, 1 double crochet in each of the next 0-2-1 chain stitches, * skip 1 chain stitch, work 1 double crochet in each of the next 5 chain stitches *, work from *-* to end of row = 62-64-68 double crochets on the row.
The next row is worked as follows: Work A.1 over the first stitch, A.2 until there are 3 stitches left on the row, A.3 over 2 stitches and finish with A.4 over the last stitch. Continue this pattern back and forth. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
When the piece measures approx. 20-21-22 cm, decrease 28-30-30 stitches evenly, either on row 3 or on row 6 in the diagram (marked with an arrow in the diagram) – read DECREASE TIP = 34-34-38 stitches.
Work 2 more rows of puff-stitches.
On the next row (a row of double crochets), decrease by working all double crochets together 2 and 2 = 17-17-19 double crochets left.
Then work 2 rows of double crochets where all the double crochets are worked together 2 and 2 on both rows = 5 double crochets left in all sizes.
Cut the strands but leave a strand-end long enough to sew the seam with.
Tack the strand up and down through the 5 stitches at the top of the hat, tighten and fasten well. The hat measures approx. 26-27-28 cm from the top down.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the hat together mid back – sew edge to edge in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so the seam is flat.

NECK WARMER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth from mid back, bottom up and sewn together mid back to finish.

NECK WARMER:
Work 94-101-108 chain stitches with hook size 5.5 mm using 1 strand Sky + 1 strand Kid-Silk (= 2 strands).
The first row is worked as follows: Work 1 double crochet in the 3rd chain stitch from the hook, 1 double crochet in each of the next 1-2-3 chain stitches, * skip 1 chain stitch, work 1 double crochet in each of the next 5 chain stitches *, work from *-* to end of row = 78-84-90 double crochets on the row.
The next row is worked as follows: Work A.1A over the first stitch, A.2 until there are 3 stitches left on the row, A.3 over 2 stitches and finish with A.4 over the last stitch. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
Continue this pattern back and forth until the piece measures approx. 24-27-30 cm (or to desired length) but finish after either row 3 or row 6 in the diagrams. Cut the strand but leave a strand-end long enough to sew the seam with.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the neck warmer together mid back – sew edge to edge in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so the seam is flat.