12 Days of Christmas Hats: Day 10 - Simple Slouch Beanie

All of my 12 Days of Christmas Hats were created as Christmas gifts for less fortunate students at my best friend's school in Nashville who do not have adequate winter wear. These patterns are available free of charge, but please consider making a donation here to help brighten a child's Christmas.

A simple two stitch slouch beanie. This hat is sized for 20"-22" heads. You can use this post to resize the pattern.

 

Materials:

• less than 1 skein worsted weight yarn (pictured: Bernat Satin in Dandelion)
• I hook
• J hook
• yarn needle

Directions:
Round 1: In magic circle, 12dc, join to first dc

Round 2: ch 2 (counts as stitch throughout), dc in same stitch, 2dc in every stitch (24 stitches), join to beginning ch

Round 3: ch 2, dc in same stitch, *dc in next stitch, 2dc in following stitch, repeat from * (36 stitches), join

Round 4: ch 2, dc in same stitch, *dc in next 2 stitches, 2dc in following stitch, repeat from * (48 stitches), join

Round 5: ch 2, dc in same stitch, *dc in next  3 stitches, 2dc in following stitch, repeat from *  add an extra stitch into the last stitch (60 stitches), join

Round 6-20: ch 2, dc in each stitch around (60 stitches), join (more rounds here = slouchier)

Round 21-25: switch to J hook, ch 1, sc in same stitch as the ch 1, sc in each stitch around (60 stitches), join to first sc, fasten off and weave in ends after round 25

And here area a couple of pictures of Elijah in the hat, simply because he actually wanted to wear a hat I made. It's a Christmas miracle! :)