Crocheting winter accessories is one of the most rewarding ways to stay cozy while creating something uniquely yours. Whether you're making gifts for loved ones or treating yourself, handmade hats bring warmth and personality to those chilly months. The Dahoon Slouch Beanie is the perfect project for crafting a lightweight winter hat that works beautifully during cool autumn evenings and mornings. Made with a light size 3 cotton blend yarn, this hat offers just the right amount of warmth without feeling heavy—ideal for layering or wearing on its own when temperatures dip.
Materials You'll Need
Yarn: 7 oz skein of light size 3 weight yarn. Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend in Silver Lining works beautifully for this pattern.
Hook: Size J/6.00mm
Gauge: One size fits most. If you prefer a loose fit, a Large size option is provided in parentheses throughout the pattern.
Band pattern: 2" × 2" = 8 dc sts × 3 rows
Body pattern: 3" × 3" = 5 puff sts × 3 rounds
Abbreviations
- Slst = slip stitch
- Ch = chain
- Sc = single crochet
- Hdc = half double crochet
- Dc = double crochet
- Fpdc = front post double crochet
- Yo = yarn over
- Sp = space
- St = stitch
Special Stitches
Puff Stitch: Think of a puff stitch as 6 half double crochets joined together. *Yarn over, insert hook into chain 1 space, draw a loop through, repeat from * five more times in the same space (you should have 13 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull yarn through all loops on the hook.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Band
Row 1: Chain 12. Double crochet in the 4th chain from your hook (the chain 3 counts as a double crochet and will throughout the band). Double crochet in each stitch until the end. You'll have 10 double crochets total.
Row 2: Chain 3, turn your work. Front post double crochet around each double crochet stitch and in the last turning chain from the previous row.
Rows 3–31: Repeat Row 2. (For the Large size, work 32 rows instead.)
Finishing the Band: Slip stitch the band together at the ends to form a circle.
Body
You'll now work in the round instead of rows. Keep working in the same direction for each round without turning your work. You'll begin working around the band in the side posts and turning chains of the band.
Round 1: Chain 1. Single crochet 2 times in each double crochet side post and turning chain going around the band. Slip stitch to the first single crochet to join. You'll have 62 single crochets total. (Large size: 64 single crochets.)
Round 2: Chain 3 (counts as a half double crochet and chain 1). Half double crochet in the same stitch. *Skip the next stitch, then (half double crochet, chain 1, half double crochet) in the next stitch. Repeat from * until the end of the round. Slip stitch to the 2nd chain to join. You'll have 31 half double crochet–chain 1–half double crochet clusters total. (Large: 32 clusters.)
Round 3: Slip stitch into the next chain 1 space. Chain 3 and half double crochet in the same space. *Skip the next 2 half double crochet stitches, then (half double crochet, chain 1, half double crochet) in the next chain 1 space. Repeat from * until the end of the round.
Round 4: Slip stitch into the next chain 1 space. Chain 3 and puff stitch in the same space. Chain 1. *Skip the next 2 half double crochet stitches, puff stitch in the next chain 1 space, chain 1. Repeat from * until the end of the round. Slip stitch to the top of the first puff stitch to join. You'll have 31 puff stitches total. (Large size: 32 puff stitches.)
Round 5: Chain 3 (counts as a half double crochet and chain 1). Half double crochet in the same stitch. *Skip the next chain 1 space, then (half double crochet, chain 1, half double crochet) in the top of the next puff stitch. Repeat from * until the end of the round. Slip stitch to the 2nd chain to join.
Round 6: Slip stitch into the next chain 1 space. Chain 3 and half double crochet in the same space. *Skip the next 2 half double crochet stitches, then (half double crochet, chain 1, half double crochet) in the next chain 1 space. Repeat from * until the end of the round. Slip stitch to the 2nd chain to join.
Rounds 7–14: Repeat Rounds 4–6. Fasten off, leaving a long tail end for sewing.
Finishing: Sew the top together by weaving the tail end of yarn in and out of the stitches of Round 14. Cinch the opening together and tie securely.
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