Hat Madness Continues!

And so I have spent the last three days making hats.

Today's a great day in my quest to be a good crocheter, as it was the first time I did a project from start to finish in just one day!



I'm very happy with the results of this newest project. It's sort-of-kind-of an original concept of mine. You see, I had wanted to make a really basic tam (the hat type), and came across Deborah Arndt's lovely Simple Tam Pattern. So I decided to make it today with some of the yarn that I recently bought.

In the process of making the hat, though, I wound up making so many tweaks to the project that it was slowly evolving into a new design. So what I'm going to do is to call this new project the "Basic Ripple Tam", as though it were my own work, but also say that it is based on Arndt's original design.



Basic Ripple Tam
Based on Deborah Arndt's Simple Tam Pattern
Designed by PJ Punla

Pattern after the jump.



Yarn - worsted weight. I used Lion Brand Cotton in Navy.
Hook - size J-6
Gauge - N/A

All stitch terms US.
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch

Chain 4 and join in ring with slip stitch.

Round 1: Chain 2 loosely, then work 2 dc into the same stitch. * 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.

Round 2: Chain 2 loosely, then work 2 dc into the same stitch. * dc in next st, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.

Round 3: Chain 2 loosely, then work 2 dc into the same stitch. * dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.

Round 4: Chain 2 loosely, then work 2 dc into the same stitch. * dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.

Round 5: Rep Round 4.

Rounds 6-8: Chain 2 loosely, then work 2 dc into the same stitch. * dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.
-> To make the hat bigger, repeat this set of instructions as many times as needed.

Rounds 9-12: Chain 2 loosely, then work 1 dc into same stitch. * dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st to first dc.
-> To make the hat longer, repeat this set of instructions as many times as needed.

Round 13: Chain 1 loosely, place stitch marker, then work 1 sc into same stitch. * sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Do not join - continue to next round.

Round 14: Chain 1 loosely, move stitch marker here, then work 1 sc into same stitch. * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Repeat from * around.

Round 15: Chain 1 loosely, move stitch marker here, then work 1 sc into same stitch. * sc in next st. Repeat from * around. When stitch marker is reached, sl st into first 3 sts of Round 14. Fasten off and weave in ends.