Child Version of the Waffle Stitch Hat

Photo by mcm, ravelry.com

Since the Waffle Stitch Hat pattern has been posted on Ravelry, Kym (mcm), a crocheter and knitter on the site, has created a child's version of the hat. 


Pattern (Thanks to Kym!):

Waffle Stitch Base

Row 1. Ch 11. Dc in third ch from hook. Dc across. Ch 2. Turn.

Row 2. Dc in first st. *Dc in next st, fpdc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * twice more. Dc to end. Ch 2. Turn.

Row 3. Dc in first st. *Fpdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * twice more. Fpdc in next st. Dc in last st. Ch 2. Turn.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until piece has 13 completed waffle squares and 2 half squares (i.e. the first row and the last row). End with Row 2 and ch 1 instead of ch 2. Fold the piece in half so that the first row is next to the last row (with the waffle pattern facing out). Slip st together each st of the first row and the last row. Ch 2 at the end. Do not turn.

Shaping the Top

My hat

Round 1. Dc 42 sts evenly across the top of the waffle stitch base. This roughly correlates to 3 sts per waffle square. Join with sl st to first dc st of round. Join in this way throughout the rest of the piece. Ch 2. Do not turn.

Round 2. Dc in st that was slipped to (start each round this way). Dc 1 in next 3 sts. Dc2tog in next 2 sts. *Dc 1 in next 4 sts, dc2tog in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Join. Ch 2.

Round 3. *Dc 1 in next 3 sts, dc2tog in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Join. Ch 2.

Round 4. * Dc 1 in next 2 sts, dc2tog in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Join. Ch 2.

Round 5. *Dc in next 1 sts, dc2tog in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Join. Ch 2.

Round 6. Dc2tog around. Join.

Fasten off. Weave yarn through last 7 stitches and pull tight to close the top of the hat. Weave in ends.