Basketweave Hat

Now that I have some down time while I recover from back surgery, I was finally able to write up a pattern I made about 5 years ago. This basketweave hat would accompany my basketweave scarf well.

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn (170-200 yds) - 1 or 2 colors if you would like the brim to be a different color than the main hat
• H hook
• G hook

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• dc - double crochet
• sl st - slip stitch
• st/sts - stitch(es)
• fpdc - front post double crochet
• bpdc - back post double crochet

Pattern:

Main Hat
H hook

1. Ch 3. 9 dc into third ch from hook. Join with a sl st to first dc. Join like this throughout (join with sl st to first stitch in the round). (You can start this round with a magic ring instead of the ch 3 if you would like.)
2. Ch 2. *Bpdc, fpdc in same stitch. Repeat from * around. Join. (18 sts)
3. Ch 2. *Fpdc in next st. Bpdc, fpdc in same next stitch. Repeat from * around. Join. (27 sts)
4. Ch 2. *Bpdc in next st. Fpdc in next st. Bpdc, fpdc in same next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (36 sts)
5. Ch 2. *Fpdc in next st. Bpdc in next st. Fpdc in next st. Bpdc, fpdc in same next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (45 sts)
6. Ch 2. *[Bpdc in next st. Fpdc in next st.] twice. Bpdc, fpdc in same next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (54 sts)
7. Ch 2. *[Fpdc in next st. Bpdc in next st.] twice. Fpdc in next st. Bpdc, fpdc in same next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (63 sts)
8.  Ch 2. *[Bpdc in next st. Fpdc in next st.] three times. Bpdc, fpdc in same next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (72 sts)
9. Ch 2. [Fpdc in next st. Bpdc in next st.] around. Join.
10. Ch 2. [Bpdc in next st. Fpdc in next st.] around. Join.
11. Repeat rounds 10 and 11 until hat is as long as you need it to be. 6-7 inches from the top of the hat is a good length. The brim will add about 1 inch to the length of the finished hat.
12. Cut main hat color and switch to brim color, if applicable.

Brim
Switch to G hook.

1. Ch 1. Fpdc in the fpdc sts, bpdc in the bpdc sts around. Join.
2. Repeat round 1 two more times.
3. Cut brim color yarn. Secure and weave in ends.

Cheers!

Pattern Ravelry link.