Staghorn Slouch

Skill Level:

Finished Size:

Materials:

• 6.00 mm (J) hook
• Lion Brand Wool-Ease (worsted "4") 197 yds 3 oz
  Colorway Shown: Fisherman 1 ball per hat.
• Clover Pom Pom maker (green used for Pom version)
• Elastic Hair Bans (Messy Bun Version)

Gauge: 12 sts X 9 rows = 4"/ 10 cm
Sizes: Child (18"); Adult (21"); Large Adult (23")
Abbreviations/Tutorials:

• Abbreviations
• FHDC : Foundation Half Double Crochet
• Joining Foundations Stitches to Work in the Round
  Invisible dc joins in the round.
• Hdc in the third loop
• Front Post Stitches
• TrTreble Crochet
• dtrTall Crochet Stitches
• Gathering Crowns
• Enclosing Stitches

Notes:

Part of this pattern is worked in turned rounds, aka joined rows. When directed with the instruction "turn," after slip stitching to finish the round, turn to work back the other direction as if you were working in rows. Using a stitch marker in the last stitch of each round will help you find the first stitch of the next round.

Instructions for all three sizes are listed in the pattern as Child(Small, Large). Sizes are based on measurements provided by the Craft Yarn Council.

Instructions (Pom Version):

• Rnd 1: Leaving a long tail,
  FHDC 54 (62, 68); join to work in the round. (54(62, 68) sts)
  Use long tail to close bottom of first row.
• Rnd 2 and 3: Ch 1, hdc in the 3rd loop of first st, fpdc in next st,
  *hdc in 3rd loop of next st, fpdc in next st;
  rep from * around, join. (54(62, 68) sts)

Staghorn Slouch Pom Version


• Rnd 4: Ch 1, hdc in the 3rd loop of first st, fpdc in next st,
  *hdc in 3rd loop of next st, fpdc in next st;
  rep from * around; join and turn.
  (54(62, 68) sts)
• Rnd 5: Ch 1, hdc in each st around; join and turn. (54(62, 68) sts)
• Rnd 6: Ch 1, hdc in first 17(20, 22) sts,
  fptr in the next 4 sts 2 rows below,
  hdc in the next 12(14, 16)sts, fptr in next 4 sts 2 rows below,
  hdc in the last 17(20, 22)sts;
  join and turn.(54(62, 68) sts)
• Rnd 7: Repeat Rnd 5.
• Rnd 8: Ch 1, hdc in the first 15(18, 20)sts,
  [fpdtr in next 2 fptr sts 2 rows below,
  hdc in the next 4 sts, fpdtr in the skipped 2 fptr sts 2 rows below],
  hdc in the next 8(10, 12)sts, rep [ to ],
  hdc in the last 15(18, 20)sts; turn. (54(62, 68)sts.)
• Rnd 9: Repeat Rnd 5.
• Rnd 10: Ch 1, hdc in the first 136(16, 18)sts,
  [fpdtr in the next 2 fpdtr sts 2 rows below, hdc in the next 2 sts,
  fptr in the next 4 hdc sts 2 rows below],
  hdc in the next 4(6, 8)sts, rep [ to ], hdc in the last 13(16, 18)sts;
  join and turn.(54(62, 68) sts)
• Rnd 11: Repeat Rnd 5.
• Rnd 12 - 15: Repeat Rnds 8 - 11.
• Rnd 16 and 17: Repeat Rnd 8 and 9.
• Rnd 18: Repeat Rnd 5. (CHILD SIZE ONLY: DO NOT TURN, GO TO RND 21)
• Rnd 19 - 20: (SMALL ADULT AND LARGE ADULT SIZES ONLY): Repeat Rnd 5, but do not turn after round 20.
• Rnd 21: Ch 2 (does not count), dc2tog around; join. (27(31, 34)sts)
• Rnd 22: Repeat Rnd 21; if 1 st remains, dc in last st, join. (14(16, 17)sts)
• Rnd 23: Repeat Rnd 22; break yarn leaving a long tail. (7(8, 9)sts).
  Use tail to gather crown closed and finish off. Add pom pom if desired.

Instructions ( Messy Bun/Ponytail Version):

Staghorn Slouch Messy Bun/Ponytail Version


• Repeat above instructions through Rnd 18 (skipping Rnds 19 and 20), then work as for Rnds 21 and 22.
• Rnd 23: Working sts to enclose the elastic hair band, (sc, ch1) in each st around; join and break yarn.