Original Pattern - Child's Striped Cap

After my last scary ugly design attempt, I felt a need to redeem myself. Today I worked on this child's cap. A very simple and versatile pattern that can be easily adjusted for adult and/or baby sizes.



Child’s Striped Cap (with instructions for adult and baby sizes)






3 colors of worsted weight yarn ( I used Caron Simply Soft)
H hook

Stitches used:
Chain
Slip stitch (ss)
HDC
BLO (back loop only) DC
BLO SC
Reverse SC


Basic Child’s Version

With Color A (main color)
Chain 4, slip stitch to first stitch to form a loop
1) chain 2 (counts as first hdc), 9 HDC in loop, ss to join (10 hdc including first stitch)
2) chain 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, ss to join (20 hdc)
3) chain 2, hdc in same stitch, *hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch*, continue pattern in * all the way around, ss to join (30 hdc)
4) chain 2, hdc in same stitch, *hdc in next 2 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, continue pattern in * all the way around, ss to join (40 hdc)
5) chain 2, hdc in same stitch, *hdc in next 3 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, continue pattern in * all the way around, ss to join (50 hdc)
6) chain 2, hdc in same stitch, *hdc in next 4 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, continue pattern in * all the way around, ss to join (60 hdc)
7) chain 2, hdc in each stitch around (60 hdc). SS to join in back loop only – change to color B
8) Chain 3, BLO DC around ( 60 dc), ss to join in back loop only – change to color C
9) Chain 1, BLO SC around (60 sc), sc to join in back loop only – change to color B
10) Chain 3, BLO DC around ( 60 dc), ss to join in back loop only – change to color A
11) Chain 2, BLO HDC around (60 hdc) ss to join
12) Chain 2, HDC through both loops around (60 hdc) ss to join in back loop only – change to color B
13 – 15) repeat rows 8,9 and 10
16) Chain 1, BLO SC around (60 sc) sc to join through both loops.
17) Reverse sc around bottom edge to finish off. Weave in ends.


Variations:
This basic pattern can easily be altered for different sizes and color combinations.






This adult size version was made in solid blue.
I started this hat by doing 12 HDC in the initial loop. Then I followed the basic pattern but added one additional row of HDC between the two stripe sections (do row 12 twice)





This baby version was done using Bernat Baby Coordinates and a G hook.
I started this version by doing only 8 HDC in the initial loop. I used just 2 colors and only did the striped pattern once (I omitted rows 13-15).


This is an original copyrighted pattern. Please feel free to print out a copy for personal use and to link to this pattern. You may use this pattern for personal and/or charity work.