Amazing Grace Simple Slouchy

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This Amazing Grace Simple Slouchy is the 22nd pattern in the Amazing Grace Series that is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness! This fun and comfortable slouchy hat works up quickly in the standard Amazing Grace Stitch.  To read more about my story and the other free Amazing Grace Patterns… Click Here!

Supplies ~

Yarn: 150 Yards Worsted Weight Yarn

Pictured here using Red Heart Dreamy in Rose, this is a soft, slightly fuzzy yarn.

Hook: N

Yarn Needle

Size ~

24″ around brim & 11 1/2″ from brim to top

Gauge ~

Double Crochet 9 dc x 5 rows = 4″ x 4″

Stitches ~

St – Stitch     Ch – Chain      Sl St – Slip Stitch     Sk – Skip      Sc – Single Crochet      Hdc – Half Double Crochet      Dc – Double Crochet     Dec – Decrease

Foundation Single Crochet

Instructions ~

Round 1:  Make 40 foundation sc, join with sl st to form ring. Be very careful not to twist the round.  Foundation sc tutorial

Round 2:  Ch 1, (sc,ch2,sc) in 1st st, *sk st, (sc,ch2,sc) in next st*, repeat *to* 19 more times, sk last st,  join with sl st to 1 sc. = 20 (sc,ch2,sc)

Round 3:  Sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), 2 dc in same st, 3 dc in each ch2 sp around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3.  = 20 3dc shells

Round 4:  Sl st in next st(middle st of 3dc from previous round), ch 1, (sc,ch2,sc) in same st, *sk 2 sts, (sc,ch2,sc) in next st*, repeat *to* 19 more times, sk last 2 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 20 (sc,ch2,sc)

Rounds 5-14: Repeat rounds 3 & 4

Round 15:  Sl st in next ch 2sp, ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each ch2 sp around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 40 dc

Round 16:  Ch 2(counts as hdc now and throughout), hdc in next st, dec hdc over next 2 sts (yo, insert hook in st, pull up loop, yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through all 5 loops on hook), *hdc in next 2 sts, dec hdc over next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to top beginning ch 2. = 20 hdc & 10 dec hdc.

Finish off leaving a long tail for drawing hat closed

With yarn needle, weave long tail in and out of top 30 sts, draw top closed and secure.

Brim ~

With right side facing, join yarn with sl st  to any st at bottom edge foundation sc

Round 1 – 3:  Ch 1, sc loosely in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 40 sc

Finish off and weave in ends.

Congratulations!!! You now have an Amazing Grace Simple Slouchy!!

Happy Crocheting!

Elena

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