Crochet- Slouchy Beanie Hat

Prepare to stay warm and cozy by making this cute slouchy beanie hat!  The pattern is simple, and doesn't take too much time to make.

To begin, you're going to need:

1. One skein of yarn for each color you want to use
2. Size I crochet hook
3. About a week of time

To make the ribbed edge:

Ch. 20

Row 1: sc in second ch from hook, sc across

Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in back loop of each sc across

Row 3-?: Repeat Row 2 until the band fits comfortably around your head

Finish: whipstitch the first row to the last row, tie in ends

To make the hat:

Row 1: take your contrast color and ch. 3 where you whipstitched the band together.  2 DC in each stitch around.  sl st in first st of the round

Row 2-3: ch. 3, DC in each DC around; sl st in first st of the round

Row 4: Without cutting the contrast color*, change to the original color and ch. 2.  HDC in each DC around; sl st in first st of the round

Row 5: chg back to contrast color and repeat rows 2-4 once, without changing colors in between 

Row 8: chg to original color and repeat row 2 once

Row 9: chg to contrast color and repeat rows 2-3 once

Row 11: chg to original color and repeat row 2, then repeat row 4

Row 13: chg to contrast color and repeat row 11

Row 15: chg to original color and repeat row 2-3

Row 17:chg to contrast color and repeat row 2

Row 18-?: chg to original color and repeat row 2-3 until satisfied with the length and level of slouchy-ness

Fold your hat in half and tie the top together at the center; fold in half the other way and tie the edges so the top view of the hat looks like an X.  Secure tightly

Tie in ends and flip hat right side out

*never cut the yarn when changing the colors for this hat, just allow the yarn to run up the side of the work as you change colors.  However, make sure the running yarn remains on the same side of the hat as you intend to be the inside.  This makes finishing easier, and saves a lot of time and yarn.