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Retro Big-Cuffed Hats, Part II

3/25/2015

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This big-cuffed hat from "Cozy Quartet by Bernat," a 1978 leaflet, is one of four great, vintage designs by the yarn maker -- two crocheted and two knit.  It's the quintessential crocheted '70s hat.

Following is my version of this hat:

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The Bernat hat uses two strands of worsted-weight yarn, held together.  I used one strand of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Chunky and a 6.5 mm hook.

This is a very simple style to make: You crochet a chain that's about 12 inches* long, and work single crochet through the back loops only.  Once you reach the desired width of your hat**, you seam the back (I crocheted mine together, reversing the stitching for the cuff turnback.)  And then you gather the top of the tube.  I sewed through one strand of the front-loop ridge stitches for a less bulky finish.

* A 12-inch deep hat will give you a nice, big cuff.  Mine is actually about 11 inches deep -- I think my stitches got a bit tighter as I worked.  To make a bigger, fatter cuff that you can turn back twice (like the hats in the background of the "Modular Crochet" book cover in the preceding post), start with a chain about 15 inches long.

** Try on the hat as you go, by folding up a cuff and checking to see if the width will fit around your head.  This back-loop-only-rib stitch is VERY stretchy.  My hat is about 20 inches around, and it's a very comfy fit.
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