Messy bun hats were all the rage last year. As the messy bun is still a popular hairstyle I’m betting the messy bun hats will be in demand this year as well!
These hats are great stash busters and when I found a couple of balls of yarn in my stash I started thinking about what hat to make.
I have always loved the Moroccan Midnight Slouch Hat by Moogly (you can find the pattern here) but didn’t quite have enough yarn for the full slouchy hat so I decided to have a go at modifying Moogly’s pattern to be a messy bun hat.
I was so pleased with the result I thought I would share my modifications with you.
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What you’ll need:
- Slightly less yarn than mentioned in Moogly’s pattern (she states 260 total yds Aran weight yarn in 2 colours – see her full yarn details here)
- 5.5 mm (US – I) crochet hook*
- 6.5mm (US- K) crochet hook*
- 2 stitch markers*
- tapestry needle to weave in ends
Messy Bun Hat Pattern:
You’ll need to switch between this page and Moogly’s Moroccan Midnight Slouch Hat Pattern, which you can find here (opens in a new tab so you can easily switch between the two).
Round 1 to 14: Follow Moogly’s pattern (22 (24) V sts)
Round 15: (begin to decrease) Replace hook in active loop of Colour A, CSDC, ch1, dc between first and last V of the row before the previous round. Dc between the next V sts, enclosing previous round *[dc, ch1, dc] between the next V sts, enclosing previous round. Repeat from * 9 (10) times. Dc between the next V sts, enclosing previous round. **[Dc, ch1, dc] between next V sts, enclosing previous round. Repeat from ** to end. Join with sl st to CSDC. Remove hook from loop, add a stitch marker in loop so it doesn’t pull out. (20 (22) Vsts and 2dc)
Round 16: Repeat round 8 of Moogly’s pattern. (20 (22) V sts)
Round 17: Follow the instructions for round 31 of Moogly’s pattern. (10 (11) V sts and 10 (11) dc sts)
Round 18: Follow the instructions for round 32 of Moogly’s pattern. (10 (11) V sts)
Round 19: Replace hook in active loop of colour A, CSDC, ch1 between first and last V sts of the row before the previous round. *Dc in top of dc from row before the previous round, ch1. Repeat from * to end. Join with sl st to CSDC. (10 (11) dc sts and 10 (11) ch-spaces)
Round 20: Continuing with colour A, ch1, sc in same stitch. *Sc in ch-space, sc in top of dc from previous round. Repeat from * to end. Seamless join to first sc and weave in ends. (20 (22) sc sts)
And that’s it, you’re done! I hope you like this Moroccan Messy Bun Hat version of Moogly’s Moroccan Midnight Slouch – let me know!
Happy crafting
Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2014. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, please visit Tamara’s About page for details.
