Crochet Squid Hat – Free Pattern

Hello everyone. I’ve got a rather unusual crochet squid hat pattern for you this week.

This had was inspired by and made for a fabulous steampunk friend of mine Dr Cornelius Porridge. Porridge is a regular face at steampunk events and is also a stand up comic. It was during his stand up act that Porridge first introduced his fans to the squid hat and his alter ego The Bishop of Squid (all hail!!)

 

The original squid hat is material, but last year Porridge asked me to make a  crochet squid hat, and this is the finished article. I love the neon yellow colour, but it could easily be made in more squid like colours, for a more realistic crochet squid hat.

Crochet Squid Hat Pattern

The main body of the crochet squid hat and the rim have been made using a double strand of DK to give extra rigidity.

Unless stated use a 4mm hook.

All crochet terms are in the US style

Sc = single crochet
2sc = 2sc into the next stitch
2tog = crochet next 2 stitches together.

 

Main Hat

3.5mm hook, 2 strands of DK

1)  Ch 4, join into ring. Make 6 sc into ring.

2) 2sc in each stitch.

3) *Sc next stitch, 2sc into next stitch* 6 times.

4) sc into each stitch

5) *Sc in next 2 stitches , 2sc in next st* 6 times.

6-7) sc into each stitch

8)*Sc in next 3 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

9-10) sc into each stitch

11) *sc in next 4 stitches, 2sc in next stitch * 6 times.

12-13) sc into each stitch

(14) *sc in next 5 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(15) *sc in next 6 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(16) *sc in next 7 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(17) *sc in next 8 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(18) *sc in next 9 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(19) *sc in next 10 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

(20) *sc in next 11 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

21-25) sc in each stitch.

26) *sc in next 12 stitches, 2sc in next stitch* 6 times.

27-31) sc in each stitch

Hat rim

4.5mm, 2 strands of DK

1) Ch 65, sc into first chain to make a loop, sc into next 64 chains.

2-15) sc into each stitch.

Tenticles – x8

1) chain 4, join in a loop, make 6sc into loop

2) *sc into next 2 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

3) sc into each stitch

4) *sc into next 3 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

5) sc into each stitch

6) *sc into next 4 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

7) sc into each stitch

8) *sc into next 5 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

9-58) sc into each stitch

Long tenticles x2

1) chain 4, join into a loop, 6sc into loop

2) *sc into next 2 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

3) *sc into next 3 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

4) *sc into next 4 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

5) *sc into next 5 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

6) *sc into next 6 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

7) *sc into next 7 stitches, 2sc* 2 times

8-12) sc into each stitch

13) *sc into next 7 stitches, 2tog* 2 times

14) *sc into next 6 stitches, 2tog* 2 times

15) *sc into next 5 stitches, 2tog* 2 times

16) *sc into next 4 stitches, 2tog* 2 times

17 – 78) sc into each stitch

Eyes

In white

1) Ch 5, 3hdc, hdc in next 2, 6hdc, hdc in next 2, 3hdc.

2) 2hdc in next 3, next 2 hdc, 2hdc in next 6, hdc in next 2, 2hdc in n3xt 3.

3-4) hdc into each stitch.

In black

1)Ch 5, 3dc, dc in next 2, 6hdc, dc in next 2, 3dc.

2) 2dc in next 3, next 2 dc, 2dc in next 6, dc in next 2, 2dc in next 3.

In white

1) ch4, join, 6dc in ring.

Wings

1) Ch 41, sc into each ch starting in the 2nd ch from hook.

2) 2tog, sc into next 38

3) 2tog, sc next 35 2tog (

4) 2tog, sc into next 35

5) 2tog, sc next 32, 2tog

6) 2tog, sc into next 32

7) 2tog, sc next 29, 2tog

8) 2tog, sc into next 29

9) 2tog, sc next 26, 2tog

10) 2tog, sc into next 26

11) 2tog, sc next 23 2tog

12) 2tog, sc into next 21, 2 tog

13) 2tog, sc next 20 2tog

Sew each wing along the sides of the main hat.

The finished crochet squid hat is funky and will definitley keep you warm and make you stand out in a crowd.
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