This mesh, rainbow striped slouchy hat is a cheerful accessory to wear in transitional weather. This pattern was designed for donation to Knit the Rainbow, a charity that distributes handmade clothing and accessories to homeless LGBTQ+ youth. This pattern is part of my charity spotlight series of free crochet patterns designed for donation.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, increasing
Special stitches: dc2tog (includes written description and linked photo tutorial) and sc2tog (includes written description and linked video tutorial)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Sizes
Teen/Adult Small (Adult Large). Photographed sample is Teen/Adult Small.
Teen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.

Adult Large: 24” (61 cm) hat circumference x 9.5” (24 cm) height.

Materials
WeCrochet Comfy Worsted yarn (75% cotton/25% acrylic, 1.75 oz/60 g, 109 yd/100 m) – 1 skein each in 28010 Fiesta Red (CA), 25771 Carrot (CB), 28011 Honey (CC), 28013 Ivy (CD), 25314 Celestial (CE), and 24798 Lilac (CF), or approximately 40 yd (55 yd)/ 36.5 m (50.5 m) in each of 6 colors in any medium weight, cotton blend yarn.

WeCrochet Bright US Size 7/4.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge

Yarn needle.

Gauge
Through Rnd 4 in pattern = 4.25” (11 cm) diameter. For best fit, always check your gauge.