In a previous post, we talked about how to make crochet ribbing from front post and back post double crochet which was great for top-down hats, or the body of a hat, as we talked about in that post, but today, we’re going to start a bottom-up hat technique using chains and slip stitches to make a super cute slip stitch ribbing. Once we make it long enough to fit around our head, we can slip stitch it together, and crochet along the top edge to start the body of the hat!
What else can we use this style of stitching for? In the video below, I briefly talk about how to create a double thick brim for your hat using this method. I start with 21 chains and when I start the single crochet row for the body, I fold over the ribbing and single crochet through both sides together. This makes a nice thick, warm, hat brim! You could also use this ribbing for sweater sleeve cuffs, mitten cuffs, or make it wider for a boot cuff. The only limits are those of your imagination! You can also use this technique with different stitches, like single crochets or even half double crochets. We did a baby hat with single crochets in our 30 stitches in 30 days series.
Let’s get started with slip stitch ribbing!
Materials used today: Purple Yarn, Teal yarn, Ergonomic Crochet Hook set.
Slip Stitch Ribbing
We begin this technique with 10 chain stitches.
Turn your chains over, and insert your hook into the back loop of the chains, slip stitch. Continue slip stitching in that loop across your row.
At the end of each row, we add a chain to keep our stitch count. On the next row, slip stitch into the back loop of our chains across the row.
Continue slip stitching across the row, and chain at the end of the row before turning.
When your ribbing is your desired length, you’re going to match up your ends.
Attaching your ends
Bring your end up to meet the end you’ve been working on, matching the tail from the slip knot to your loop. See below.
Insert your hook through the end with the tail, without your loop on your hook, catch the tail from the other side and pull the loop through so it is now through both sides of your fabric. See below.
Try not to catch only 1 strand of yarn, you’ll want a couple so insert your hook down a little bit from the initial row will help anchor it more securely.
Continue working through the back loop on your top row, and down a couple of strands on the bottom section and slip stitch across your row.
Turn your fabric, and flatten your seam.
Transition row to start the body of your hat
Start with a chain, and begin single crochets into the dips of your slip stitch ribbing around your hat. This spot is perfect for ensuring a consistent and flat first row.
Make sure you insert your hook the same way we did for the seam, down 1/4″ or so from the top to ensure it is well anchored.
Now, you’re able to go into whatever stitches you’d like to do for your body. I suggest Camel stitch, Granny stripes, or even celtic weave. When your hat measures about 75% of your needed length, you’ll want to start decreasing. We’ll have to do that in a future post, but the stitches are shown in this video if you want to try it on your own.
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