Introduction
The Cover Up Hat was designed as part of Crochet Cancer Challenge 2026 in black colour to spread awareness of skin cancer.
The Cover Up Hat is a basic Tunisian crochet hat with wide double brim ribbing and simple Tunisian knit stitch body stitch pattern with slightly slouchy fit. A large pompom is a must! This is a great first Tunisian crochet cable project with meditative repeating stitch pattern. The pattern is easily customisable to smaller or large size.
The pattern is worked flat and seamed at the end.
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Skills required:
To create this simple Tunisian crochet hat you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Chain (ch), Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward (FP) and return (RP), Tunisian purl stitch (tps), Tunisian knit stitch (tks), Tss bind off (Tss BO), Locking Mattress Stitch, blocking.
Skill level:
Finished measurements:
The final simple Tunisian crochet hat measurements (blocked):
Size adult:
52 cm (20.5”) circumference x 33 cm (13”) long (ribbing not folded);
body: 20.5 cm (8”), ribbing 12.5 cm (5”)
Materials and tools
Yarn:
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my simple Tunisian crochet hat, you will need:
Hobbii Portobello (100% Cotton, 28% Acrylic, 12% Wool | Worsted weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 120 m (131 yds)),
- (#124) Black 2 balls
Other yarn alternatives:
Please always swatch when substituting yarn:
- Yarnsmiths: Pebble Haze Aran
- Cascade yarns: Cantata
For further alternatives, please see:
Hobbii Portobello | Substitutes
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Tools and notions:
- US size 6.0 mm (J/10) Tunisian crochet hook with 25.5 cm (10”) cable
- US size 5.5 mm (I/9) Tunisian crochet hook or size to obtain the gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Optional: Medium size pompom
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Gauge:
Blocked Gauge:
14 sts and 12 rows = 4” [10 cm] in ribbing using smaller hook after steam blocking
14 sts and 14 rows = 4” [10 cm] in cable pattern using larger hook after steam blocking
The gauge is essential for this simple Tunisian crochet hat, and will impact the size and the amount of yarn used.
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hook size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hooks size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger hook size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller hook size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few hook sizes to achieve the exact size.
Alternatively, if you really don’t want to make several samples to achieve the desired size, you can try to alter your tension as you work the project. However, I would advise to try this out once you master the basics of Tunisian crochet as it may be a bit tiresome to try to master the basics of Tunisian crochet and focus on alternating your tension while working the project.
If this simple Tunisian crochet hat is your first Tunisian crochet project and are not sure if this project matches your skills, I have a Tunisian crochet masterclass tutorial that will jump-start your Tunisian crochet journey!
Stitch guide:
Tunisian crochet stitches are worked in 2 steps; forward and return pass from right to left, with the number of sts (lps) increasing on the hook during the forward pass and decreasing during the return pass.
- First row of Tunisian crochet: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul across. Standard return pass.
- Tunisian purl stitch: bring yarn to the front on the work and hook, insert the hook from right to left under the front vertical bar of the next st, yrh and pul. Standard return pass.
- Tunisian knit stitch: Insert the hook from front to back between the front and back vertical bar, yrh and pul. Standard return pass.
Other Special techniques and Bind off:
Tunisian simple stitch bind-off (Tss BO): Insert hook from right to left under front vertical bar of the next st, yrh, pul and pull through the loop that is on the hook. One loop remains on the hook.
Locking Mattress Stitch – Place the hat RS down with edges aligned side by side. Stitches will be worked through the top lps of each edge.
- Start the seam by inserting the needle from left to right through the first stitches of both panels at the bottom.
- Move one stitch up on the right side, insert the needle from right to left and continue to the first stitch on the left side (the one already worked into).
- Move one stitch up on the left side, insert the needle from left to right and continue to the last stitch worked into on the right side.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to end.
Abbreviations:
| Abbreviations used in simple Tunisian crochet hat: | |
| ch- chain | pul- pull up a loop |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | yrh- yarn round the hook |
| lp(s)- loop(s) | FP- forward pass |
| tps- Tunisian purl stitch | RP- return pass |
| tks- Tunisian knit stitch | approx.- approximately |
| ES- end stitch | rep- repeat |
| RS- right side | WS- wrong side |
Notes:
- The hat is worked flat from right to left and bottom to top.
- Number of loops on hook equals number of stitches for counting.
- Ribbing is worked after the body of the hat using smaller hook.
- Sides are seamed using the Locking Mattress Stitch, the top of the hat is enclosed, and an optional pompom added.
Instructions:
Simple Tunisian Crochet Hat
Body of the hat – tks pattern
With larger hook, ch 71.
Row 1 FP: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul across. 71 lps on hook.
Row 1 RP and all other RPs: Standard RP.
Row 2: Tks across to last st, ES.
Pattern repeat:
Rows 3-29: Rep row 2.
Row 30: Tss bind-off.
Ribbing
Change to smaller hook.
Place the body of hat RS down with Row 30 being at the bottom. Attach yarn to the first crochet foundation chain (under front and back lps).
Row 1 FP: * insert the hook under front and back lps of next ch, yrh and pul; rep from * across. 71 lps on hook.
Row 1 RP and all other RPs: Standard RP.
Row 2: * Tps in next st, Tks in next st; rep from * to last 2 sts, tps in next st, ES.
Pattern repeat:
Rows 3-14: Rep row 2.
Row 15: Tss bind-off.
Fasten-off.
Finishing:
Weave in ends and block to final measurements.
Join two short sides by Locking Mattress Stitch (See Stitch guide and special techniques).
Fasten-off.
Turn hat inside out with WS of body of the hat facing. Create a draw string using your yarn through the Tss bind-off row. Tighten it to enclose the crown of the hat. Sew in all ends. Turn the hat right side out
Attach the pompom to the crown of the hat.
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