The Big Knit - Hat 9 - Pineapple - off the hook for you

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just see something and then instantly know how to crochet it.

In this case – It’s a pineapple of all things.

Now don’t get me wrong, I never thought I’d be sat here writing about a crochet pineapple – but I am – so here goes.

This is just one of the many hat patterns I’ve come up with over the past couple of weeks – Have a look at the others here.

Materials

Using a 3.5-4mmm (ish) hook and DK yarn in Mustard and Green.

Abbreviations – USA terms

CH- Chain

MR – magic ring or magic loop

SC – Single crochet

HDC – Half Double crochet

Bobble stitch: *YO, though the stitch, YO, pull back through, YO, pull through 2 loops* repeat 3 more times, YO, pull through all the loops on the hook, chain 1 to secure the stitch. Make sure when you do the next round you make your stitch in the securing chain only (as you have an extra stitch).

3 DC Bobble stitch, Ch3, *YO, though the stitch, YO, pull back through, YO, pull through 2 loops* repeat twice more times, YO, pull through all the loops on the hook, chain 1. (The ch3 counts as the first part of the puff)

SS – Slip Stitch

Notes:

You are working in rounds. SS, and chaining (the appropriate number of stitches as noted at the beginning. These chains do not count.

Pineapple

Round 1: MR, 12 sc into the ring, SS to join, [12 SC]

Round 2: Ch3, 3dc bobble in the same stitch, SC, *bobble, SC,* repeat around. SS to join. [6 bobble, 6SC]

Round 3: Ch1, 2SC in each stitch around (bear in mind the bobble stitch creates 2 loops, only make stitches into one of these – I prefer to use the chain 1 to line things up. [24SC]

Round 4: Ch1, SC, * bobble, SC* *-* repeat around. Ss to join. [12sc, 12 bobble]

Round 5: Ch1, 1sc in each stitch around. SS to join [24sc]

Round 6: Ch 1, SC, * bobble, SC * *-* repeat around. SS to join. [12 sc, 12 bobble]

Round 7: Ch2, 1 HDC in each

Round 8: Ch2, * 2HDC tog, 1 HDC in the next 2 sts* repeat around.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Green stalk

Using green, MR, chain 2, 11 HDC in the ring.

Chain 10, in the 2nd chain from the hook, make a sc, and then 1 more sc in the next 2 chains, still working down the chain, make 1 HDC in in each chain, skip[ one stitch on the magic ring, and ss to the next. Repeat these 5 more times = 6 fronds.