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Crochet Neva Hat ( Crochet Olympics Team Hat)

February 2, 2018 by Bethany 72 Comments

Do you like watching the Olympics? I always look forward to it and I love summer and winter equally. Summer has gymnastics, hand ball, beach volleyball; winter has snowboarding, hockey, figure skating. It’s so amazing to see so many athletes excel.  I was also pretty cool to see Ralph Lauren’s designs for the Team USA closing ceremonies uniforms. The crochet olympics team hat is awesome.  But holy. Guacamole. I won’t be spending $200 on one, so I decided to make one.
Join me? 

 olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work

 

woman wearing olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work

Don’t let the color work intimidate you, seriously. If you work slowly and steadily, this hat will be simple for you. It’s definitely not a quick project, but it’s a very rewarding project.  It turned out even prettier than I imagined, and I think you will be seeing more graphs here soon. 

close up of olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work

The trick to getting the design to line up is simply working through the back loops! I learned this neat trick from the book Modern Tapestry Crochet. It’s a perfect book for tapestry crochet beginners. She makes it SO easy. 

 

NEVA HAT (Crochet Olympics Team Hat)

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What you need: (affiliate links)
– I Hook
– Mighty Stitch (Medium Weight Yarn) in Serrano, White and Navy
– Pom-Pom
– Bobbins
– Darning Needle

Abbreviations: US Terms
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Sl st – Slip Stitch
St – stitch
BLO – Back Loops Only 

Gauge: 14 sts = 4″  (Gauge Pattern)


**The PDF has been updated to include the mittens!** 


or get it on Etsy 

Ribbed Brim: 

Ch 8. 
1. Hdc in 2ch ch from hook. Hdc in each ch. Turn. (7 sts)
2. Ch 1. hdc in same st. Hdc in next 5 sts in BLO. Hdc in last st going through both loops. Turn. (8 sts)
Repeat row 2 until your band reached approx. 19″ (or until it fits your head snugly). Achieve this measurement by gently pulling your band. You want the hat to be snug. 
Fold the the band in half and sl st the ends together forming a band. Turn the band so the loop is on the top and the seam is on the inside. Continue on to the body:

Hat Body:

Work the hat body in BLO, this allows the stitches to line up properly. 
1. Ch 1. Sc around the top of the band, echieving 72 total stitches. Join. 
2.  Ch 1. Sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (72 sts)
Begin working the graph on row 3.  (Be sure you are working in BLO)

The graph starts at the bottom right at the beginning of row 3. Work from right to left. 
You will repeat the graph three times. The graph is 24 sts, so when you reach the end of the row, you begin again on the right side of the graph on the same row. Be sure to begin each round with a ch 1, and finish each row by joining with a sl st into the first st of the round.

When you are working the rows with three colors, I prefer to use a bobbin instead of carrying the yarn (see the bobbins in the materials list). You have a few when you join the red yarn for the middle of the diamond, but you will only have that many for 3 rows. 

 olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work with red bobbins

You have  finished the graph. Finish your hat by working the decrease rows (26-27).
26. Ch 1. *Dc. Dc2tog* repeat all around the hat. Join.  (48 sts)
27. Ch 1. Dc2tog all around the hat. Join. (24 sts)

Turn your hat inside out. Using your darning needle, sew a loose running stitch across the top of the hat and cinch it tight to close it. Tie a firm knot. Weave in your ends. 

 olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work with white fur pom-pom

woman wearing olympic team crochet hat with red white and blue color work with fur pom pom

So pull on your new hat and tune in to the Olympics. They start this weekend, yay!

Stay tuned for more projects featuring color work, because it is so much fun. 

 

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    March 8, 2018 at 10:10 am

    Love this pattern! Would Caron Simply Soft be a good substitute for the yarn? I’m allergic to wool 😕

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      March 8, 2018 at 3:47 pm

      It’s slightly lighter, so be sure to make a gauge swatch, but it should work!

      Reply
  2. Carly says

    March 7, 2018 at 7:37 am

    Hi Beth

    This is an amazing pattern and I love the video tutorial. I would say I’m a confident beginner but I’m having massive trouble by the time I get to row 11.
    My slip stitch ch1 looks messy since row 9, and my charts been lining up fine until row 11 where the left leaning reds look gappy. They look fine on the right- leaning section of the diamond
    Am I doing something really obviously wrong?

    Carly

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      March 7, 2018 at 7:57 am

      No, you are doing right. If you look close at my hat, you will see. The stitches line up nicely when you are going diagonal to the right but they do look a bit choppy when you are doing diagonal to the left.

      Reply
  3. Nicole Grant says

    March 2, 2018 at 9:02 am

    This hat was so cool to make. It took a lot of work but it was awesome in the end. I made it as a Dallas cowboys hat for my cousin. He’s gonna love it. Working on a scarf too. Pattern is much harder to capture flat but I won’t give up. You’ve inspired me to go deeper.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      March 3, 2018 at 11:06 am

      It IS a lot of work, but totally worth! I would love to see a photo of yours! :)

      Reply
      • Nicole Grant says

        March 3, 2018 at 2:56 pm

        It certainly is. I willl post it on the Facebook page when I’m done with the scarf.

        Reply
  4. Debbie says

    February 24, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    what and how did you make the pompom
    Thank you so much for all the different patterns, you do an awesome job!
    thanks

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      March 13, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Thanks so much! I have a fur pom-pom tutorial here:
      https://www.whistleandivy.com/2017/10/diy-fur-pom-poms.html

      Reply
  5. Sandi says

    February 24, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    In the future, it would certainly help to show how to start the NEXT row after completing the previous rew. Particularly when starting row 4 on the graph. Like showing exactly where to slip stitch and chain For row 4. My first graph and it was nightmare to figure out with only one third of the graph visible….but I managed…I think. But to just stop without those instructions and automatically go onto the bobbin info ……YIKES. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 24, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      I guess I don’t understand, I am sorry! You mean, show where to join the row? You will always join with the first stitch of the row, and begin each row with a ch 1, exactly like other joined round projects. I thought it would be redundant to show the graph 3 times, so I thought the repeat would be a simpler method. I am sorry it was a struggle for you.

      Reply
  6. Kathy says

    February 16, 2018 at 9:53 am

    This looks awesome! I can’t wait to try it. I’ve never done a graph before, however, and I am left-handed. Any tips for doing it left-handed? Do I need to start from the other side instead? Thanks for your help!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 17, 2018 at 11:07 pm

      Thanks Kathy! Yes, I think you need to work it backwards.

      Reply
  7. Kathy Rheaume says

    February 16, 2018 at 8:10 am

    Noticed on the tutorial that you stated 8 stitches total on Row. It should be 7 stitches. When you ditched the band together you show slip stitch on the written pattern but in the tutorial you did mostly sc stitches, I saw only 2 slip stitches the 5th and 7th only, The rest appear to be sc as you did yarn over before completing the stitches

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 17, 2018 at 11:02 pm

      I am working slip stitches, I just do it in two motions. You are not the first to think I am sc!

      Reply
      • Kathy Rheaume says

        February 18, 2018 at 6:44 am

        Shouldn’t row 2 be 7 stitches? not 8?

        Reply
  8. julia behnke says

    February 15, 2018 at 3:11 pm

    THank you so much for this pattern! It reminds me of my Norwegian heritage traditional knitted sweaters. Your video tutorial and written intructions are so easy to follow! My hat was snug but not tight, perfect! Thank you again!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 15, 2018 at 11:34 pm

      Yes I agree! I absolutely love that traditional-looking color work. Thanks for your kind words, I am so glad you liked the pattern!

      Reply
  9. Coralee says

    February 14, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    Hi, I just finished this hat for my daughter and she loves it! It was easy to follow and turned out great. I do have one question…how can I make this bigger without using a bigger size hook?

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 14, 2018 at 8:52 pm

      Thanks Coralee! Unfortunately there is no way to make it larger without redesigning the entire graph. The easiest way would be to use a thicker yarn and larger hook.

      Reply
  10. Melissa Pratt says

    February 9, 2018 at 9:27 pm

    I absolutely Love this pattern and was so excited to make it. I actually just finished it minutes ago. had a few issues with it though. The hat when finished is so tall that it looks more like a chefs hat I was getting worried about that issue when I was half way done with the graph. I did not hadd any rows and followed your pattern to the T. I even used a 5mm instead of the 5.5 mm because a lot of hat pattens I have to do that with because they tend to run big on my head.
    Also the only part of the hat I could get on my head was the brim and the blue part with the red zig zag. I am going to tear it all apart and see if I can modify it to make the hat shorter and the graph part bigger so I can get it on ly head.. I do LOVE the pattern just hoping I can get it to work for me

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 11, 2018 at 12:15 am

      Hi Melissa! Sorry you don’t like the hat design, it is a slouchy hat, so it’s a taller design. To make yours shorter you can eliminate the first 2 rows of sc, and the last 2 rows of decreases, or you can eliminate the red zig-zap part of the graph. What yarn are you using? The hat should be a tube, so it shouldn’t have gotten smaller after the brim and blue/zig-zag part. I am wondering what happened there.

      Reply
  11. Brend says

    February 9, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    I’ve never used a bobbin- how do you use it, and how much yarn do you wrap around it?

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 11, 2018 at 2:36 pm

      It’s a way to keep your yarn organized so you don’t have to carry it. So for this hat, you only need red in a few small spots, so instead of carrying the red around and around the hat, you just use it to work the one stitch, and then drop it, so it’s there next time you come around. The bobbin keeps it neat. You don’t need much yarn for this specific project, but I tend to put way more than I think I will need because I would rather have extra than not enough.

      Reply
  12. Brookly says

    February 8, 2018 at 7:24 pm

    Hi, quick question when doing the graph part of the hat when I finish a row do I join with a slip stitch? Ch. 1? I’m having some trouble. Love this pattern tho!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 9, 2018 at 9:08 am

      Yes, just like the other rows you will join wit a sl st and ch 1 to begin the next row.

      Reply
  13. Jana says

    February 7, 2018 at 2:42 pm

    There’s a tutorial? Where is it. I’ve never done graph work but this looks doable. However, what stitch is this done in? Single crochet? Half double?

    I am sort of confused about that part for sure. Do you have a video tutorial somewhere?
    Thank you!!

    Jana

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 7, 2018 at 4:17 pm

      Hi Jana! The video is above the pattern, under the abbreviations and gauge.

      Reply
  14. Jessica collins says

    February 7, 2018 at 2:38 pm

    Hi Bethany. Im having truble with the gauge and the first round. Do you go in the stitch at the base of the turning chain or the stitch qfter it? I cant make it line up.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 7, 2018 at 9:05 pm

      I go into the same st as the turning chain

      Reply
  15. Angela Evoe says

    February 6, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    Hello Bethany,
    Wow what a great pattern and perfect timing this is just what i didn’t know I was looking for haha….I was wondering if you planned to design any pattern(s) for the other accessories in this collection like the fingerless gloves? I’m a sucker for crochet sets, I am currently making several of your plaid sets, I just adore them. Please let me know thanks.

    Reply
  16. Carol says

    February 6, 2018 at 10:04 am

    The graph is not 72 sis is each square 1 st or 3 sis

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 6, 2018 at 10:11 am

      1 st. Sorry, I forgot to mention you will repeat the graph 3 times.

      Reply
      • Carol says

        February 6, 2018 at 1:22 pm

        Thks

        Reply
      • Karen says

        February 6, 2018 at 7:46 pm

        So in the “repeat” for row 10….1st time to the end – you end with 3 white so when you go back to the right to start over do you do 2 white stitches or start with the blue?

        Reply
        • Bethany says

          February 6, 2018 at 10:03 pm

          You follow the chart and start again with white at the beginning of the chart. That is the bottom of the x pattern and there is 5 whites in a row.

          Reply
          • Pam Owen says

            February 8, 2018 at 8:46 pm

            Thanks Bethany, I was confused by this also.

    • Carol says

      February 6, 2018 at 1:22 pm

      Sis sorry

      Reply
  17. Toni says

    February 5, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    I bough the yarn today to make this hat! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to make it for myself! I absolutely love it! And who knew getting the graph to line up was as easy as using back loop only. I never have made a graph hat because it bugged me that they didn’t transition smoothly. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 6:36 pm

      Yay Toni! It really is fun! It’s definitely more slow-going, but super rewarding. I love the look of graphs!

      Reply
  18. Rita says

    February 5, 2018 at 12:47 pm

    Your tutorial was So helpful and I live this pattern! Can’t wait to see what the next colorwork looks like

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 2:55 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  19. Pam Owen says

    February 5, 2018 at 4:56 am

    Hi Bethany, wow girl, you are so talented and I love getting your blog. I always watch your tutorial before I start and since I’m awake (3:52 am) I’m going to start now. Will post a pic when I finish the hat. Thank you for all you do, I’ve learned a tremendous amount from you! Sincerely, Pam

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 2:56 pm

      Thanks so much Pam, you are so sweet!

      Reply
  20. Elizabeth Lofts says

    February 4, 2018 at 1:05 pm

    I love this hat, so much! Well done! And thank you for the pattern!!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  21. Sara Grinton says

    February 4, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    This hat is simply gorgeous! I will definitely be trying it.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you Sara!

      Reply
  22. Kate says

    February 4, 2018 at 10:21 am

    I love this hat ! Thanks for all you do , I love your blog !

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Thank you so much Kate!

      Reply
  23. Joan says

    February 4, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Looking forward to seeing if you can come up with a Team Canada Hat, I absolutely love this one ❤️

    Reply
  24. Tracy Jirschele "jirschelet" says

    February 4, 2018 at 9:07 am

    I love your clever designs and clear tutorials. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks so much Tracy!

      Reply
  25. Olga says

    February 4, 2018 at 8:43 am

    This hat IS super cute. Beautiful job. cant wait to try it out. thank you.

    Reply
  26. Shelley Wallace says

    February 4, 2018 at 7:54 am

    Hi Beth!! Love your patterns and colors! You are really a great designer!!
    I’m wondering if it’s posdible for you to put a printer friendly button on the patterns you offer us for free? The pop up ads are difficult to copy around!!
    Thanks so much for being so generous!!
    -Shelley

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks so much Shelley!
      As I am sure you are aware, the ads enable me to make my patterns FREE! So I don’t provide a punter-friendly button, but I DO have PDF’s available for a small fee in my shop :) You can find the link above the video.
      Thanks for your kind words!

      Reply
  27. Evelyn says

    February 4, 2018 at 7:45 am

    Wow Bethany. I had to look up the original hat and I love yours even more! Beautiful!!!

    Reply
    • Tracy Jirschele "jirschelet" says

      February 4, 2018 at 9:09 am

      I agree! I looked it up too, and am very impressed with your design. I like yours better!!

      Reply
  28. Ruth says

    February 4, 2018 at 7:32 am

    What a great pattern! I’ve admired crocheted colorwork for a long time, but have never tried it (although I knit colorwork on a regular basis. Go figure!). This looks like a really fun pattern to try it.

    P.s. you have a teensy typo I’m round 1 of the hat. It says “Echieve” instead of Achieve. <3

    Reply
  29. Mihaela says

    February 4, 2018 at 7:14 am

    Hey Beth! This is really beautiful! I have never tried to color crochet, but it looks so good! Thank you for the pattern!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you very much! It really is easier than it looks and it’s so much fun. I hope you give it try!

      Reply
  30. Miranda says

    February 3, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    Holy amazing hat!!! I’m so excited to try this one for myself!! Thank you for another beautiful pattern ❤️

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks so much Miranda!

      Reply
  31. Jessica collins says

    February 3, 2018 at 7:02 pm

    Hi Bethany!! I am confused about the gaugue parameters for the Neva Hat. When you say 14 sts equals 4 inches, what stitch do i use? Hpw many rows do i crocheh the gauge swatch for? Ive never messed with gauge swatches so its a bit confusing. Thanks so much

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:09 pm

      Hi Jessica!
      I have my gauge pattern linked right next the the gauge.

      Reply
      • Sandi says

        February 13, 2018 at 1:47 pm

        It’s not clear for me either. Which stitch do we use to create the gauge….your pattern has several – how does one choose?

        Reply
        • Bethany says

          February 13, 2018 at 4:18 pm

          You can do either sc or dc

          Reply
  32. m says

    February 3, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    Hi Beth! That is a very beautiful hat. Really enjoyed the video. Thank you very much for your kindness to share with us your ideas. Have a beautiful Sunday! ❤💐🐑🍀🐝

    Reply
  33. Becky Turk says

    February 3, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Hi Bethany! Love your patterns! I am trying to work this graph but keep getting stuck on row 11. Do you have the whole graph somewhere? I think for my brain I need all 72 rows to figure it out! Otherwise I don’t think my X’s come out right.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 6, 2018 at 10:02 am

      I’m having trouble on that too :(

      Reply
  34. Mary Palmentieri says

    February 3, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    Bethany, this is amazing! I love the colors you chose too! Awesome job! Also, I love the new photo of you in your profile on the homepage. So beautiful!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 5, 2018 at 3:08 pm

      Thank you so much Mary!

      Reply

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