The youth movement "rastamans" (or "rastafari") appeared in our country relatively recently. Its representatives are mostly teenagers and young people up to 30-35 years old. Their philosophy is this: life is a simple and positive thing. Rastafarians love freedom, travel, adventure. They are fond of reggae and its Russian version - rasta-punk. A distinctive sign of people related to this trend is the Rastaman hat - a multi-colored striped headdress. Most often, it is knitted manually, thereby making the hat original and unique. For all creative people who want to learn how to independently perform such an accessory, the article presents detailed workshops on its manufacture.
Rastaman hat: we learn how to crochet a fashionable item of clothing. Materials Preparation Stage
Rastafari headdress is a bright striped beret or hat. In order to tie it with your own hands, you will need yarn of different colors. Usually use red, green, yellow and black threads. For summer headwear it is recommended to take such yarn: natural cotton or cotton with acrylic. For the cold season, the hat can be made of wool or wool mixture. Pick a hook under the thickness of the thread. When purchasing yarn, examine the label on the hanks, where the manufacturer indicates what number the tool should be for working with this thread.
We knit a striped hat: a description of the work process
This accessory model runs from the forehead line to the crown. Crochet a chain of air loops of black yarn folded in half. Its length should correspond to the volume of the head along the forehead line. Fasten the chain to the ring with a connecting column. Next, with the same double thread, knit 2 circular rows of single crochet posts. Thus, you have completed the headgear cuffs. Now attach a single red thread and do 2 rows with the same pattern - double crochet. Knit the next gap again with black thread, only in one addition, and then green. Thus, alternate stripes for 12-14 rows. Further in the work will be used reduction.
This is necessary in order for the Rastaman hat to narrow. So, in the next row, perform uniform decreases (out of two single crochet columns, do one) every 6 loops. Next, knit a row without reduction. Do not forget to change the color of the thread every 2 rows as well. In the next reduction period, do every 5 loops. According to this principle, tie the hat to the end. When 5-6 loops remain in the row, cut the yarn and tighten its tip. On the wrong side of the product, fasten the edges of all threads to the places where they were attached. Rastaman hat is ready.
Do it yourself in the style of Rastafari
You can knit a striped hat in the shape of a beret on your own, focusing on the following description. For work, you need a hook and skeins of yarn of the desired colors. On the product, in general, 100 grams of thread will go. So, we begin to manufacture a fashion accessory called "rastaman hat". The knitting pattern is shown in the photo.
Step-by-step instructions for executing a beret
- Draw a chain of 5 stitches with black yarn and connect it into a ring.
- 1st row: in a ring, knit three hoist air loops and 11 loops with single crochet posts.
- 2nd row: 3 lifting air loops (each row begins with them), and then in each loop of the previous row, perform 2 double crochet columns. There should be 24 loops on the hook.
- Attach a red, green or yellow thread. In further work, change the yarn by color every 2 rows.
- 3rd row: knit in the first loop of the bottom row 1 column with one crochet, and in the next loop - 2 of the same column. Perform alternations throughout the circle.
- Perform uniform additions in each row, according to the pattern.
- When the circle reaches the diameter you need, continue to draw the next 6-8 rows without adding. The canvas will become round.
- Now, knitting a row, do the reduction through one loop: we knit the 1st and 2nd together with a single crochet, the third we simply knit with a single crochet, we carry out the next two stitches again together. Thus, the product will narrow, and the rastaman hat will take the form of a beret.
- Knit 2-3 rows with single crochet, forming the cuffs of the headgear.
- Cut the thread, fix its edge on the wrong side of the work.
How to crochet a rastaman hat? We hope that the information provided in the article helped you find the answer to this question. Engage in creativity and surprise others with exclusive reggae-style hats.