Cover Up Hat

"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."

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook, J/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge14 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

Finished Size52 cm (20.5”) circumference x 33 cm (13”) long (ribbing not folded); body: 20.5 cm (8”), ribbing 12.5 cm (5”)

Materials List

• Hobbii Portobello (100% Cotton, 28% Acrylic, 12% Wool | Worsted weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 120 m (131 yds)),
  
  (#124) Black 2 balls
• 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