Free Crochet Pattern: Tunisian Pixie Hat

Originally posted on momwithahook.blogspot.com 4/7/2011

Pixie hat-hood by Momwithahook 2011

Chain

1. Measure Your Head where you want the hat-hood to fit. [mine was 23"]
2. Choose your yarn and Hook size [I used Red heart Super Saver in Turqua as it was what I had and a size M Tunisian hook] 
3. Know how to make a Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss) and a Tunisian Knit Stitch (tsk). [check you tube or nextstitch.com]
   

   Stitches on hook [pick up row]

4. Depending on your measurement in #1, chain about 3″ less [smaller hooks will need more chains and larger hooks will need less chains. Mine worked out to about 50 chains or 20"]
   

   Stitches off hook [return pass row]

5. For the first row of PickUp stitches you will be going into the underside bump [See picture below] Do not count this as a row. After you pick up your stitches, do a return pass. [*this is where knowing how to do a Tunisian Simple Stitch comes in*]

underside ‘bump’

Start Counting Your Rows at this point: [Remember in Tunisian a pick up row plus a return pass row are equal to ONE ROW.]

1. Pick up row TSS, Return
2. Pick up row TSK, Return [beginning band]
3. Pick up row TSK, Return [beginning band]
4. Pick up row TSS, Return
5. Pick up row TSS, Return
6. Pick up row TSS, Return
7. Pick up row TSS, Return
8. Pick up row TSS, Return
9. Pick up row TSS, Return
10. Pick up row TSS, Return

11-12. Work two rows of TSK in next two rows [end band]


You will now be Decreasing in the beginning and end of the pick up row. [You might want to review the process on next stitch or you tube.]

How I decrease -> When going into pick up the first stitch, pick up two [1 decrease made] work as you normally would until the last two stitches, Decrease over last two ‘pick up’ stitches, work your Return row as you normally would. [Note to self -> take a photo of this process]

The following is all done in TSS:

1. Decrease [over the first 2 stitches you pick up], pick up stitches, Decrease [over the last 2 stitches you pickup] return row is worked as you normally would. [48 stitches on hook]
2. Pick up row, Return Row [48]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [46]
4. Pick up row, Return row [46] 
5. Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [44]
6. Pick up row, Return row [44] 

7-9. Work 3 rows as Pick up row, Return [44] 

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, decrease, return row [42] 
2. Pick up row, Return row [42]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [40]
4. Pick up row, Return row [40] 
5. Decrease, pick up stitches, decrease, return row [38]
6. Pick up row, Return row [38]
7. Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [36]
8. Pick up row, Return row [36]

9. Work 1 row Pick up row, Return row [36] 

1.  Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [34]
2. Pick up row, Return row [34]

3. Work 1 row Pick up row, Return row [34]

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [32]
2. Pick up row, Return row [32]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [30]
4. Pick up row, Return row [30]
5. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [28]
6. Pick up row, return row [28]
7. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [26]
8. Pick up row, return row [26] 

9-13. Work 5 rows as – Pick up row, Return row [26]

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [24]
2. Pick up row, Return row [24]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [22]
4. Pick up row, Return row [22] 
5. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [20]
6. Pick up row, Return row [20]

7 – 10. Work 4 rows in TSS -> Pick up row, Return row [20] 

Note: You may stop here if you don’t want a super long tail to your hood-hat. Just decrease every other row from here on. If you want a super long tail CONTINUE.

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [18]
2. Pick up row, Return row [18]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [16]
4. Pick up row, Return row [16]
5. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [14]
6. Pick up row, Return row [14] 
7. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [12]
8. Pick up row, Return row [12]

9-12. Work 4 more rows of  TSS -> Pick up row, Return row [12] 

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [10]
2. Pick up row, return row [10]

3-6. Work 4 more rows of TSS -> Pick up row, Return row [10]

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [8]
2. Pick up row, Return row [8]
3. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [6]
4. Pick up row, Return row [6]

5-8. Work 4 more rows of Tss-> Pick up row, Return row [6] 

1. Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [4]
2. Pick up row, Return row [4] 
3. Decrease, pick up a stitch, pick up a stitch [Note: you are only doing one decrease] Return row [3]
4. Pick up row, Return row [3]
5. Decrease, pick up a stitch [2] [Note: you are only doing one decrease] Return row
6. Pick up row, Return [2] End off

You should Now have something that looks like this:

Completed Hood-hat [not sewn]

Alternative to HOOD – Instead of working the HOOD below, just continue to sew down the seam and you have a hat. 

 Starting at the top of the piece, sewn down the seam until you get to a nice snug fit for you. You will now be Single crocheting around the piece that will fit on your head. [Note to self: sketch this out and scan in]

Join yarn to one end with a slip stitch , single crochet in this same stitch and in each stitch around HOOD - when you get to the middle where you just sewed up the ‘tail’ you will be working 2 decrease single crochets before the middle seam, single crochet in next 2 stitches, and then another 2 decrease single crochets. This will round out the back of your hood. [I will be adding pictures as I'll make a second sample for the PDF download of this tutorial]

Continue single crochet around to the opposite end, chain one turn, single crochet back around, [Repeat the decrease over the middle seam] single crochet to the other each, chain 1 turn, Single crochet one more row this time without a Decrease [unless you still need to shape the back of the hood] and end off at the other side.

To make the ties, just slip stitch at one end, chain 50, slip stitch in each chain across. End off. [Repeat this with the other side]

Secure any loose ends you might have with a tapestry needle.

side view

back view

To make a smaller hat work less chains onto your hook and/or use a smaller hook. I’ll be making another one so will make a child’s size for a future post.