Free Crochet Pattern: Tunisian Pixie Hat

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

A Pixie Hood-Hat Pattern in Tunisian Crochet

Note: This is an Intermediate Pattern 

Step 1: Measure Your Head where you want the hat-hood to fit.

• My head was 23 inches

Step 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 

Step 3: Know Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss) & Tunisian Knit Stitch (tsk).

•  Check YouTube (Crochet Geek aka Teresa)  or nextstitch.com.

Step 4: Make your starting chain.

• 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 inches]

Step 5: Pick up stitches using the underside bump of your chain

• Continue until all stitches have been picked up. Do not count this as a row.

Step 6: Do a return pass (For a visual search Youtube “tunisian return pass“.)

Step 7:  Pick up stitches in TSS & Return. Follow the Pattern Below. 

• Start counting your rows now. Remember in Tunisian crochet a pick up row plus a return pass row are equal to 1 row. 
• Row 1: Pick up row TSK, Return [beginning band for the pixie hat]
• Row 2: Pick up row TSK, Return [beginning band for the pixie hat]
• Row 3: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 4: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 5: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 6: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 7: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 8: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Row 9: Pick up row TSS, Return
• Rows 11-12: Work two rows of TSK [end of pixie hat band]

Step 8: Start Decreasing in the beginning and end of the pick up row.

• You might want to review the process on next stitch or YouTube.
• For additional help with tunisian crochet consider joining Tunisian Crochet on Yahoo.

How I decrease - When going into pick up the first stitch, pick up two stitches [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. 

Step 8a: Follow This Pattern which is all worked in TSS.

• Row 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]
• Row 2: Pick up row, Return Row [48]
• Row 3: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [46]
• Row 4: Pick up row, Return row [46] 
• Row 5: Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [44]
• Row 6: Pick up row, Return row [44] 
• Row 7 – 9: Work pick up row, return row [44]
• Row 10: Decrease, pick up stitches, decrease, return row [42] 
• Row 11: Pick up row, Return row [42]
• Row 12: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [40]
• Row 13: Pick up row, Return row [40] 
• Row 14: Decrease, pick up stitches, decrease, return row [38]
• Row 15: Pick up row, Return row [38]
• Row 16: Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [36]
• Row 17 – 18: Work Pick up row, Return row [36]
• Row 19: Decrease, Pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [34]
• Row 20 – 21: Work Pick up row, Return row [34]
• Row 22: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [32]
• Row 23: Pick up row, Return row [32]
• Row 24: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [30]
• Row 25: Pick up row, Return row [30]
• Row 26: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [28]
• Row 27: Pick up row, return row [28]
• Row 28: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [26]
• Row 29: Pick up row, return row [26] 
• Row 30 – 34: Work pick up rows and return rows[26]
• Row 35: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [24]
• Row 36: Pick up row, Return row [24]
• Row 37: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [22]
• Row 38: Pick up row, Return row [22] 
• Row 39: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [20]
• Row 40: Pick up row, Return row [20]
• Row 41 – 44: Work pick up rows, return rows [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 out. If you want a super long tail CONTINUE.

• Row 45: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [18]
• Row 46: Pick up row, Return row [18]
• Row 47: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [16]
• Row 48: Pick up row, Return row [16]
• Row 49: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [14]
• Row 50: Pick up row, Return row [14] 
• Row 51: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [12]
• Row 52: Pick up row, Return row [12]
• Row 53 – 56: Work pick up rows and return rows [12]
• Row 57: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [10]
• Row 58: Pick up row, return row [10]
• Row 59 – 62: Work pick up rows and return rows [10]
• Row 63: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [8]
• Row 64: Pick up row, Return row [8]
• Row 64: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, return row [6]
• Row 66 – 70: Work Pick up rows and return rows [6]
• Row 71: Decrease, pick up stitches, Decrease, Return row [4]
• Row 72: Pick up row, Return row [4] 
• Row 73: Decrease, pick up a stitch, pick up a stitch [Note: you are only doing one decrease as it is an odd number of stitches.] Return row [3]
• Row 74: Pick up row, Return row [3]
• Row 75: Decrease, pick up a stitch [2] [Note: you are only doing one decrease] Return row
• Row 76: Pick up row, Return [2] End off

Step 8b: Decide if you will make a hat or a hood.

• Alternative 1: Hat – Sew match seams and sew up with matching yarn.
• Alternative 2: HOOD – Follow the directions below. 

Step 9: Sew up Hat or Follow the directions below for the Hood.

• 9a: Starting at the top of the piece, sewn down the seam until you get to a nice snug fit for you.
• 9b: You will now be Single crocheting around the piece so it will fit on your head. Join yarn to one end with a slip stitch , single crochet in this same stitch and in each stitch around HOOD 
• 9c: 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. 
• 9d: 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.
• 9e: 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]
• 9f: Secure any loose ends you might have with a tapestry needle.

How Do You Make A Smaller Tunisian Crochet Pixie Hat?

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.

A Note From Momwithahook:

I have not tested this pattern. Please if you attempt to make this let me know how you did. As time permits I will try to get a photo tutorial of the decreases as well as the sewing.