Crocodile stitch hat

Over the long weekend, I learned how to do the crocodile stitch using this tutorial. It's the second time I've actually used a diagram pattern rather than the written one, and I find it so much easier to use! If you crochet and have not learned how to read a diagram, I highly recommend it! It's so much easier to take a quick look and make sure you're in the right place! At least, that's how I feel about it! :) The tutorial also has written out instructions, so if you are not ready for diagrams, there's that too. So, I read the tutorial, printed out the diagram, and took it and a skein of yarn to a family reunion.

I didn't have a lot of time to sit an crochet, but I found this stitch to be so much easier than I had anticipated! I'd been putting it off, thinking it was much more complex than it actually was! I first tried out just stitching it in straight rows, like the above mentioned tutorial instructs, but then decided I wanted to do something a little different with it. I decided to make a hat. It took a little bit of trial and error to find the right way to decrease the number of stitches going up to the top of the hat, but I got it mostly figured out. Here was the outcome:

Side. My kids think it looks a little like a cupcake or muffin.

Front. But I was actually going for something more floral than culinary!

And top views. There it is! See? It's a flower! Right?

I am generally happy with how this turned out. There are a couple changes that I will make next time. I'd probably make a narrower band and add another row of the crocodile stitch. Hopefully, that would make it seem more like a flower than a cupcake. I'm also thinking a smaller hook may close some of the gaps that are between the scales/petals. What do you think?

PS do you like my new model? ;)

Hi, and welcome! I'm currently working to get some of my creations posted here! I have some fun projects I've been working on and am excited to share them! You'll be seeing more here soon, so check back when you get the chance!