XTall BEER CAN Party Top Hat - Easy Step by Step Crochet Tutorial

XTall BEER CAN Party Top Hat

Easy Step by Step Crochet Tutorial

XTall Beer Can Party Top Hat - Easy Crochet Tutorial

Oh this will be a good one! 

Now that I've shown you the Beer Can Hat basics, we can really get funky. It's time to stack the cans high and crochet the best top hat ever!

You want to make an impressive bbq entrance? Be the belle of the beer fest? I got you. This hat makes a statement! 

I recently perfected my extra tall can stacking crochet techniques while making a triple tall hat for my husband's birthday. I just posted a video of the making, no talking, no instructions. Just music and occasional sounds of the cheesy shows I watched those rainy days. Ha.

 

Two Levels of Reg or Tall Cans

Here I decided to use 2 levels of regular size cans, just for ease of fitting on my lap I guess. Tall cans are just as easy to assemble and would be extra awesome. I will also show you how to add more levels if you are feeling daring. When finished, the levels are surprisingly stable!

So go forth and wear a gigantic top hat made of crochet and beer!  

Show em who's boss. The one with the biggest beer hat wins.

 

 

Video: XTall BEER CAN Party Top Hat | Easy Crochet Tutorial

Full Crochet Pattern for Instant Download HERE.

 

XTall Beer Can Party Top Hat

In this tutorial, we'll make a 2 (or 3) level Beer Can Hat out of regular size beer cans, and a flat brim. Top hat style. Tall cans can be used instead, as noted below.
Here I will go over the basics rather briefly, since I've covered them in depth already. For more detailed instructions see my 3-in-1 Beer Can Party Hat Tutorial and Video. Alright! Let's do this!
 
Materials & Tools

Acrylic yarn like Red Heart

I Hook

Utility Scissors

Paper Hole Punch 

 

Just a few tools needed.

 

And 12 Aluminum Can Labels

 

Sierra Nevada has some great can art!

 

Cut the Cans

Cut the can label into a rectangle about 3in across.

 

 

Cut the labels into rectangles.

 

Smooth the edges and round the corners. 

 

Round the corners.

 

  

Repeat for 12 labels total. 

 

So. Many. Beer labels.

 

Punch the Holes

Use the hole punch to make 4 holes along the top and bottom of the labels, and 5 up the sides (6 for talls). 

 

Punch 5 holes up the sides.

Punch 4 holes across.

Edge the Labels

Single crochet around, working 3 stitches into each hole, 5 in the corners. 

 

 

Round 1

 

 

12 labels total

 

 

Work a second round of singles, with 3 in the corners. 

 

 

 

Round 2

 

Note: All of the above info is covered in more detail in Part 1 of the 3-in-1 tutorial.

 

Join the Labels

Here's where things get interesting. We are going to join our labels differently than I showed you before. Instead of joining the sides of the labels into a crown, we will join them at the top and bottom ends. So lay out your labels the way you want them for the hat. 

 

 

I like my seam upside down, other way is fine too.

 

Join at top/bottom edges.

 

 

Then take 2 that are sitting above/below each other, and join them at the edge where they meet. 

Line up the stitches of both labels.

Join by holding the labels back to back, line up the stitches, and single crochet through both layers across. 

 

 

Work singles through both layers.

 

 

 

 

Single crochet across label, corner to corner.

 

Continue on to the next pair of labels without stopping, and so on across all the pairs. 

 

 

Continue to next pair without stopping.

Repeat with all pairs of labels.

 

Do not connect to where you started, just leave them flat and tie off. 

 

Note: Notice I like to work them upside down. The seam will angle a little, and I like it that way better. Just a personal preference. Right side up works fine too.

 

 

 

 

Lay them out flat, tie off.

If you want to add another row of labels, just repeat what we just did above. You could possibly go taller, but the challenge would be balancing it on your head I think. But hey, go for it!

Repeat to join another row of labels. Why not??

Now turn everything sideways and work a seam along the longer sides. 

 

Turn work to join the vertical seams.

 

Single crochet like before.

 

Join last seam to create a crown.

 

Repeat with each seam, then join the first to last to make your Crown... Gigante!!

Finish the top and bottom edges with single crochet.  

Finish edges with single crochet.

Now we are getting somewhere! I must say, I might need a double tall Crown with some sweet crowny trims on top... befitting the Queen that I am. Yes.

Double tall crown achieved!

Crochet the Top

We'll use the exact same Top from Part 2 of my 3-in-1 tutorial for the regular shape. That's starting with 12 doubles into the ring, then alternating singles and doubles each round. 

 

Start with 12 double crochet into a ring, round 2 is 2 singles per stitch.

 

Round 5 is 3 doubles between increases.

 

 

Increase as a normal flat round, adding 1 stitch between increases for each round, 7 rounds total. See Part 2 for more details.

Hat top complete.

 

Join the Top to the Giant Crown

Line up the stitches and single crochet through both layers around.

Hold pieces back to back.

Stitch through both layers.

Top is joined to the crown.

 

Add a Flat Brim

For this flat, top hat brim, we will alternate doubles and singles each round, for 6 rounds total. Increase similar to the Top, adding 1 stitch between increases, but only on the double crochet rounds.

 

So round 1 is 6 doubles between increases, and round 2 is straight single crochet. Continue like this until you get to round 6.  

 

 

 

Round 2 is straight single crochet.

 

Round 3 is 7 doubles between increases, Rnd 4 is singles again.

 

 

For round 6, work 9 singles between increases.

 

 

 

At first I added a band, but this one fits better without it.

 

There you go! I ask you, who exactly can beat this giant kickass beer can party hat?? Nobody. Correct. Now get busy and show them what Extreme Beer Crochet is all about.