Winter Hat Crochet Pattern

Hopefully you understand this! If you don't, please let me know so I can explain better!  :)

Inside Insert
Band:
1. chain 6 - turn
2. chain 1 - sc in each stitch starting with 2nd from hook - turn (5)
3. ch1 - sc into back loop only all the way across - turn (5)
4. continue until length is large enough to go around your head
5. bring ends together and sc to ends together

Body:
6. sc all the way around in the posts of your band - amount of st depends on where you go through the bands - sl st into first sc - ch1
7. sc into same st then all the way around - sl st into first sc - ch 1
8. continue until body of hat encases most of your head and band fits over your ears/forehead - sl st into first sc - ch1
9. sc first 5 then sc2tog, then sc next 5, then sc2tog - repeat until end - sl st - ch1
10. sc first 4 then sc2tog, then sc next 4, then sc2tog - repeat until end - sl st -  ch1
11. sc first 3 then sc2tog, then sc next 3, then sc2tog - repeat until end - sl st - ch1
12. sc first 2 then sc2tog, then sc next 2, then sc2tog - repeat until end - sl st - ch1
13. sc first, then sc2tog, then sc next st, then sc2tog - repeat until end - sl st - ch1
14 sc2tog all the way around - sl st - ch1
**repeat until hole is almost closed** 
15. tie off but leave long end if doing a pom pom



Outside Hat
1. start with magic ring (or chain 4 and sl st tog to form a ring) - ch2 and dc 7 into ring
2. close ring (if started with magic ring) - sl st into first st - ch2
3. 2dc into each st - sl st - ch2
4. dc into same st then 2 dc into next, dc into next then 2dc into next - repeat all the way around - sl st - ch2
5. dc into same st - dc into next 2 st - 2 dc into next - repeat all the way around - sl st - ch2
6. dc into same st - dc into next 3 st - 2dc into next - repeat all the way around - sl st - ch2
7. dc into same st - dc into next 4 st - 2dc into next - repeat all the way around - sl st- ch2
8. dc into each st all the way around - sl st - ch2
**repeat step 8 until hat gets to length of the insert and fits over top**

Joining together
Fit both hats together and sc through both sets of loops for each hat all the way around.
Tie off and weave in ends