Papal Mitre Crochet Pattern

I tried so hard to get myself together this week but I had the FLUUUUUUUU and so here we are late on Saturday night with only a few days until All Saints’ Day. But I know there are some other last minute mamas out there like me who can whip this up before dropping their kiddo at school on Wednesday in their saint costume so here ya go!

I have the full pattern below, AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FREE at the bottom of this page. So if it’s easier on you to check out this pattern right here, right now, on your phone, go for it, but for my easily distracted people who need the PDF, it’s totally free, go get it, print it out, and enjoy.

Supplies

• 100 yards CYC 4 worsted yarn, preferably white, held double with 100 yards CYC 4 worsted cotton yarn (for stiffness) 25 yards bulky CYC 5 yarn in golden color (Sample is Lily Sugar N Cream White, Lion Brand Basic Stitch white, and Lion Brand Color Made Easy)
• crochet hook US size J (6 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• tapestry sewing needle
• scissors and measuring tape/gauge ruler
• Aleene’s fabric stiffening spray (optional)

Stitches (US terms)

• ch = chain stitch
• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• BLO = back loop only
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch

Gauge

2 in by 2 in swatch = 7 stitches in 7 rows of sc

Row 1: Ch 11, sc 2nd st from hook and each across, ch 1, turn. [10 sc]

Row 2: Sc each st across, ch 1, turn. [10sc]

Repeat row 2 six more times.

Notes

• SIZING: this pattern is sized for a child, but you could make in any size by making the band larger or smaller to fit the head circumference as follows: baby 15 inches, toddler 16 inches, child 18 inches, teen 19 inches, medium 20 inches, large 21 inches
• Pattern is worked flat, then sewn together.
• Pattern is written with a gold stripe (Saint Pope John Paul II is often shown with this color mitre) but you can change that to suit your chosen saint.
• As you make the stripe, measure it next to your mitre top and add/subtract rows as necessary to line up correctly with the top and bottom.
• This pattern calls for yarns held together: crochet with two strands of different yarns held together as you work. It creates a stiff fabric to make the mitre top stand up. I think if you have a bulky or super bulky white yarn and use that with a size J hook, you can probably get the required stiffness. Some of the yarns used in the sample are discontinued, clearly I used stash scrap yarn for this project! If you have a big stash, I bet you can cobble something together that works!
• Optional: spray the top with some fabric stiffening spray and shape as desired.

Written Instructions

Mitre Top:

Row 1: Ch 23, sc 2nd ch from hook and each st across, ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Row 2: Sc each st across, ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Row 3: 2 sc first st, sc each st across until last, 2 sc last st, ch 1, turn. [24 sc]

Rows 4-7: Sc each st across, ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Row 8: Sc2tog, sc each st across until last 2 sts, sc2tog, ch 1, turn. [20 sc 2 dec]

Row 9: Sc each st across, ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Rows 10-24: Repeat rows 8 and 9 respectively.

Row 25: Sc2tog, sc2tog, fasten off. [2 sc2tog]

Brim:

Row 1: Ch 7, sc 2 second ch from hook and each st, ch 1, turn. [6 sc]

Row 2: Sc BLO each st, ch 1, turn. [6 sc BLO]

Rows 3-59: Repeat row 2, sl st row 59 to row 1, fasten off, weave in ends.

Stripe:

Row 1: Ch 5, sc 2nd ch from hook and each st across, ch 1, turn. [4 sc]

Row 2: Sc each st across, ch 1, turn. [4 sc]

Rows 3- 27: Repeat row 2, fasten off, use ends to sew to mitre top.

After attaching the gold stripe to the mitre top, sew the pieces together. Sew the brim to the mitre top along the bottom edge of the mitre top and the top edge of the brim.

Download the free Papal Mitre Crochet Pattern PDF

You can also download to your ravelry account if you want to have it in your library! It’s completely free there as well.

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