Braided crochet hats are a top choice for celebrating sports teams with yarn braids in the team colors. Make basic hats for the whole family with braids for those who want them. These types of hats are, of course, often worn by youngsters who also just tend to look really cute in braided hats. And a bonus is that you can tie the braids together to better secure the hat to little one’s head. In fact, this is true of braids on hats for people of all ages, and it is sometimes included as a design feature even in simple adult crochet hats. In this example, we see crochet braids on a sock monkey crochet hat. We also see braids on other costumes; crochet witch hats sometimes have braids for example. If you take a look at a variety of crochet Halloween costumes, you’ll likely notice braids featured on more of them that you would have anticipated. There are many varieties on this beautiful pattern and it’s worth taking a look through them around the Internet to find one that really suits you. It’s a crochet accessory that can pop a big punch. It also makes a great gift idea since it looks like it was a lot more difficult to make than it really was. Incidentally, when people make plarn, they often do so with the intention of braiding it. Although this isn’t necessarily related to purse handles, it relates to the durability of the material. Braided materials simply hold more strength than those that are not braided! In the vintage crochet sweater pattern here, we see that a variation on a braid (a twisted cord) can be used at the neckline and belt line of a loose openwork crochet shirt to give it more shaping. Crochet cabling is structured in such a way on many garments and other items to look like braids popping out texturally from the piece. Incidentally, although cabling is the most common technique for achieving braids like this, you can also get a braid effect in other crochet techniques, as we see in the Hairpin Lace Infinity Scarf free crochet pattern by B.hooked Crochet.
