Helping our users. Crochet Hat for Beginners.
This is the pattern for the hat, my daughter is making right now.
You’ll need:
108 (138, 168, 198) yds of Red Heart’s Amore yarn in color Chai;
Crochet hook 5,5 mm;
Pom pom (optional);
Stitch marker;
Yarn needle;
Measuring tape/ruler;
Scissors.
Size: toddler (child, teen, adult).
Notes
Stitch multiple is 2
Pattern is written with smaller size first and larger sizes in parenthesis. For example, 15 (17, 19, 21) where 15 is toddler size and 21 is adult. When not otherwise indicated, instructions apply to all sizes.
Ch 1 at the start of a round does not count as a stitch.
Stitches control: 7 sts x 7,5 rows = 2” x 2”.
2” x 2” = 7 sc x 7.5 rows of sc
Instructions
Brim
Measures 2” wide
Ch 8,
Row 1. Sc in 2nd ch and in each ch across, turn. (7 sts)
Row 2. Ch 1, sc in first st, blo sc in next 5 sts, sc in last st, turn. (7 sts)
Row 3. Rep last row til your brim length is 15 (17, 19, 21)” long.
Match short ends and slip stitch together to form a circle.
Work rest of hat along the top, long edge of this brim.
Hat
Rnd 1. Ch 1, work 54 (60, 66, 72) sc evenly around brim, join with a sl st, turn. (54 ,60, 66, 72 sts)
Rnd 2. Ch 1, in same st *(sc, ch 1, sc), sk next st, rep from * to end, join to first sc with a sl st, turn. (72, 80, 88, 108 sts)
*From here and on, you will work a (sc, ch 1, sc) into the ch 1 sp of the (sc, ch 1, sc) from the previous round.
Rnd 3. Sl st over to ch 1 sp, ch 1, in same st *(sc, ch 1, sc), sk next 2 sts, rep from * to end, join to first sc with a sl st, turn. (72, 80, 88, 108 sts)
Rep Rnd 3 til hat (including ribbing) measures 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8)” tall.
Decrease
Rnd 1. Ch 1, in same st *(2 sc, sk next 2 sts), rep from * to end, join to first sc with a sl st, turn. (54, 60, 66, 72 sts)
Rnd 2. Rep Rnd 1. (36, 40, 44, 48 sts)
Rnd 3. Ch 1, in same st *(1 sc, sk next 1 st), rep from * to end, join to first sc with a sl st, turn. (18, 20, 22, 24 sts)
Finishing
Cut yarn leaving a long tail for seaming.
Weave tail with needle between stitches.
Pull tail to close the circle.
Once closed, weave away end-back and forth through hole to secure it further.
Finish off with a pom pom.