Make a sweet and feminine hat to wear in the garden or anywhere with this easy-to-follow pattern from Alla Koval. This crochet garden hat would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift. Sizes for infant, child and adult are all included. Wear with your favorite ribbons and/or crochet accessories. *Please note: This pattern does not include crochet flower pins shown in picture, only the hat.
Find this project and 18 other Mother's Day crafts in the Mother's Day Crafts: Blogger Edition 2010 eBook.
Sizes: Small (infant)/ Medium (child)/ Large (adult). 18-20” head circumferences in kids sizes and 21-22” adult. The difference in size make yarn used.
Materials:
- Small (CS): Shachenmayr Catania (100% Cotton/50 g/136 yds) # 0146 or any other light weight cotton or blend of similar yardage in yellow - 2 balls
- Medium (CM): Katia Bamboo (60% bamboo, 40% cotton/50 g (1.75 oz)/109 yds) or Tahki Cotton Classic (100% cotton/50 g/108 yds) or any other DK 3 weight cotton or blend of similar yardage in lime - 2 balls
- Large (CL): Cascade Cotton Rich (64% cotton, 36% Nylon/50 gr (1.75 oz/ 80 yds) or Red Heart Eco-Cotton or any other worsted Medium 4 weight cotton or blend of similar yardage in white - 2 balls
- Crochet Hook: C-2/2.75MM (Small); D-3/3.25MM (Med); F-5/3.75MM (Large) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge.
Gauge: First 3 (5, 7) rounds = 4” in diameter (see Diagram3, between points A-B) or 6 (10, 14) rounds = 4” (between points C-D)
Diagrams:
BODY
NOTE: The hat is worked in rounds. See diagram 1
With CS (CM, CL), ch 4, join with sl st in 1st ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1(RS): ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), work 11 more dc in ring, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 dc.
Rnd 2: ch 3, FPdc around same dc as join (increase made), [dc in next dc, FPdc around same dc (increase made)] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 24 dc.
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in next st, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 2 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 36 dc.
Rnd 4: ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 3 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 48 dc.
Rnd 5: ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 4 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 60 dc.
Rnd 6: ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 5 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 72 dc.
Rnd 7: ch 3, dc in next 5 sts, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 6 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 84 dc.
Rnd 8: ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, FPdc around same FPdc, [dc in next 7 dc, FPdc around same FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 96 dc.
Rnds 9 - 16: ch 3, dc in next 6 dc, FPdc around next FPdc, [dc in next 7 dc, FPdc around next FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
BRIM
NOTE: See diagram 2.
Rnd 1: Beg 2-dc cluster, sk next 3 dc, ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 3, 2-dc cluster) in next dc, ch 1, [(2-dc cluster, ch 3, 2-dc cluster) in next FPdc, sk next 3 dc, ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 3, 2-dc cluster) in next dc, ch 1] around, 2-dc cluster in last FPdc, ch 3, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: (beg 2-dc cluster, ch 3, 2-dc cluster) in 1st ch-1 sp), [ch 1, (2-dc cluster, ch 3, 2-dc cluster) in next ch-1 sp] around, join with sl st in beg 2-dc cluster.
Rnd 3: ch 3, 4 dc in 1st ch-3 sp, [dc in next ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next ch-3 sp,] around, dc in last st, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: ch 3, dc in next 10 dc, FPdc around next dc, [dcin next 11 dc, FPdc around next dc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnds 5 - 8: ch 3, dc in next 10 dc, FPdc around next FPdc, [dc in next 11 dc, FPdc around next FPdc] around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 9: Working from left to right, ch 1, reverse (crab) sc in each st around, join with sl st to beg ch. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Abbreviations:
beg - beginning
Beg 2-dc cluster - work (ch 3, dc) together
ch - chain
cont - continue
hdc - half double crochet
dc – double crochet
rep - repeat
rnd - round
RS - right side
sc - single crochet
sk – skip
sl st - slip stitch
WS - wrong side
Special Stitches and Terms:
Crab st (backward sc): ch 1, sc from left to right, instead of from right to left (as in sc).
*If you are interested in purchasing the patterns for the flower pins, you can find the patterns in Alla's shop.
