"Daisy" and "Duke" summer hats Pattern by: Kimberly Poole CrochetedbyKimberly.weebly.com July 2012
Materials needed:
Cotton (l use Bernat Handicrafter) approx 2-2.5 oz Size 5mm (H-hook) Scissors Needle assist in weaving in ends
Terms Used:
ch-Chain sc- Single crochet dc-double crochet rep- repeat actions between the \* and \* Sl st- slip stitch f/o- finish object
Gauge Swatch:
with cotton (I use Bernat Handicrafter) and 5mm ( H ) hook ch 10 row 1) dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in remaining 6 sts (8dc) Turn row 2) ch 2, dc in next st and remaining 6 sts (8dc) Turn rows 3-4) repeat row 2 work should measure 2.5 inches across and 2.5 inches up and down. Use a different hook as needed to obtain correct gauge.
Hat:
start with a chain 3 1) in the 3rd chain from hook dc 9 times, sl st to beg chain (10dc) 2) ch2 (counts as 1st dc here and throughout pattern) dc in same stitch, 2dc in each following st, sl st to beg chain (20dc) 3) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next st, 2dc in next st\* rep until end sl st to beg chain (30dc) 4) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end sl st to beg chain (40dc) 5) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end sl st to beg chain (50dc) \*\*If this is an infant hat please move on to round 7\*\* 6) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end sl st to beg chain (60dc) \*If this is a toddler hat please move on to round 8\*\* 7) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 11 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end sl st to beg chain (66dc) \*\*This is a child sized hat now\*\* 11) ch2, dc in next st and in each remaining st aound. sl st to beg chair (If This hat is toddler sized you may wish to add an extra round of dc's for a bit more length in the body of the hat. And for a child hat I recommend 2 rounds of dc's bringing you to a total of 13 rounds for toddler or 14 rounds for child) BRIM of hat 1) ch1, sc in next st and in each remaining st around. sl st to beg ch 2) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end of round, sl st to beg chain 3) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st\* rep until end of round, sl st to beg chain
NOTE: If this hat is for a boy I would continue on to round 4 now as this way is far less frilly, If this hat is for a girl I would do one more round of increases before moving on to 4. Lets call this round the optional 3(b)
3(b) ch2, dc in same st, \*dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st\* repeat until end of round, sl st to beg chain 4) ch2, dc in next st and in each remaining st around, sl st to beg chain 5) ch1, sc in next st and in each remaining st around, sl st to beg chair f/o and weave in your ends
This hat looks great with your own embellishments as well. I love to use awesome specialty buttons for the hats or even whip up a car or something to sew onto the front of the hat. For a simple contrast try changing colours for row 1 of your brim and also for the final row of sc's at the end. I hope you enjoy this pattern and please feel free to share any pictures of your finished projects on my Facebook fan page or via email at CrochetedbyKimberly@ live.ca Thanks!
As always thank you to my dear friend Kyla at http://www.facebook.com/ keepmeinstitchez for all your amazing help and hard work in testing and perfecting this pattern =) Your photo (shown above) is gorgeous!
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