crochetguideKnow these stitches: magic ring, single crochet, crochet increase
Materials and yarn planning
Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Knit Picks Dishie Cone yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton worsted yarn, Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran. For the hook, choose by size and handle.
This pattern has about 2,772 stitches. For a closer figure in your own yarn, weigh what you have made once a good part is done, divide by the stitches made so far, multiply by 2,772 and divide by the ball weight on the label. Taller stitches use more yarn than short ones, so allow a margin.
Finished size and gauge
The counts below are for about 16 single crochets and 18 rounds per 10 cm, which gives a hat about 56 cm around: a woman’s size, worn loose. For another size, stop the crown increases when the circle’s edge measures the head size (see the size table). Work the sides even until the hat, tried on, is as deep as you want; the 15 rounds here make about 8 cm. On the brim, work each increase round as many whole times as your stitches allow, then single crochet in any left over: Round 31 [sc in the next 4 stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch], Round 34 [sc in the next 5 stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch]. A 60-stitch crown gives a brim of 72, then 84; a 96-stitch crown gives 115, then 134.
Sizes from your swatch
Example: 16 single crochets and 18 rounds in 10 cm, the gauge the steps are written for. Type your own swatch over it to see your counts.
| Size | Around the head | Hat depth | Stitches | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby | 38 cm (15 in) | Work the sides to fit | 60 | Your choice |
| Toddler | 43.3 cm (17 in) | Work the sides to fit | 72 | Your choice |
| Child | 48.3 cm (19 in) | Work the sides to fit | 78 | Your choice |
| Tween | 53.5 cm (21 in) | Work the sides to fit | 84 | Your choice |
| Woman | 55.8 cm (22 in) | Work the sides to fit | 90 | Your choice |
| Man | 58.5 cm (23 in) | Work the sides to fit | 96 | Your choice |
Counts are rounded to whole stitches and rounds and to the pattern’s repeat. Check the first rows against your swatch.
The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.
The pattern
Count rows for this patternCrown
- Round 1: make a magic ring and work 6 single crochets in it. Work in a spiral and mark the first stitch.
- Round 2: 2 single crochets in each stitch: 12. Round 3: [1 sc, 2 sc in the next] 6 times: 18.
- Rounds 4–15: keep increasing 6 stitches a round, with one more plain stitch between increases each round: 24, 30, 36 and so on to 90 in Round 15.
Sides
- Rounds 16–30: single crochet in each stitch: 90. The sides turn down on their own.
Brim
- Round 31: [single crochet in the next 4 stitches, 2 single crochets in the next stitch] 18 times: 108.
- Rounds 32–33: single crochet in each stitch: 108.
- Round 34: [single crochet in the next 5 stitches, 2 single crochets in the next stitch] 18 times: 126.
- Rounds 35–36: single crochet in each stitch: 126. Slip stitch to the next stitch and fasten off.
Check the work
Crown: 6 more stitches each round to 90 in Round 15. Sides: 90 for 15 rounds. Brim: 108, then 126.
- If the crown cups, it needs more increases before the sides start; if it ruffles, fewer.
- If the brim flops, work it in a firmer cotton or one hook size smaller.
Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.