Sun Hat Pattern
Materials
• Yarn: Weight 4, Worsted. Examples made using Lion Brand Cotton-Ease and Bernat CottonTots.
• Hook: H, or size needed for specified gauge
Sizing: Measurements are approximate, actual subjects may vary.
• 6 M (14″), 1-2 Y (16”), 2-5 Y (18”), 5-8 Y (20”), Young Adult (22”), and Adult (24”)
Pattern Key
• St/Sts: Stitch / Stitches
• Sl St: Slip Stitch
• Ch: Chain
• Sc: Single Crochet
• Dc: Double Crochet
• FLO: Front Loop Only
Pattern Notes:
• Use these pictures to help place your increases on each row of your brim to create a fluid, floppy, round, hat; this will avoid specific points of increase.
• For the hat brim, the Ch 1 counts as your first St – it occupies the first space of each round.
• Increases should lean to the Left – they should not stack evenly.
6 Months
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Rounds 5, 7, 9, 11: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (48 Dc)
Rounds 6, 8, 10: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (48 Sc)
Round 12: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (56 Sc)
Round 13: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (64 Sc)
Round 14: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (72 Sc)
Round 15: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (80 Sc)
Round 16: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *, fasten. (88 Sc)
1 – 2 Years
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, (Dc into first 7 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (54 Dc)
Rounds 6, 8, 10, 12: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (54 Sc)
Rounds , 9, 11, 13: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (54 Dc)
Round 14: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (63 Sc)
Round 15: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (72 Sc)
Round 16: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (81 Sc)
Round 17: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (90 Sc)
Round 18: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *, fasten. (99 Sc)
2 – 5 Years
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, (Dc into first 3 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (60 Dc)
Rounds 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (60 Sc)
Rounds 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (60 Dc)
Round 16: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (70 Sc)
Round 17: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (80 Sc)
Round 18: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (90 Sc)
Round 19: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (100 Sc)
Round 20: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (110 Sc)
Round 21: Ch 1, Sc into first 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *, fasten. (120 Sc)
5 – 8 Years
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, (Dc into first 3 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (60 Dc)
Round 6: Ch 1, (Sc into first 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (66 Sc)
Rounds 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (66 Dc)
Rounds 8, 10, 12, 14, 16: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (66 Sc)
Round 18: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (77 Sc)
Round 19: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (88 Sc)
Round 20: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (99 Sc)
Round 21: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (110 Sc)
Round 22: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (121 Sc)
Round 23: Ch 1, Sc into first 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (132 Sc)
Round 24: Ch 1, Sc into first 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 11 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *, fasten. (143 Sc)
Young Adult
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, (Dc into first 3 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (60 Dc)
Round 6: Ch 1, (Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (72 Sc)
Rounds 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (72 Dc)
Rounds 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (72 Sc)
Round 20: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (84 Sc)
Round 21: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (96 Sc)
Round 22: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (108 Sc)
Round 23: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (120 Sc)
Round 24: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (132 Sc)
Round 25: Ch 1, Sc into first 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (144 Sc)
Round 26: Ch 1, Sc into first 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 11 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (156 Sc)
Round 27: Ch 1, Sc into first 11 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 12 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from * fasten. (168 Sc)
Adult
Round 1: Form a Magic Loop, Ch 1 (Not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into ring, Sl St to join (now and to join each row). (12 Dc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around. (24 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, (Dc into first St, 2 Dc into next) around. (36 Dc)
Round 4: Ch 1, (Sc into first 2 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (48 Sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, (Dc into first 3 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (60 Dc)
Round 6: Ch 1, (Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next St) around. (72 Sc)
Round 7: Ch 1, (Dc into first 11 Sts, 2 Dc into next St) around. (78 Dc)
Round 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18: Ch 1, Sc into each St around. (78 Sc)
Rounds 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19: Ch 1, Dc into each St around. (78 Dc)
Round 20: (First row of brim; work this row into FLO) Ch 1 (first St, now and throughout), Sc into first 4 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (91 Sc)
Round 21: Ch 1, Sc into first 5 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (104 Sc)
Round 22: Ch 1, Sc into first 6 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (117 Sc)
Round 23: Ch 1, Sc into first 7 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (130 Sc)
Round 24: Ch 1, Sc into first 8 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (143 Sc)
Round 25: Ch 1, Sc into first 9 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (156 Sc)
Round 26: Ch 1, Sc into first 10 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 11 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (169 Sc)
Round 27: Ch 1, Sc into first 11 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 12 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *. (182 Sc)
Round 28: Ch 1, Sc into first 12 Sts, 2 Sc into next, *Sc into following 13 Sts, 2 Sc into next. Around from *, fasten. (195 Sc)