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Playful Child’s Crochet Hat

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This playful child’s crochet hat combines a shaped crown, two ear flaps, long ties, colorful yarn braids, and a spiral flower finished with beads. The hat is worked in the round, then completed with separate flaps and decorative details, making a cheerful handmade accessory for chilly days.

Ingredients

  • Yarn, color A: 1 skein RED HEART® Super Saver®, shade 235 Lemon
  • Yarn, color B: 1 skein RED HEART® Kids, shade 2945 Bikini Multi
  • Crochet hooks: 5.5 mm (US I-9), 5 mm (US H-8), and 6.5 mm (US 10.5-K)
  • Pink round beads
  • Matching thread and needle for sewing on the beads
  • Stitch marker
  • Yarn needle for weaving in ends and sewing pieces together

Instructions

  1. With color A and the 5.5 mm (US I-9) hook: Chain 54. Slip stitch into the first chain to form a ring. Place a marker for the beginning of the round.
  2. Round 1: Chain 2 (counts as a half double crochet here and throughout). Work 1 hdc in each chain around. Slip stitch into the beginning chain to join. 54 hdc.
  3. Rounds 2–3: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each hdc around. Slip stitch into the beginning chain to join.
  4. Round 4: Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet here and throughout). Work 1 dc in each hdc around. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain.
  5. Rounds 5–6: Chain 3. Work 1 dc in each dc around. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain.
  6. Round 7: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each dc around. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain.
  7. Round 8: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each of the next 4 hdc. Repeat skip the next hdc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 5 hdc to the last stitch. Skip the last stitch. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain. 45 hdc.
  8. Round 9: Chain 3. Work 1 dc in each hdc around. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain.
  9. Rounds 10–11: Chain 3. Work 1 dc in each dc around. Slip stitch into the beginning chain to join.
  10. Round 12: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each of the next 3 dc. Repeat skip the next dc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 4 dc around to the last stitch. Slip stitch in the last stitch, then slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain. 36 stitches.
  11. Round 13: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each of the next 2 hdc. Repeat skip the next hdc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 3 hdc around to the last stitch. Skip the last stitch. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain. 27 stitches.
  12. Round 14: Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in the next hdc. Repeat skip the next hdc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 2 hdc around to the last stitch. Slip stitch in the last stitch, then slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain. 18 stitches.
  13. Round 15: Chain 2. Skip the next hdc. Repeat work 1 hdc in the next hdc, skip the next hdc around. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain. 9 stitches.
  14. Round 16: Chain 1. Repeat work 1 sc in the next hdc, skip the next hdc around. Slip stitch into the first stitch. 4 stitches.
  15. Round 17: Repeat slip stitch in the next sc, skip the next sc around. Slip stitch to the first stitch. 2 stitches. Fasten off.
  16. Right ear flap: Mark the center front of the hat. With the wrong side facing and the 5.5 mm (US I-9) hook, join color A in a stitch 3 inches to the left of the marked center front. Row 1: Chain 3. Work 1 dc in each of the next 9 stitches.
  17. Rows 2–6: Chain 3 and turn. Work 1 dc in each of the next 9 dc. Row 7: Chain 1 and turn. Skip the first dc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 6 dc, skip the next stitch, then slip stitch in the last dc. Fasten off.
  18. Left ear flap: With the right side facing and the 5.5 mm (US I-9) hook, join color A in a stitch 3 inches to the left of the marked center front. Row 1: Chain 3. Work 1 dc in each of the next 9 stitches.
  19. Rows 2–6: Chain 3 and turn. Work 1 dc in each of the next 9 dc. Row 7: Chain 1 and turn. Skip the first dc, work 1 hdc in each of the next 6 dc, skip the next stitch, then slip stitch in the last dc. Fasten off.
  20. Edging and ties: With the right side facing and the 5.5 mm (US I-9) hook, join color B in any stitch along the back edge of the hat. Chain 2. Work 1 hdc in each stitch around.
  21. At each ear flap, work 3 hdc in each skipped stitch on Row 7. Continue to the center of the ear flap. Chain 60 for the first tie. Slip stitch into the same space along the hat edge. Work 1 hdc in each stitch along the hat edge to the center of the opposite ear flap.
  22. Chain 60 for the second tie. Slip stitch into the same stitch along the hat edge. Work 1 hdc in each stitch around to the first stitch. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain to join.
  23. Whipper braids: Make 9. Hold one strand of color A and one strand of color B together. Use the 6.5 mm (US 10.5-K) hook. Join the held strands in any stitch of Round 15 at the top of the hat. Chain 50. Fasten off. Make 8 more braids, joining one in each remaining stitch around Round 15.
  24. Swirly flowers: Make 2 flowers. For each flower, make 6 petals in color A and 6 petals in color B. Use the 5 mm (US H-8) hook. For each petal: Chain 4. Slip stitch into the first chain to form a loop.
  25. Round 1: Chain 2. Work 7 hdc in the ring. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain 2 to join. Fasten off. Round 2: Join yarn as needed, then chain 1 (counts as a sc). Work 1 sc in the same stitch. Work 2 sc in each hdc around. Slip stitch into the beginning chain. 16 sc. Fasten off.
  26. To assemble each flower, arrange its petals in a counterclockwise spiral, alternating colors. Sew them together through the center with color A. Sew one flower to the center of the right ear flap. Use matching thread and a needle to sew 6–10 pink beads into the flower’s center. Weave in the ends.

Notes

The pattern uses basic stitches, but joining rounds neatly, shaping the crown, and sewing on small decorative pieces require care.

  • Author: marata-alibanti

Find it online: https://inspiringhomedecor.com/crochet-child-hat-pattern-whip-my-hat/

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