Floppy Sun Hat
Make a fabulous Floppy Sun Hat with this free crochet hat pattern. Work the hat in rounds using double crochet and you'll have a hat ready in no time. Take your newly crocheted sun hat to the beach and have a relaxing day.
Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
- 6.00 mm Crochet Hook
- 1 Skein of Yarn
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
Instructions:
Ch 3, sl st in 1st ch to form ring.
Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc 9 times in the center of the ring for a total of 10 dc's. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Round 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same st as last sl st. dc 2 times in each st until there is a total of 20 dc's. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Round 3: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same st as last sl st. *dc in next st. dc 2 times in next*. repeat ** until there is a total of 30 dc's. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Round 4: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same st as last sl st. *dc in the next 2. dc 2 times in next st*. repeat ** until there is a total of 40 dc's. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Round 5 to desired circumference of head: Keep crocheting in this method until the hat measures the circumference of the persons head.
For round 5 should have a total of 50 dc's.
For round 6 should have a total of 60 dc's.
Circumference to desired length: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc crochet in each st across. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Brim:
Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same st as last sl st. dc 2 times in each st until you have gone all the way around. sl st at the top of the ch 3.
Round 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st a s last sl st. *dc in next st. dc 2 times in next st*. repeat ** until you have gone all the way around. sl st at the top of the ch 3. Fasten off.