Crochet Child's Hat Pattern

This half double crochet hat is perfect for 3-6-month-olds. It is made complete with a shell edge. This cute hat is done with caron soft yarn but can be done in any medium worsted type of yarn. 

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(3-6 Months) Half double crochet hat with flower

It measures about 16 inches, so its in between 3-6 months length= 6.5 inches Use a larger hook or increase a round for a larger hat.

Supplies: Caron soft pink and purple yarn, I hook, H hook

Abbreviations: ch=chain sl st=slip stitch hdc=half double crochet dc=double crochet tre=triple crochet bpsc=back post single crochet


Instructions: I hook Pink yarn ch 5, sl st, to form a ring.
rnd 1. ch 2, work 9 hdc in the ring, sl st.
rnd 2. ch 2, Work 2hdc in each stitch around, continue around, without a slip stitch.
rnd 3. *Work hdc in the next stitch, 2hdc in the next stitch, *repeat around, continue around, no slip stitch or chain, (I would use a marker so you can keep track of your increased rounds) .
rnd 4. *Work hdc in the next 2 stitches, 2hdc in the next stitch, *repeat around, continue around.
rnd 5. *Work hdc in the next 3 stitches, 2hdc in the next stitch, *repeat around, continue around.
rnds 6- continue. *Work hdc in each stitch around,*repeat until you hat measures 6.25 inches long or so. , sl st when finished.

Scalloped edge: sl st with purple yarn, *do 3 double crochet in the next stitch, sl st in the next stitch, *repeat for the round, your hat should measure around 6.5 inches for this size, longer for larger hat.

Flower: H hook, pink and purple yarn ,
Start with pink yarn ch 5, join round with sl st.

rnd 1. 10 sc in the loop, join with the beginning sc with a sl st.
rnd 2. switch to purple yarn, sc in the same stitch, *ch 3, skip the next stitch, sc in the next st., *repeat until you have 5(3 chain spaces)
rnd 3. *ch 1, Work 6 dc in the chain space 3, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(6 pedals, sl st. Second pedals: Pink yarn 
rnd 4. *bpsc, ch 5, bpsc, ch 5, *repeat until you have 5(5 chain spaces) sl st in beg stitch.
rnd 5. *ch 1, 9 dc in the chain 5 space, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(9 pedals) sl st to finish. Third set of pedals. purple yarn 
rnd 6. *bpsc, ch 5, bpsc, ch 5, *repeat until you have 5(5 chain spaces) sl st in beg stitch.

rnd 7. *ch 1, 9 triple crochet in the chain 5 space, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(9 triple crochet pedals) sl st to finish, fasten off and weave in the ends, attach to the hat.