DIY Crochet Vintage Girls Brimmed Sun Hat - Pattern In Plain English
So after receiving a request from my cousin to crochet two of these lovely hats for her littles, I decided I'd give it a go and without expecting much, googled if anyone had taken the time to write the pattern in English. And by golly, there was! A wonderful woman who owns a blog called Red Haired Amazona Crochets finally debunked the video and wrote the pattern in English terms for everyone to love and enjoy!
After using her pattern to try to make one of the hats, I realized that the brim of my hat was a bit wobbly and for my personal taste, I like the brim to be nice and stiff. So I looked up the original video once again in hopes to triumph the ever wobbly brim! And I did!! There are a few adjustments I made to this pattern, but for the most part I used Red Haired Amazona Crochets blog for reference.
What You Will Need
Hook Sizes: 2.1mm & 2.5mm
Yarn : 4 Different Colors of Cotton 4ply Yarn (mercerized cotton looks way nicer & less bulky than regular cotton yarn. You can find mercerized yarn at Hobby Lobby for $3/per skein w/ a coupon!)
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Pearl Beads (I bought a pack of 200 at Michaels for $5)
Crochet Abbreviations
SL ST: slip stitch
SC: single crochet
CH: chain
DC: double crochet
FPDC: front post double crochet
Sizing
Thank you to the super, super clever lady from Red Haired Amazona Crochets who made this awesome sizing chart! Whatever size you are trying to make, whether it be a Preemie to XL Adult, just start off by crocheting however many DC's it tells you for that size into the beginning "magic circle" , then follow the pattern as normal from there!
**** For a crocheter, I crochet very loosely and always have (not on purpose, if only I was perfect!!) but I've come to accept that my guage is usually off due to my tension and always have to go two sizes down from the size I'm actually trying to accomplish! For an example; if I go off what the chart says to crochet a beautiful hat for a 1 year old, instead of using however many DC's I'm suppose to use in the magic circle for a 1 year old, I use the number of DC's for a 5 month old instead. Get it? Anyways, it's important to know your tension when crocheting so you don't accidently make a hat too large or way too small :).*****
You can find her chart here
So Let's Start
Row 1: Now that you have looked at the sizing chart and figured out exactly how many DC's you will need to work into your magic circle, ch5 and slip st into first chain to close the circle,
Row 2: Ch3 (counts as first DC) then dc however many you need to accomplish the size you are wanting inside of the circle.
Row 3: Ch4 (counts as first dc + ch1), in each dc of previous row, FPDC & ch 1 around. When you reach the end of the row, sl st into the top of the beginning ch3.
Row 4: Ch3 on top of the previous ch3 of Row3. In thetop of the same ch3 of the previous row, FPDC then ch1. In the top of the next FPDC previous row: DC, FPDC, ch1. Do this in each of the FPDCs of the previous round, then sl st in the top of beginning ch3.
Row5: Ch4 (counts as first dc + ch1), FPDC in next FPDC of previous row, ch1, dc in the dc of previous row, ch.1. ~Continue Around Row~, slst in top of beginning ch3
Row6: Ch3, DC on top of the ch3 of the previous row, ch1, FPDC in FPDC of previous row. *Ch1, 2dcin top of dc of previous row, ch1, FPDC in FPDC of previous row. Repeat from * around, slst in top of beginning ch3.
Row7: Ch3, DC on top of the ch3 of the previous row, DC in the top of the next DC of the previous row, ch1, 1 FPDC in previous row FPDC. *Ch1, 2Dc in next DC, 1 DC in next DC, ch1, FPDC in top of previous row FPDC. Repeat from * around, slst in top of beginning ch3.
SKIP Row8 IF YOU ARE MAKING THE HAT FOR A CHILD 1 YEAR AND YOUNGER!
Row8: Ch3, DC on top of the ch3 of the previous row, DC 1 in next 2 DCs of previous row, ch1, FPDC in previous row FPDC. * ch1, 2DC in next DC, DC 1 in next 2DC, ch1, FPDC in next FPDC. Repeat from * around, slst in top of beginning ch3.
Increasing is finished, now it's time to make the main body of the hat (where it starts doing that cool swirly thing!)
Row9: Ch3, DC on top of ch3, DC 1 in next 2 DCs, ch1, skip last DC, FPDC in the FPDC of previous row. *ch2, 2DC in next DC, DC 1 in next 2 DC, skip last DC, ch1, FPDC in FPDC of previous row, Repeat from * around, slst in top of beginning ch3.
Row10: Repeat Row9, 8-10 more times or until you're happy with the length. Make sure this part of the hat reaches at least to the top of your little one's forehead. If you are creating the hat for someone else's child, it is best to get their measurements from the very top of their head (where the hair parts and there's a tiny little bald spot lol) to their forehead.
Row11: Switch hook to 2.1mm
Ch1, sc on top of each dc & fpdc around, and sc 1 into each ch-space in between, slst in first sc
Row12-13: Ch1, sc in each st around.
ahhhhh, finally... the wonderful brim that gives this hat that extra "vintage feel"!
Row14: Ch3 (counts as DC), then FPDC under sc post leading into the next stitch.* DC in next sc, FPDC under sc post leading to the next stitch, repeat this pattern until you reach end of row, slst into top of beg. ch3.
Contrary from the popular belief that these rounds for the brim need to have chs in-between them, they don't! After watching the original video the author posted on youtube, I realized that there are zero chs in-between.. only DCs and FPDCs! This would make sense to why those who do put chs in-between the stitches, will get a very wobbly-looking brim. In this case, it will turn out even and pristine!
Row15-18: Ch3 (counts as DC), FPDC into FPDC of previous row. * DC in DC of previous row then FPDC into FPDC of previous row... repeat this until you reach the end! slst in the top of beg. ch3 of each row.
Row19 (FINAL ROW!!!!): SC in each stitch of previous row, finish off!
You're done, now for the decoration!!!
Here's some great websites to get patterns for flowers and leaves!;
~The key to making the flowers is to still use your smallest hook (2.1mm) and your mercerized yarn. This will give your flowers that lovely dainty look, not too huge or bulky. I used mercerized cotton to make the flowers & rosette, however, I would recommend using embroidery floss for the smaller flowers if you have it around.~
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