This Easy Toddler Sun Hat is a great beginner hat project and only uses a single crochet.
It worked great in the pool because of the cotton yarn. It’s comfortable, light, durable, and works well in water. Cotton yarn is my go-to for summer projects. And you can see the hat worked well to keep a lot of the sun out of my little guy’s face. I promise he did enjoy the water… eventually. 😉 Now he’s like a fish!
This pattern is available as an inexpensive, clearly formatted, PDF instant download HERE in my Etsy shop.
PATTERN
Materials
Worsted weight cotton yarn in 2 colors (I used I Love This Cotton! Yarn from Hobby Lobby in Bright Citrus and Glowing)
5.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Level
easy/beginner
Pattern notes & stitches to know
Sl st – slip stich
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Magic ring
Finished hat measures approximately 7 inches long from top to bottom,10 inches across above the brim, and 12 inches across the brim
NOTE: ch 1 at the beginning of each round DOES NOT count as a sc
HAT
Starting in your main color, make a magic ring (alternatively, you can ch 3 and sl st into the first ch to form a ring)
Round 1: ch 1, work 8 sc into ring, join to top of first sc with a sl st (8 sc)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (16 sc)
Round 3: ch 1, *sc, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (24 sc)
Round 4: ch 1, *sc in 2 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (32 sc)
Round 5: ch 1, *sc in 3 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (40 sc)
Round 6: ch 1, *sc in 4 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (48 sc)
Round 7: ch 1, *sc in 5 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (56 sc)
Round 8: ch 1, *sc in 6 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (64 sc)
Round 9: ch 1, *sc in 7 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (72 sc)
Round 10: ch 1, *sc in 8 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (80 sc)
NOTE: This hat can be made in a larger size by continuing the increasing pattern
Round 11 – 24: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (80 sc)
Change to contrasting color
Round 25 – 29: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (80 sc)
Change to main color
Round 30: ch 1, *sc in 4 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (96 sc)
Round 31: ch 1, *sc in 5 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first sc with a sl st (112 sc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
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