This Sunshine & Roses Floppy Hat is bright and beautiful and the perfect addition to any girl’s summer closet. The hat is made with a V Stitch and the stitch combined with the bright yellow reminded me of sun rays.
The cotton yarn makes it a great summer hat. Not only is it light and airy, but it can be worn in the pool or the beach.
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 Buttercup and Coral)
Yarn needle
5.0 mm hook
Scissors
Level
Easy to intermediate
Pattern notes & stitches to know
Magic ring
Sl st – slip stich
Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
V stitch – (dc, ch 1, dc) all in one stitch
Crochet in the 3rd loop of a half double crochet (here is a detailed tutorial: https://www.hookedonhomemadehappiness.com/crochet-3rd-loop-hdc/)
**Ch 4 at the beginning of each round counts as a dc + 1
HAT
Start with your main color
Make a magic ring
Round 1: Ch 4, dc, V stitch 5 times, join to the top of first ch 3, pull ring closed (6 V stitches)
Round 2: slip stitch over to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same space, v stitch in between V stitches from previous round, *V stitch in next ch 1 space, V stitch in between next V stitches from previous round* repeat from * to * around, join to the top of first ch 3 (12 V stitches)
Round 3: slip stitch over to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same space, V stitch in next ch 1 space, V stitch in between next V stitches from previous round, *V stitch in next two V stitches, V stitch in between next V stitches from previous round* repeat from * to * around, join to the top of first ch 3 (18 V stitches)
Round 4: slip stitch over to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same space, V stitch in next two ch 1 spaces, V stitch in between next V stitches from previous round, *V stitch in next three V stitches, V stitch in between next V stitches from previous round* repeat from * to * around, join to the top of first ch 3 (24 V stitches)
Round 5 – 10: slip stitch over to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same space, V stitch in each ch 1 space around, join to top of first ch 3 (24 V stitches)
Join contrasting color
Round 11: ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each st and ch around, join to the top of first hdc (72 hdc)
Round 12: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop of same st and each st around, join to the top of first hdc (72 hdc)
Round 13: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop of same st and each st around (72 hdc)
Join main color
Round 14: ch 2, hdc in 3rd loop of same st, hdc in 3rd loop of next 3, 2 hdc in 3rd loop in next, *hdc in 3rd loop of next 4 stitches, 2hdc in 3rd loop in next* repeat from * to * 12 times, hdc in 3rd loop of last 2 stitches, join to the top of first hdc (86 hdc)
Round 15: ch 2, hdc in same stitch and in next 4 stitches, 2 hdc in next *hdc in next 5 stitches, 2 hdc in next* repeat from * to * 12 times, hdc in last 2 stitches, join to the top of first hdc (100 hdc)
Round 16: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next 5 stitches, 2 hdc in next, *hdc in next 6 stitches, 2hdc in next* repeat from * to * 12 times, hdc in last 2 stitches, join to the top of first hdc (114 hdc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends.
ROSE
With your contrasting color
Ch 76 (starting chain has to be a multiple of 3 + 1)
Row 1: dc in 4th chain from hook, (ch 2, dc) all in same chain space, *skip 2 chains, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next* repeat from * to * across
Row 2: sl st into first chain 2 space, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc 4 into same space, *sc in between next two dc, 5 dc in ch 2 space* repeat from * to * across
Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Roll it up like a rose. Try to keep the bottom lined up nice and tight.
Using your yarn needle and the long tail for sewing, secure the bottom of the rose by weaving it through the bottom, making sure to get all the layers.
Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing
Here’s a more detailed tutorial on how to crochet a rose: https://www.hookedonhomemadehappiness.com/crochet-simple-rose/
Sew the rose to the hat, on top of the coordinating stripe.
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Hi Breann
I can’t see any mention of the crochet hook size you used for this project . Could you give me some guidance for this. Many thanks
OOPS! 5.0 mm hook. I updated the post. Thanks for catching that and letting me know! 🙂
Thank you Love it Going to try this Fingers crossed I can do it