infant sun hat

this hat is made for a boy

With summer coming up I have been obsessed with sun hats!!!!!! and I know I have a pattern for a sun hat all ready.....but this one is for new born, and 0-3 months. I tried to make the other one new born I didn't like how it was coming out. so i come up with this pattern. I hope you like it!!! :)  I have made some changes to this pattern for bigger sizes. what I did to this pattern to fit my three year old twins (one's head is 19" and the other is 20") I add one more increase round and use a k 10 1/2 (6.50mm) hook.


what you'll need:
one ball of you favorite cotton (I am using lily's sugar n' cream summer prints)
size H/8 5mm crochet hook
tapestry needle
scissors
measuring tape

 abbreviations:
chain: ch
slip stitch: sl st
double crochet: dc
half double crochet: hdc
single crochet: sc
space: sp
stitch: st(s)
back loops only: blo

to start
ch 4 join with a sl st.

round 1: ch2(counts as 1st dc), 10dc into ring(11 all together).join with a sl st into the top of ch2.

round 2(increase round): ch1(counts as 1st hdc), 1hdc into the sp as ch1, 2hdc into the next st. and every st around. join with a sl st into top of ch1.

round 3 (increase round): ch2(counts as 1st dc), 1dc into same sp as ch2, 1dc into next, *2dc into the next st. 1dc in to next st*.  repeat from * to* all the around. join with a sl st into top of  ch1.

round 4(increase round): ch1(counts as 1st hdc) 1hdc into next sp. *2hdc into the next, 1 hdc into the next 2sts* repeat from * to* all the way around join with a sl st into top of ch1.

round 5: ch2(counts as 1st dc), 1dc into next to next st and every st around. join with a sl st into top of ch2.

round 6-10  repeat round 5

Jenna's boy brim:
round 11: ch2(counts as 1st dc), in blo *1dc into the next, and all the way around join with a sl st into top of ch2.


round 12: ch1(counts as 1st hdc), blo, 1hdc into the next st and every st around. join with a sl st into top of ch1.


round 13: ch2(counts as 1st dc), in blo, 1dc into the next st, and every st around. join with a sl st into the top of ch2.


round 14: ch1 (counts as 1st sc), in blo 1sc into the next st, and every st round. join with a sl st into top of ch1.

cut yarn and weave in ends.

girls brim:
round 11(increase round) blo: ch1(counts as 1st hdc) *2hdc into the next st. 1hdc into the next st* repeat from *to* all the way around. join with a sl st into top of ch1.


round 12: ch1(counts as1st hdc) 1hdc into the next st, and every st around. join with a sl st into the top of ch1.


round 13 (increase round): ch1(counts as you 1st hdc) 1hdc into the next st, *2hdc into the next st. 1hdc into the next 2sts* repeat from *to* all the way around. join with a sl st into the top of ch1.


round 14: ch1 (counts as 1st hdc), 1hdc into the next st and every st around. join with a sl st into the top of 
ch1.


(for bigger size)
round 15:ch2 dc into the next st and every st around.join with a sl st into top of ch2.
round 16: ch1 sc into the next st and every st around. join with a sl st into the top of ch1. cut yarn and  weave in ends

Allie

Laiyla