Materials: 4oz each of two colors of worsted weight yarn, size J or 6.00mm crochet

hook.

Gauge: 3 sts + 4 rows = 1 inch with two strands held together

Sizes: small-18”, medium- 20”, large-22”

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

fpsc – front post single crochet (single crochet around the post of the single crochets

in the previous round, not the top)

Rnd – round

Notes: This hat is made in the round with no joins (spiral) with both strands of yarn

held together throughout. To start you can use the magic ring or if you'd like you can

just chain 2 and crochet the first 6 single crochets in the second

chain from hook. There is one round of front post single crochets to start the brim, this

gives it a brim that instantly stands out and doesn't gradually increase.

Each increase round adds 2 inches to this hat, for in between sizes (19”, 21”, 23” etc)

you can add a round and only increase by 3 stitches skipping every other increase

stitch.

Starting with both strands of yarn held together and magic loop:

Single crochet 6 inside ring. Place a marker after this last sc and move it up with every

round.

Rnd 1: 2 sc in each sc around.

Rnd 2: (sc 1, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 3: (sc 2, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 4: (sc 3, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 5: (sc 4, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 6: (sc 5, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 7: (sc 6, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 8: (sc 7, 2 sc in next sc) around. For small sizes end increase here and skip down

to

Rnd 11.

Rnd 9: (sc 8, 2 sc in next sc) around. For medium size end increase here and skip

down

to Rnd 11.

Rnd 10: (sc 9, 2 sc in next sc) around.

Rnd 11- 24: sc around.

Rnd 12: (fpsc 10, 2 fpsc in next st) around.

Rnd 13: (sc 11, 2 sc in next st) around.

Rnd 14: sc 6, 2 sc in next st, (sc 12, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc to end.

Rnd 15: sc 3, 2 sc in next st, (sc 13, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc to end.

Rnd 16: (sc 14, 2 sc in next st) around.

Rnd 17: sc 7, 2 sc in next st, (sc 15, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sc to end. Break yarn,

hide

end.

For the hat band –

With one strand of your choice color of worsted weight yarn and size j or 6.00mm

crochet hook –

Rnd 1: ch 66, join with a slip stitch to the first chain. (Try this chain out around your hat

to make sure it fits before joining, if it's to long pull out some chains, if it's to short add

some. The number of chains is not important here, fit is!)

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in each ch around, join with a slip stitch to the first SINGLE

CROCHET,

skipping the ch 1.

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc around, join in the same way.

Rnd 4: Reverse single crochet around.

Rnd 5: You can cut the yarn and rejoin it to the bottom of the band on the chain round

or

you can slip stitch down the inside of the band and turn it around so that the bottom is

the top and continue.

Reverse single crochet around along the bottom of the band. Cut and hide yarn.

Slip this band down around the hat and you can use a strand of the same color of yarn

and sew it in place or just let it be there and make a bunch of different colors of bands

and change them to match whatever accessories your wearing that day. : D