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Originally, this pattern for a preschooler’s hat appeared in
my Etsy and Craftsy shops. The pattern sat there for about half a year and was
purchased only twice. Hmm, I don’t know, I thought it was a cute hat pattern.
Perhaps it’s the advanced skill level of this pattern that put my customers
off. I noticed that the most popular patterns in my shops are the easiest ones.
Anyway, I didn’t want all the work that I put into this
pattern go to waste, so I’m sharing the pattern here. Please, do not copy and
repost it on other websites, and do not sell it. But you are welcome to sell the finished items made from this pattern.
Size: 3-5 years old
Measurements: about 20 inches in circumference and 7.5
inches in height
Skill Level: Advanced
Materials:
US Hook size G/6 (4.25 MM)
Light worsted yarn, about 170 yards
For the hat shown above I used Bernat
Softee Baby
Gauge: first 4 rounds = 3.5 inches in diameter
Abbreviations:
ch chain
sl st slip stitch
dc double crochet
FPdc: front post double crochet
BPdc: back post double crochet
* * Instructions between
asterisks should be repeated as many times as there are stitches to accommodate
them.
Pay special attention to Round 12 (and the following rounds),
that’s where back post and front post double crochets begin to shift.
Ch 4, join in ring with sl st.
Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1st
dc), 11 dc in ring; join with sl st to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3. (12 dc)
Round 2: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), 2 FPdc around beginning ch-3 of Round 1, 2 FPdc in next
13 dc; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (24 FPdc)
Round 3: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), FPdc in each FPdc around; join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-3. (20 FPdc)
Round 4: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *FPdc in next 2 FPdc, 2 FPdc in next FPdc* around;
join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (32
FPdc)
Round 5: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *2 BPdc in next FPdc, 3 FPdc in next FPdc* around;
join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (16
BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 6: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 2 BPdc, FPdc in next 3 FPdc* around; join
with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (16
BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 7: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next BPdc, 2 BPdc in next BPdc, FPdc in next
3 FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (24 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 8: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 2 BPdc, 2 BPdc in next BPdc, FPdc in
next 3 FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (32 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 9: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 4 BPdc, FPdc in next 3 FPdc* around;
join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (32
BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 10: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 3 BPdc, 2 BPdc in next BPdc, FPdc in
next 3 FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 11: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 5 BPdc, FPdc in next 3 FPdc* around;
join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (40
BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 12: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next 4 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc,
FPdc in next 2 FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning
ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 13: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *FPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next 4
BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24
FPdc)
Round 14: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *FPdc in next 2 FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next
4 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 15: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next 2 FPdc, FPdc in next
BPdc, BPdc in next 4 BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 16: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next 2
FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next 3 BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24
FPdc)
Round 17: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 2 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next
2 FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next 2 BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24
FPdc)
Round 18: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 3 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next
2 FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc, BPdc in next BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24
FPdc)
Round 19: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 4 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next
2 FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 20: ch 3 (doesn’t counts
as a stitch), *BPdc in next 4 BPdc, BPdc in next FPdc, FPdc in next
2 FPdc, FPdc in next BPdc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3. (40 BPdc, 24 FPdc)
Round 21: same as Round 12.
Round 22: same as Round 13.
Round 23: same as Round 14.
Fasten off.
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