Crocheted Boys, Floppy Brimmed Army Hat

Crocheted Boys, Floppy Brimmed Army Hat.
© Cathy Wood. 2007

Australian English Pattern.

Size 2 Hat Pictures


Size 6 Hat Pictures

Materials: 8 ply yarn. (light worsted/ sport) with a camouflage effect.
Size: 4.00mm Hook. (US.G/6) (UK 8)
Instructions given for sizes 2 to 10
Pattern tested for size 2 and 6 only

Abbreviations: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art347.asp

hdc= yarn over hook, insert hook into st, pick up yarn pull through st, (3 loops on hook) pull yarn through all 3 loops.

trbl= yarn over hook, insert hook into st, pick up yarn pull through st, (3 loops on hook) pull yarn through 2 loops, (2 loops on hook) pull yarn through 2 loops again.

I had a 100gm ball of the camouflage effects yarn. I made the size 2 hat first, I used a little bit of the yarn on the toy soldier boy and the rest on the size 6 hat. I knew I was going to run short of this yarn with the size 6 hat, so I used a co-ordinating colour that doubles for a built in hat band.
*Stay tuned for the soldier boy pattern*


Beginning at crown
Working in rounds, do not join. Use a stitch marker to mark rounds or use the tail of the beginning yarn

All sizes.

Ch. 2
Rnd 1: Sc 8 sc, in the first loop, 8 sc

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around, 16 sc

Rnd 3: *sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around 24 sc.

Rnd 4: *sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around 32 sc.

Rnd 5 and 6: 1 sc in each sc around

Rnd 7: *sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around; 40 sc.

Rnd 8: *sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around 48 sc.

Rnd 9: *sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around 56 sc.

Rnd 10: *sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around

64 sc. FOR SIZE 2, STOP INCREASING HERE
AND WORK 17 ROWS OF *1 SC IN EACH SC AROUND*. THEN PROCEED TO DIRECTIONS FOR THE BRIM OF THE HAT. (64 SC)
Rnd 11: *sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around 72 sc.
(Stop here for size 4 and work 18 rows of sc around, go to brim of hat)
Rnd 12: *sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around 80 sc.

FOR SIZE 6, STOP INCREASING HERE
AND WORK 18 ROWS OF *1 SC IN EACH SC AROUND*. THEN PROCEED TO THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE BRIM OF THE HAT
Sizes, 8 and 10 only continue here
Rnd 13: *sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around
88 sc (Stop here for size 8 and continue as for size 6)
Rnd 14: *sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around
96 sc
Rnd 15 to 34: 1 sc in each sc around (do not break off yarn) complete instructions for brim of hat.

Brim of hat
The following rows are all worked in back loops only.

(There is no need for strict accuracy of the amount of sc or hdc stitches, a few extra or less does not matter at this point)

Rnd 1: *hdc in next 4 sc, 2 hdc in next sc, repeat from* around
Rnd 2: *trbl in next 4 hdc, 2 trbl in next hdc, repeat from * around
Rnd 3: *trbl in next 6 trbl, 2 trbl in next trbl, repeat from * around
Rnd 4: *hdc in each trbl around.

Finish off if you are happy with the width of the brim or continue with rnd 3 and 4 of the brim instructions.
See pictures for examples of size 2 and size 6.

Please feel free to use my pattern, but do not copy or sell my pattern.
© Cathy Wood. 2007