This cute hat makes the perfect gift for a little girl who is extra sweet. Crochet different “flavors” by changing up the yarn colors.

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Skills used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Working in rounds
Changing colors
Special stitches: bob, BPdc, FPdc (with written explanation in pattern)

Skill level
Intermediate

Finished Sizes
Newborn (Infant, Toddler).
Newborn: 14” circumference, 5” height.
Infant: 16” circumference, 6” height.
Toddler: 18” circumference, 7” height.

Materials
Valley Yarn Valley Superwash (1.75 oz/50 g/97 yds/89 m/100% superwash Merino wool) – 1 (1, 2) skeins each in 545 Brownie (CA) and 263 Misty Lilac (CB), or approximately 97 yds/89 m (97 yds/89 m, 194 yds/178 m) in each of 2 colors in any machine washable medium weight yarn.

US Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
Through Rnd 6 in pattern = 4” (10 cm). For best fit, always check your gauge.

This pattern was originally published in Love of Crochet’s Crochet More 2014 issue in July, 2014.