This crochet pattern is available for FREE on my website, (visit pattern website link above), or you can download it here on Ravelry as a printable, ad-free PDF.

Difficulty:
Intermediate

Materials Needed:
3.25mm hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge
220 yards Lion Brand Sock-Ease in Marshmallow
Yarn needle
Scissors

Stitches Used:
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
dc4tog = double crochet 4 together

Special Stitches:
2 dc cluster = dc2tog in same stitch
2 tr cluster = tr2tog in same stitch
3 tr cluster = tr3tog in same stitch
Picot = ch 3, sl st back into first ch

Gauge:
3 3/4” across after round 6, or 21 sc in 4 inches

Measurements:
7” tall by 9 3/4” wide with plenty of stretch

Additional Notes:
-Maintain very relaxed tension as you make your chains in rounds 6, 8, 10, and 12, otherwise your hat will become narrow and misshapen at the top. This section will pucker a bit as you work it, but should flatten out as the pattern goes on.
-This is a summer hat and is short on purpose, ending about mid-ear level. If you wish to lengthen it, I’ve added suggestions for doing so in the pattern body.