CLASSIC STYLE SUN HAT

PATTERN 

AGE 2-10YEARS

A CLASSIC DESIGN FOR BOYS & GIRLS.

This pattern works up quickly, it is fun and easy to make! It is a beginner level, if you are new to crochet this pattern is for you!

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MATERIALS

3MM Crochet hook

2 x 50g colours 8 ply DK or worsted weight 100% cotton yarn

Scissors

Yarn needle

Button, Ribbon (optional)

ABBREVIATIONS

SS - Slip Stitch

CH - Chain

DC - Double Crochet (Tr - treble)

* - Repeat from * to *

CC1 - Colour 1

CC2 - Colour 2

St - Stitch

SC - Single Crochet (Dc - Double crochet)

NOTES

This pattern is worked in rounds, beginning chain does not count as a stitch throughout. Pattern is written in American terms. Conversion in abbreviations is highlighted in pink.

INSTRUCTIONS

Start with CC1 make a slip knot and CH4 ss to join.

RND 1

CH3, 11 DC into ring SS to join (11 St)

RND 2

CH3, 2 DC in each St around, Join CC2 with a SS. (22 St)

RND 3

CH1, *1 SC in 1st st, 2 SC in next* Join CC1 with a SS. (33 St)

RND 4

CH3, * 1 DC in next 2 St, 2 DC in next* Join CC2 with a SS (44 St)

RND 5

CH1, SC in each St around, Join CC1 with a SS (44 St)

RND 6

CH3, *1 DC in next 3 St, 2 DC in next* Join CC2 with a SS (55 St)

RND 7

CH1, *1 SC in next 4 St, 2 SC in next* Join CC1 with a SS (66 St)

RND 8

CH3, *1 DC in next 5 St, 2 DC in next* Join CC1 with a SS  (77 St) 

RND 9

CH1, *1 SC in next 6 St, 2 SC in next* Join CC1 with a SS (88 St) 

to make hat smaller to fit age 2, 1 SC in each St around (77St) 

RND 10

CH3, DC in each St around Join CC2 with a SS (88 St)

RND 11

CH1, SC in each St around Join CC1 with a SS (88 St)

RND 12-23

Repeat rounds 10&11 six more times  and break away CC2 

BRIM

working in back loops throughout.

RND 24

With CC1 CH3, *1DC in next St, 2 DC in next*  Join with a SS. (132 St)

RND 25 & 26

CH3 1 DC in each St around Join with a SS. (132 St)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

EMBELLISHMENTS

you can use a button to the front of the hat which can be used to fasten the front of the brim to hold it up. The DC stitches can be used as a button hole.

You could weave a ribbon in and out through the DC Stitches for a pretty girly look.

You can also add crochet flowers or rosettes. I will add the pattern for the large rosettes shown on the hat in my next blog post.

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Beautiful Butterfly Crochet Hat Pattern

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY 

CROCHET HAT PATTERN

Sizes age 2years and 3-10years

written and designed by

Haylee Hibbert

This pattern must not be taken from this blog, it must not be sold or the text copied or pasted anywhere else on the internet. I have worked very hard on this design, perfecting and writing it. Please feel free to direct fellow crocheters to this blogpost via the link above. You may by all means sell your finished product you have made by using this pattern.
All rights reserved to Haylee Hibbert.

Pattern written in American terms

Materials

4.00mm crochet hook

5.00mm crochet hook

2 colours of baby arran weight yarn

1 colour of double knit DK yarn

2 pearl beads

2 pipe cleaners 15cm length

lead pencil or colouring pencil

darning needle

thread and sewing needle to sew on beads

scissors

Abbreviations

English terms conversion highlighted in pink

Ch - Chain

Sl St - Slip Stitch

DC - Double crochet  /Tr -Treble crochet

PC - popcorn stitch

Hdc - Half double Crochet /Htr- Half Treble

Sc- Single Crochet /Dc- Double crochet

St - Stitch

* * repeat from * to *

CC1 - Colour 1

CC2 - Colour 2

CC3 - Colour 3

Pattern Notes

I used 2 baby arran weight yarns because I did not have any double knit weight in all the colours I needed. I am sure this will work out just as well with all 3 colours in DK or worsted weight yarn. I used CC1 & CC3 as my aran weight and CC2 as my DK.

I will be doing a video tutorial for this hat as soon as I find the time. Please familiarise yourself with the popcorn stitch. There are tutorials demonstrating this stitch on youtube. 

Hat 3-10Years

With CC1 make a Slip knot Ch4 Sl St to form a ring

Rnd1

CH2 14DC into ring Sl St to join (14DC + Ch2)

Rnd2

Ch2, 2DC in each St around Sl St to Join (28DC +Ch2)

Rnd3

Ch2 *1DC in 1st st, 2DC in next*  Sl St to Join (42DC +Ch2)

Rnd4

Ch2 *1DC in next st, 5DC in next sl st to 1st of the 5DC* Sl St to join           (21PC, 21DC + Ch2)

Rnd5

Ch2 *1Dc in next st, 2DC in next* Sl St to join with CC2 break away CC1   (64DC +Ch2) 

Rnd6-10

Ch2, 1DC in each st around Sl St to Join. On Rnd 10 join with Sl st using CC3 and break away CC2 (64DC +Ch2)

Rnd11-15

Ch1, 1hdc in each st around Sl St to Join. On Rnd 15,  Sl St to Join with CC1 and beak away CC3. (64Hdc +Ch2)

Rnd16 

Repeat Rnd4 fasten off and weave in ends. (32PC, 32DC +Ch2)

Hat 2Years

Follow above pattern ending at Rnd4

Rnd5 

Ch2 *1DC in next 3 St, 2DC in next* 1DC in last 2 st Sl St to join with CC2 break away CC1 (53DC + Ch2)

Rnd6-10

Ch2, 1DC in each st around Sl St to Join (53DC +Ch2) on Rnd10 Join with Sl St using CC3 and break away CC2

Rnd11-15 

Ch1, 1Hdc in each st around Sl St to Join. On Rnd15 Sl St to join using CC1 and break away CC3. (53Hdc + Ch1)

Rnd16 

Repeat Rnd4 placing 1 Dc and 1PC in last st. Sl st to join, fasten off and weave in ends. ( 27PC, 27DC +Ch2) 

To make a 3D butterfly

Materials

4.00mm Crochet hook

Arran weight yarn for main design and DK for spots/circles

yarn stitch marker (I use a long strand of yarn or a bobby pin)

2 pearl beads

2 pipe cleaners 15cm length

lead pencil or colouring pencil

darning needle

thread and sewing needle to sew on beads

scissors

3D Butterfly Pattern

Using 4.00mm Crochet hook make a Slip Knot.
Make 2

Rnd1

Ch16, 1Sc in 2nd Ch from hook and in each of the next 13st, 2Sc in last. Turn work slightly still working with the right side facing you and Sc in each of the next 14st, 2Sc in last. Place stitch marker, you will be working in continual rounds.

Rnd2

2Sc in next st, Sc in next 13 st, 2Sc in each of the next 2 st, sc in next 13 st, 2Sc in next, Sc in last.

Rnd3

Sc in next st, 2Sc in the next, Sc in the next 13 St, 2Sc in the next, 1Sc in the next 2St,  2Sc in the next, Sc in the next 14 St, 2Sc in the next St, Sc in the last st.

Rnd4

1Sc in next 2 St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in the next 14 St, 2Sc in the next, 1 Sc in the next 3 St, 2Sc in the next st, 1Sc in the next 14 St, 2Sc in the next, 1Sc in the next 2St.

Rnd5

1Sc in next 2 St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 14St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 5st, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 16St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 3 St.

Rnd6

1 Sc in next 3 St, 2Sc in next St, 1Sc in next 15St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 6 St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 16 St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 4st.

Rnd7

1Sc in next 3St, 2Sc in next, 1Sc in next 16St, 2 Sc in next, 1Sc in next 8 St, 2Sc in next, sc in next 16 St, 2Sc in next, 1SC in next 5 St, Miss 1 and Sl St in next , fasten off and weave in ends.

To make Spots

Make a magic ring Ch1, 7Sc in ring Sl St ti 1st Sc pull center strand to tighten ring and fasten off leaving enough tail end to sew the spot to the butterfly. Weave in centre strand and break away.

To assemble the butterfly

Place the 2 oval shaped piece with rights side facing in and wrong sides facing you. Hold the 2 pipe cleaners together and Sc over them joining the centres of the oval pieces togther. Leave about 3cm over hang of the pipe cleaner to make the antenna. Sc all the way down the middle joining the two oval shapes together crocheting over the pipe cleaners. fasten off leaving a long tail end maybe about 30cm. You can use this to create a draw string to divide one oval shape to form two wings. First weave in ends were you fastened off on Rnd7 on both pieces. To create a draw string with back of work facing you, sew in a 'U' shape and pull tight then latch stitch to centre to secure. Repeat this for the other oval shape. (If you do not  understand this I will be doing a video tutorial as soon as possible)

To shape the antenna, wrap the pipe cleaners around the pencil.

Sew on the spots and beads and sew the butterfly to the hat.

WARM & COSY 
Hot water bottle cover

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Lets get started, grab your hook & yarn. 

Lets party!

Materials: 

4.5 MM crochet hook

Tapestry Needle

I ball of fine weight yarn 4ply weight UK (fine 2 American). (I used yarn paradise angora design) click here to view the yarn I used.
Scissors

1 small snap fastener

sewing thread and needle

Stitches used and abbreviations (American terms): 
(English terms are high-lighted in pink)

CH - Chain (ch)

DC - Double crochet (tr: Treble crochet)

V stitch -  dc, ch 1 , dc in same stitch (tr, ch1, tr in same st)

SK - skip a stitch

SC-Single crochet (dc: Double crochet)

FPDC - Front post double crochet (FPTR: around the post and treble crochet)

st - Stitch/es

sl st - Slip stitch

* * - Repeat from * to *
Back loops - the stitch loop furthest away from you. do not go through both parts of the stitch just the back loop. This gives a ribbed effect.

Pattern Notes:

This hot water bottle cosy will fit a 2 litre standard size bottle, it is worked in one piece. It has a draw string closure made by crocheting a long chain. It also has a snap faster for the top (this is optional). On row 5 make sure you place your hook under both rows between the scales to secure them down together. (I will be making a video tutorial soon. A fellow crocheter got stuck on the first two rows so for now all I have is a talk through the first two rows click here if you would like help) The pattern below is written in American terms. I have shown the conversion to the English/American stitches above.

Difficulty: 

Intermediate. I recommend familiarising yourself with the crocodile stitch. 

To start Ch71 turn

Row 1: DC in 4th ch from the hook and each st across (67dc) turn

Row 2: CH3 *SK 2 ST ,V Stitch in next st*repeat to end and dc in last st turn (22 v stitch and 2 dc) turn

 You will now start to make the crocodile stitch using the v stitch as a base for your stitches. You will be working around the post of the first part of the V stitch chaining 1 for the point of the v stitch then work your way back up the other side of the 'v' of the v stitch.

Row 3: ch 1 *5 fpdc ch1 and work 5 fpdc up the other side of the v of the v stitch. sk next v stitch* repeat to end sl st in last v stitch and last 2 st. turn

Row 4: repeat row 2 working v stitches into each of the v stitches of previous v stitch row. Turn

Row 5: sl st in first 2 st *5 fpdc, ch1, 5fpdc, sk next v stitch* sl st in 2nd ch of the ch3 or previous row. Turn

Row 6: Repeat row 2

Row 7: Repeat row 3

Row 8: Repeat row 2

Row 9: Repeat 5

Row 10:  Repeat Row 2

Row 11: Repeat row 3

You should now have 5 rows of scales and 5 rows of v stitches

Row 12: Ch 3 dc in v stitch * dc in next 2 st dc in v stitch * repeat across dc in last st (67 dc & 1 ch3). Turn
WORKING IN BACK LOOPS 
Rows 13-17: ch3 and dc in each st across 67dc 
You should now have 6 rows of dc and a ribbed effect
Row 18: Repeat Row 2
Row 19: Repeat row 3
Row 20: Repeat Row 2
Row 21: Repeat row 5
Row 22: Repeat row 2
Row 23: Repeat row 3
Row 24: Repeat Row 2
Row 25: Repeat Row 5
Row 26: Repeat row 2
Row 27: Repeat row 3

You should now have 5 rows of scales and 5 rows of v stitches

Rows 28- 43: Repeat rows 12 -27

To finish crochet a sc edging to give it a neat finish. sc all the way around evenly making sure the front of your work is facing you, placing 2sc in each corner. When you come to sc across the top, sc as row 12 from * to * fasten off leaving a long tail end. The way I measured my tail end was by placing the tail end across one side and then the bottom of the cosy (in an 'L' shape) add a little extra then cut off...this will give you enough to sew it together. Fold it in half length ways making sure the top (the last row your crocheted) is facing up towards you and the back of your work facing out. Sew in an 'L' shape down the side and bottom. Top Tip!! Line up your crocodile stitches by using a clothes peg. This will ensure that you are sewing the seam symmetrically and evenly. Weave in your tail ends. I single crocheted over my starting tail end so I only had one tail end to weave in.

Draw string: I cut about 3 meters from the ball and folded it in half to double it up then chained along until I reached the end.  Using a tapestry needle weave it in and out through your last row of dc ( I sang in and out the dusty blue bells as I done this bit! ) and tie it around the neck of the bottle.

Tassel's (make 2) : I used a business card and wrapped the yarn 10 times around the card then cut and placed them over my hook centred and then latch hooked it through the two ends. You will notice there are 2 strands separated (the starting draw string ends)  pull these through the centre of the tassels to tidy it up and then snip the tassels so they are both equal lengths.

Snap fastener (optional): I sewed with a needle and thread a snap fastener to the top to secure  the sides over the  top of the bottle. This was for looks alone as I did not like to see any part of the hot water bottle, it  will make it tidy and  presentable.

CONGRATULATIONS! 

Enjoy your beautiful hot water bottle cosy!!

Designed and written by Haylee Hibbert of Haylees Hats