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Minty Winter Children’s Hats Crochet Pattern

© 2017 Amanda Bryant

Sizing available for newborn through toddler.

Materials:

Red Heart Super Saver yarn (7 oz/198 g; 364 yards/333 meters)- 1 skein color “Minty” (one skein will make 1 of each size hat)

5.5 mm hook

stitch marker

yarn needle for weaving in loose ends

Gauge: 4 sc= 1 inch, 4 rounds in sc= 1 inch

Abbreviations Used (US terminology):

ch- chain

sl st- slip stitch

sp- space

beg- beginning

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

Pattern Note:

the crown of the hat is worked in a continuous round, with no joins at the end of each round. Be sure to mark, with your stitch marker, the end/beginning of each round as your work progresses. Thereafter the rounds will be joined.

Instructions:

Starting with a magic ring:

Round 1- make 6 sc in magic ring (6 sc)

Round 2- make 2 sc in ea sc around (12 sc)

Round 3- make 1 sc in the first sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in the next sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (18 sc)

Round 4- make 1 sc in each of the first 2 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (24 sc)

Round 5- make 1 sc in each of the first 3 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (30 sc)

Round 6- make 1 sc in each of the first 4 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (36 sc)

Round 7- make 1 sc in each of the first 5 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (42 sc)

Round 8- make 1 sc in each of the first 6 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (48 sc)

Round 9- make 1 sc in each of the first 7 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (54 sc) **end here for 0-3 month size and proceed to next step

Round 10- make 1 sc in each of the first 8 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (60 sc) **end here for 3-6 month size and proceed to next step

Round 11- make 1 sc in each of the first 9 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (66 sc) **end here for 6-12 month size and proceed to next step

Round 12- make 1 sc in each of the first 10 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (72 sc) **end here for 12-24 month size and proceed to next step

Round 13- make 1 sc in each of the first 11 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, (make 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round (78 sc) **end here for toddler size and proceed to next step

Next Step:

For all sizes, make 1 sc in each sc around, for a total of 3 rounds **at the end of the third round, join with a sl st to the beginning sc

0-3 months= 54 sc around

3-6 months= 60 sc around

6-12 months= 66 sc around

12-24 months= 72 sc around

Toddler= 78 sc around

Next Round:

Ch 4 (this counts as a dc and ch-1), sk 1 sc, dc in the next sc, ch 1, (sk 1 sc, dc in the next sc, ch 1) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round, join with a sl st to the 3rd ch of the beg ch-4.

0-3 months size= 27 dc and 27 ch-1 sps

3-6 months size= 30 dc and 30 ch-1 sps

6-12 months size= 33 dc and 33 ch-1 sps

12-24 months size= 36 dc and 36 ch-1 sps

Toddler size= 39 dc and 39 ch-1 sps

Next Round:

Sl st into the 1st ch sp, ch 3 (this counts as a dc and ch-1), sk the 1st dc, dc in the next ch sp, ch 1, <sk the next dc, dc in the next ch sp, ch 1> repeat the instructions in the < > to the end of the round, join with a sl st to the 2nd ch of the beg ch-3. **Repeat this round according the list below:

0-3 months size- 3 more times (for a total of 4 rounds)

3-6 months size- 4 more times (for a total of 5 rounds)

6-12 months size- 5 more times (for a total of 6 rounds)

12-24 months size- 6 more times (for a total of 7 rounds)

Toddler size- 7 more times (for a total of 8 rounds)

Final Round:

Ch 2 (does not count as a dc), dc in the same st as join, dc in the first ch-1 sp, dc in the first dc, dc in the next ch-1 sp, (dc in the next dc, dc in the next ch-1 sp) repeat the instructions in ( ) to the end of the round, join with a sl st to the top of the 1st dc (not to the beg ch-2), and fasten off.

0-3 month size= 54 dc around

3-6 month size= 60 dc around

6-12 month size= 66 dc around

12-24 month size= 72 dc around

Toddler size= 78 dc around

Weave in yarn tails and you’re done 🙂