Easter Symbols Hat

This hat holds a special place in my heart because there isn't much more I could stick on a hat that would symbolize just what Easter represents. These symbols, while not known widely yet, are some that many hold dear to their heart. A simple google search can show just how many were impacted by the meaning of these symbols as they tattooed them on their body. 

You can click to enlarge the image so you can read the sybols meanings at the bottom or you can read them here. The first arrow, pointing down symbolizes Jesus coming to Earth. The cross signifies his death. The tombstone symbolizes that he arose. Shortly after he arose from the dead, he ascended into heaven which is the upward arrow. We end this set of symbols with a second downward symbol which, in my opinion symbolizes one of the most miraculous things of all. Jesus is coming again. 

I learned about Salvation when I was just a child. I chose to be saved when I was hardly eight years old. And I have walked the rocky path of faith since. Before choosing to be saved by our Lord, I had no doubt and it was that lack of doubt that helps to fuel my overwhelmed adult mind now. As a child I questioned everything. I loved proof. Despite requiring that for every other bit of information given to me as a child, I never demanded proof of Jesus. Upon a lot of reflection I realized I had never doubted Jesus Christ because as a child going through much abuse and the horrible foster care system I never felt alone and always felt his comfort. I was going through things as a toddler and young child that I had no control over and so He did what he could to comfort me, show me what love was and teach me how to love. I credit him for getting me through my toughest battle in life. And He will get you through yours too! 

Enjoy this free pattern. 

***While most of my hats are an easy level this one is an intermediate level due to the color changes and technique required to achieve the look.***

Here is the graph if the instructions seem a bit more challenging to follow. you'll be working from the top down. 

To create the thin lines in this hat that make up the symbols you have to use this technique so that the colors don't cross over into eachother. The stitch before your color change to B will have 2 loops at the bottom. Go through them BEFORE going through your next st to creat the next fpdc like shown above. 

This is what your next step will look like after you've gone through the next st with your color change. 

This is what it will look like upon completion. If you look at the two green stitches at the bottom you can see how they touch and seperate the brown st at the bottom of the picture and the next brown stitch but that problem doesn't happen with the next 3 brown stitches. In the hat, the brown stitches will be how you want your stitches in this hat to look. 

Hook: I
Materials: Red Heart Super Saver
Gauge:  7 St & 5 Rows = 2”

Size: Baby

Starting with color A:

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, dc 12 and join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 fpdc around every st, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 2 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5 -8) Ch 2, fpdc around every st to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 9) Ch 2, fpdc around first 4, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 18, change to color B, fpdc around next 2, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, fpdc to end, join to first fpdc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 10) Ch 2, fpdc around first 4, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 17, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 11) Ch 2, fpdc around first 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 16 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 12) Ch 2, fpdc around first 5 st, change to color B, Fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 13) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdca round next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 14) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 15) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to black, fpdc around next st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 16) Ch 2, fpdc in next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 17) Ch 2, fpdc dc in next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 11 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 18) Ch 2, fpdc in next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next, 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 19) Ch 2, fpdc in next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 10 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 20) Ch 2, fpdc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 48 dc

Round 21) Ch 1, fpsc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 48 sc

Size: Toddler

Starting with color A:

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, dc 10 and join to first dc with sl st – 10 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 fpdc around every st, join to first dc with sl st – 20 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 30 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 2 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 40 dc

Round 5) Ch 2, *fpdc around next 3 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 6-10) Ch 2, fpdc around every st to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 11) Ch 2, fpdc around first 5, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 18, change to color B, fpdc around next 2, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, fpdc to end, join to first fpdc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 12) Ch 2, fpdc around first 5, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 17, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 13) Ch 2, fpdc around first 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 16 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 14) Ch 2, fpdc around first 6 st, change to color B, Fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 15) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdca round next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 16) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 17) Ch 2, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to black, fpdc around next st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 18) Ch 2, fpdc in next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 19) Ch 2, fpdc dc in next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 11 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 20) Ch 2, fpdc in next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next, 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 21) Ch 2, fpdc in next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 10 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 22) Ch 2, fpdc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 50 dc

Round 23) Ch 1, fpsc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 50 sc

Size: Adult

With color A: 

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, dc 10 and join to first dc with sl st – 10 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 fpddc around every st, join to first dc with sl st – 20 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 30 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 2 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 40 dc

Round 5) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 3 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 6) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 4 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 60 dc

Round 7) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 5 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 70 dc

Round 8-12) Ch 2, Fpdc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 13) Ch 2, fpdc around first 15, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 18, change to color B, fpdc around next 2, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, fpdc to end, join to first fpdc with sl st – 70 dc

Round 14) Ch 2, fpdc around first 15, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 17, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 15) Ch 2, fpdc around first 16 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 16 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 16) Ch 2, fpdc around first 16 st, change to color B, Fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 17) Ch 2, fpdc around next 17 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdca round next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 18) Ch 2, fpdc around next 17 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 5 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 19) Ch 2, fpdc around next 18 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc around next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc around next 8 st, change to color B, fpdc around next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to black, fpdc around next st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 20) Ch 2, fpdc in next 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 12 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 6 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 21) Ch 2, fpdc dc in next 16 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 11 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 7 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 22) Ch 2, fpdc in next 17 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 3 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next, 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 9 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 23) Ch 2, fpdc in next 18 st, change to color B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc in next 4 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 15 st, change to color B, fpdc in next st, change to color A, fpdc in next 10 st, change to color B, fpdc in next 2 st, change to color A, fpdc to end, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 24) Ch 2, fpdc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 70 dc

Round 25) Ch 1, fpsc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 70 sc