Vintage Tulip Sun Hat

Hook: H 

Material: Red Heart Shimmer

Gauge:  8 dc rows = 3” & 3 dc stitches = 1”

Hints & Tips:

-          Ch 1 doesn’t count as a stich anywhere in the pattern

-          Color A is the color of the strips, color B is the color between the strips, so in my images, the grey is color A and  the blue is color B.

-          Image to help understand where to place the stitches when increasing at the bottom, after the entire pattern instructions.

-          If you use a cotton yarn, use an F hook to get your gauge right and don’t do as many rows as the material will make it a little longer. You’ll need to measure your project as you go to accommodate the different material. (Cotton such as peaches and cream)

-          If you use a yarn like Red Heart Super Saver or I Love This Yarn you should be able to match the gauge by decreasing to a G hook, but make sure you check your work as you go if you do use a different material then that listed.

-          If you do not have Red Heart Shimmer, you can also get away with using another type of baby weight type yarn. The material says it is a weight 4 but I find it to be thin in comparison to the Red Heart Super Saver which also says 4.

-          When your gauge is off, try using a smaller or larger hook and measuring your project again.

-          The listed gauge is specific to the hat. I measured a finished hat to get the gauge.
-     I strongly suggest you use the listed material with this hat as other materials did alter the size in testing. If you do use alternate sizes be sure that you check the gauge. :)

Size: 6-12 months

With color A:

Hat:
Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 1, 12 dc in circle, pull tight, join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 1, 2 fpdc around every dc, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in between current st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in space between current st and next st, skip next st, dc in space between skipped st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st  - 60 dc

Round 6 – 16) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 60 dc

Brim:
Round 17) Ch 1, * fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 72 dc

Round 18) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Round 19) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 96 dc

Round 20) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 108 dc

Size: Child/ Pre-teen

With color A:

Hat:
Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 1, 12 dc in circle, pull tight, join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 1, 2 fpdc around every dc, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in between current st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in space between current st and next st, skip next st, dc in space between skipped st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st  - 60 dc

Round 6) Ch 1, * fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 72 dc

Round 7– 18) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 4 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 72 dc

Brim:
Round 19) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Round 20) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 96 dc

Round 21) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 108 dc

Round 22) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, dc in next sp between current st and next st,  dc in next sp  (dc in sp on either side of st), dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 120 dc

Size: Adult

With color A:

Hat:
Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 1, 12 dc in circle, pull tight, join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 1, 2 fpdc around every dc, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in between current st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in space between current st and next st, skip next st, dc in space between skipped st and next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st  - 60 dc

Round 6) Ch 1, * fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 72 dc

Round 7) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Round 8– 20) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 5 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Brim:
Round 21) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 2 st, dc in space before next st, dc in space after next st (so 1 dc on either side of st), dc in next 2 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 96 dc

Round 22) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 108 dc

Round 23) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 3 st, dc in next sp between current st and next st,  dc in next sp  (dc in sp on either side of st), dc in next 3 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 120 dc

Round 24) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 4 st, dc in space between current st and next st, dc in next 4 st, change to color A* around, join to first dc with sl st – 132 dc

Round 25) Ch 1, *fpdc around next 2 st, change to color B, dc in next 4 st, dc in next sp between current st and next st,  dc in next sp  (dc in sp on either side of st), dc in next 4 st, change to color A, around, join to first dc with sl st – 144 dc