Crochet a beach hat

 I have made a similar hat few years ago when I was a beginner in crochet and now after nearly 15 years of crocheting, I am recreating this hat again, a bit differently, it is easier than it looks, nothing complicated if you know how to half double crochet and how to make a cross stitch, I'll leave all the links required for you to check, mostly video links if you'd like to learn the cross stitch.

I used double strand for this pattern to make a bit rigid and solid however when worn it is still soft.

I have chosen two colors but you can customize the way you like, preferably using cotton or bamboo yarn for summer time.

Etsy Pattern

Ravelry Pattern

Materials:

Alize Bahar cotton 1

Alize bahar cotton 2

Crochet hook: 4 MM

Abbreviations:

ch: chain

hdc: half double crochet

st: stitch

sk: skip

sl st: slip stitch

sk st: skipped stitch

Cross stitch tutorial:

right handed

left handed

Hat Tutorial:

Right handed

Left handed

Small size hat

Written pattern: (the pattern is based on small size, for medium size you need to continue to row 7 for the flat circle) 

Using 2 strands together,

ch4, join to the 1st ch to form a ring

Round 1: ch2, 2hdc in the 1st st, 2hdc in every st till end of the row, join

Round 2: ch2, 2hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next st, alternate 2,1,2,1,2,1 until end of the round, last st must be 1 hdc in the st, join

Round 3: ch2, 2 hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next 2 st, 2hdc in the nest st, 1 hdc in the next 2 st, repeat till end of the row.

Round 4: ch2, 2 hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, 2hdc in the nest st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, repeat till end of the row.

Round 5: ch2, 2 hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next 4st, 2hdc in the nest st, 1 hdc in the next 4 st, repeat till end of the row.

For Medium size hat continue round 6 and 7 as follows:

Round 6:ch2, 2 hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next 5st, 2hdc in the nest st, 1 hdc in the next 5 st, repeat till end of the row.

Round 7: ch2, 2 hdc in the 1st st, 1 hdc in the next 6st, 2hdc in the nest st, 1 hdc in the next 6st, repeat till end of the row.

Round 8 to 13 same as below.

Round 6 to 13: ch2, 1hdc in every st.

Round 14 : ch3, sk 1st st, 1 dc in the next 2 st, yarn over insert your hook in the front sk st, work your dc as normal ( made the 1st cross st), sk the next st, 1 hdc in the next 2 st ( yarn over, place your hook in the front st of the sk st, work your dc) repeat the same till end of the row.

Row 15: , ch1, sc in every st.

Row 16: repeat row 14

Row 17: repeat row 15

Row 18: repeat row 14

Row 19: repeat row 15

Round 20: ch2, 2 hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 6 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 6 st, repeat the same till end of the row.

Round 21: ch2, 2hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 7 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 7 st, repeat the same till the end of the row.

Round 22: ch2, 2hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 8 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 8 st, repeat the same till the end of the row.

Round 23: ch2, 2hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 9 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 9 st, repeat the same till the end of the row

Round 24: ch2, 2hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 10 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 10 st, repeat the same till the end of the row

Round 25: ch2, 2hdc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next 11 st, 2hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next 11 st, repeat the same till the end of the row.

Round 26: ch2, hdc in every st till the end.

Round 27: Repeat row 26.

Fasten off.