Crochet Pattern for
Strawberry Shortcake Hat, any size
This
pattern is owned by Amanda Gatton. You
may make these hats for sale, but please credit me, and my blog,
www.amandadgatton.com.
The nice thing about this hat is that you can make it to
whatever size you want it by testing the size as you work it, so it can be made
for adult or child/baby size. It also
makes a nice winter hat, so use your creativity maybe make it a solid color and
omit the berries and stem, you’ve got a really cute hat and it will hold your
hair up too!
Notes:
Any yarn will work for this pattern; I just used you plain,
old, run of the mill Walmart yarn in the one pictured. I suggest using a large needle.
You may want to attach your berries while the hat is still a
large flat disc. Do this before you
begin your white rim.
Stitches used and abbreviations:
Ch=chain
Sl st= Slip Stitch
Sc= single crochet
Dc= double crochet
2tog= crochet 2 stitches together, in this pattern, they are
single crochet 2 togethers.
YO= yarn over
FO= finish off
Gauge:
Your piece should measure about 4 inches in diameter after
round 2.
Hat:
Rnd 1: ch 4 (counts
as 1 dc + 1 ch now and throughout). 1
dc in 4th ch from hook. Ch 1. Into magic circle created by double
crocheting into the chain, [1 dc, ch 1] 6 times sl st to join.
Rnd 2: ch 4. 1 dc in
same sp. Ch. 1. [1 dc, ch 1 twice in
the next space between double crochets] repeat all the way around. Sl st to
join.
Rnd 3-5: (for a less slouchy hat, you may omit a round here)
ch 4. 1 dc, ch 1 twice in the next space between double crochets. [1 dc, ch 1 in next dc space. 1 dc, ch 1
twice in next dc space.] Repeat
around. Sl st to join.
* at this point, your piece will be getting pretty big and
should be like a wavy/floppy disc
Rnd 6-11: ch 4. [1 dc, ch 1 in next dc space] repeat around.
Sl st to join.
* Here you will be making the band. If you are making a solid colored hat, carry
on, if you are making the Strawberry hat, cut your yarn and finish off. Add your white yarn with a slip-stitch and
proceed.
Rim:
Rnd 1: ch 1 (counts as 1 single crochet) 1 sc in each space
all the way around the piece. Sl st to
join.
* This is where you begin to size the hat so you may vary
the way you proceed by altering the way you do your sc 2tog stitching. Following my pattern will give you a fairly
wide white brim, as pictured.
Rnd 2-indefinite: *sc 2tog.
Sc in each of the next five spaces. * Continue from * in a continuous
round. The hat will begin coming
together, and forming an opening. I did
three rounds and then wanted to start wrapping it up, so on the next round I
did sc 2tog, then only 2 sc in following spaces. It will diminish the opening faster that way. Use caution in the end, by testing the hat
and ensuring it is the size that you want it.
Before you proceed to the final round, let the hat be diminished to the
point that it is slightly bigger than you want the final product.
Final rnd: 1 sc in BLO of each sc around. Sl st twice at the end to flatten the ridge
that has been formed by continuous rounds.
FO
Stem:
Rnd 1: With your green color, slip stich 6 times around the
small hole in the top of the hat.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sl st around.
Rnd 3: sc into each stitch around (12 stitches)
Rnd 4-finish: complete continuous sc 2tog stitches in a
continuous round to close the opening, finish by slip stitching the opening
closed. FO
Brim:
Row 1: join your green yarn somewhere on the bottom edge of
the white brim. Make 13 sl st across.
Row 2: * 1 dc in each of the first 2 sl st. 2 dc in the next
sl st. * repeat from * across. Turn
Row 3-6 work back with 1 dc in next 9 dc. Dc 2tog. Turn. FO
Berry Seeds:
Adding the pink berry seeds is very simple. Sl st your pink yarn into the hat in the
spot of your choosing (I placed them on the puffy parts of the hat, and then a
second row above that row and closer to the stem.) Do one puff stitch (I wrapped the yarn 7 times around the needle)
then sl st again to the hat. I then
tied my two ends together in a tight know and cut the excess yarn off. Just that simple!
