Gracie's Sun Bonnet

Gracie's Sun Bonnet is very much like Lily's Sun Bonnet. The construction of the hat is a bit different but simple.

Just remember to use cotton yarn. It's light and easy to clean. It is also very absorbent so if your child get a little too hot and sweats a bit, it won't be running down into their eyes and face. You can always add or take away a row to make the hat longer or shorter as needed. You can do the same with the brim just remember to keep doing the increase in each round until you get the look you want.

You can purchase the pattern here. I am going to try to get a sun hat for boys. I have just been using my yarn stash for my recent projects and don't currently have any good colors for the kind of hat I'd like to make. Maybe a trip to the store is in my very near future. :)

Happy crochet!

Lily's Sun Bonnet

I have been working on so many different projects and I realized that they were all for cooler weather. I have adjusted my focus to summer.  We are outdoors a lot in the summer and I needed something to keep the sun off my little girls. Sunscreen always ends up in their eyes but a sun hat or bonnet would be the perfect solution. I like to use cotton yarn for my summer projects because it's cooler and easy to clean.

My daughter loved being my model. I would have used my foam head, as I usually do with all of my pictures, but I think my little girl modeled it better.

This hat is pretty simple to adjust. I used a G/4.25 mm hook for child size hat and H/5.00 mm hook for the flower.  You can buy the pattern here. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know and I will respond as soon as I can. You can also add a row after row 13, if you need it to be a little longer.

I hope to have more summer patterns soon. If you have any requests, feel free to send me a message and I will see what I can do. Thank you for stopping by and happy crochet!

Basic DC Beanie

There have been a lot of requests for my basic dc beanie pattern. This pattern is the one I use for most of my hats. The seam is almost invisible and straight. This pattern does not include earflaps. It's just a basic beanie. Here is the pdf, printable version of the pattern. Otherwise, you can find it below.

Supplies:

Hook: Teen/Adult H/8- 5.0 mm

Child: G/6-4.25 mm.

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn, scissors, yarn needle, fiberfill or yarn scraps.

Abbreviations:

ch = chain                                                    

hdc = half double crochet

rnd = round 

dc = double crochet                                    

st = stitch     

sp = space                             

slst = slip stitch                                           

Special Instructions:

Always join rounds in first dc of round, not ch 2. This will make the seam harder to see when the hat is completed. Ch never counts as st.

Beanie:

Rnd 1: Chain 4, 12 dc in 4th ch from hook, join w/ slst in first dc, Ch 2 

Rnd 2: 2 dc in same sp as ch 2 and each st around, join w/ slst in first dc, ch 2 

Rnd 3: dc in same sp as ch2, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st* repeat from *to* around, join w/ slst in first dc, ch 2.

Rnd 4: dc in same sp as ch2, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st* repeat * to* around, join w/ slst in first dc, ch 2.

Rnd 5: dc in same sp as ch2, dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 3 st, 2dc in next st* repeat *to* around, join w/ slst in first dc, ch 2. 

Rnd 6-13: dc in same sp as ch 2, dc in each st around, join w/ slst in first dc, ch 2.

Rnd 14: dc in same sp as ch 2, dc in each st around, join w/ slst ch 1, fasten off and weave in ends.

I hope you like this pattern. It's really easy and is a great basis for all of your creative beanies. Thank you for stopping by. Happy crochet!