Witch's Hat for 18-inch Doll

Free Doll Hat Crochet Pattern

Materials: Aunt Lydia (affiliate link)'s Fashion Size 3 Crochet Thread 100% mercerized cotton, 150 yards (137 meters), color Black - 1 ball (A)
Aunt Lydia (affiliate link)'s Fashion Size 3 Crochet Thread 100% mercerized cotton, 150 yards (137 meters) , color Purple - 1 ball (B)

Hook: B (2.25 mm)

Gauge: 10 dc x 6 rows = 2" x 2" (5 cm x 5 cm)

Abbreviations

ch - chain
sc - single crochet
FPsc - front post single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
2hdc-cl - 2-hdc cluster: Yarn over the crochet hook, insert the crochet hook into the next stitch, yarn over the hook again, pull the yarn through the stitch on your hook. You should now have three stitches on your hook. Insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over the hook again, pull the yarn through the stitch on your hook. You should now have four stitches on your hook, yarn over the hook one last time, pull the yarn through all four stitches on your hook.
V-stitch (V-st) - 2 dc, into ch 1 or a st of the prev. row.
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch

Hat

Crown

With B, ch 66, sl st to the first chain and continue to work in rounds.
Round 1: ch1, 65 sc in each ch around.
Round 2: as round 1
Round 3: with A ch1, 65 sc in each sc around
Round 4: ch2, 65 hdc in each sc around. Rounds 5 through 10 as round 4
Round 11: ch2, 3 hdc, 2-dc cl, * 4 hdc, 2-hdc cl, rep from * around = 55 sts
Rounds 12, 13, 14: ch 2, 54 hdc in each hdc around
Round 15: ch 2, 2 hdc, 2-hdc cl in the next 2 hdc, * 3hdc, 2-hdc cl, rep from * around = 44 sts
Rounds 16 - 20: ch 2, hdc in each hdc around (43 hdc in all)
Round 21: ch 2, hdc, 2-hdc cl, *2 hdc, 2-hdc cl, rep from * around = 33 sts.
Rounds 22-25: ch 2, hdc in each of hdc (32 hdc in all),
Round 26: ch 2, 2-hdc cl,* 1 hdc, 2-hdc cl, repeat from * around – 22 sts
Rounds 27–29: ch 2, 1 hdc in each hdc around (21 hdc in all).
Round 30: ch 2, 2-hdc cl, * 1 hdc, 2-hdc cl, repeat from * around – 11? sts
Rounds 31-33: ch 2, 10 hdc
Round 34: 6 hdc
Rounds 35: 3 hdc, join with a slip st to first sc. Fasten off.


Brim

Join in color B at the beg of the round, 66 sc in the beg. chain of the crown
Round 2: 66 FPsc around
Round 3: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *V-st in the next sc, dc in the next sc, rep from * around, connect with sl st to ch-3= 99 sts
Round 4: ch 3, dc in each dc around = 99 sts
Round 5: ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 7 dc, V-st in the next dc, *1 dc in each of next 8 dc, V-st in the next dc, repeat from * around. Tie off.

Enjoy!