Sunshine Hat for 18-inch Doll

Free Doll Hat Crochet Pattern

Materials: Aunt Lydia (affiliate link)'s 100% Mercerized Cotton fingering weight thread, Size 3, 150yd/138m, color - Yellow - 1 ball.

Hook: C (2.75mm)

Gauge: 12 dc = 2" (5 cm)

Abbreviations:

ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
V-stitch (V-st) - (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) into ch 1 of the V-stitch of the prev. row
Shell - (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the ch-1 of the prev row shell.

Hat

The hat is worked in rounds, without seams.

Chain 4, join with sl st to make ring.
Round 1: ch 2 (counts as hdc), 11 hdc into the ring, join into round with sl st = 12 hdc
Round 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc in the same st, 2 dc in each hdc. join with sl st = 24 dc
Round 3: ch 3 (counts as dc),1 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next dc *2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in the next dc - rep from * to the end of the round = 36 dc
Round 4: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch), 1 dc in the same st, skip 1 dc, *V-st in the next dc, skip 1 dc - rep from * across the round = 18 V-sts = 54sts
Round 5: ch 1. 1 sc in the back loop of every st across (to form a ridge), sl st to ch 1. = 54 sc
Round 6: ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), 1 hdc in each of the 53 sc, join with sl st = 54 hdc
Round 7: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *skip 1 hdc, 2dc in the next hdc. - rep to the end of the round, join with sl st.
Round 8: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in the next dc. - rep to the end of the round, join with sl st.

Round 9: ch 4 , 1 dc in the same st, (counts as the first V-st) * skip 1 dc,V-st in the next dc - rep from * to the end of the round, join with sl.st.
Rounds 10-11: with sl st move to the ch-1-space of the first V-st, ch 4), 1 dc in the same st (counts as the first V-st), * V-st in the next V-st. - rep from * to the end of the round, join with sl. st.
Round 12: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and ch 1), * skip ch-1-space, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, ch 1 over ch-1-space- rep from * to last 2 sts, skip ch-1-space, 1 dc in the last dc, join with sl st.
Round 13: with sl st move to ch-1-space, ch 4 , 1 dc in the same st (counsts as the first V-st), 1 V-st in each ch-1-space across, join with sl.st.

Round 14: with sl st move to ch-1-space, ch 4 , 1 dc in the same st (counsts as the first V-st), *Shell in the next V-st, V-st in the next V-st, rep from * to the end of the round, join with sl st.

Round 15: with sl st move to ch-1-space, ch 4 , 1 dc in the same st (counsts as the first V-st), *Shell in the next Shell, V-st in the next V-st, rep from * to the end of the round, join with sl st to.
Round 16: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the same st, *Shell in the next Shell or V-st, rep from * to the end of the round, join with sl st.

Round 17: ch 1, work 1 sc in each st to he end of the round, join with sl. st.
Tie off

Thread a ribbon through round 12.