The Crochet Cotton Sun Hat uses the latest Bernat Softee Cotton yarn. Sized for an average adult female. Double-stranded for sturdiness.
Challenged by the social team of Yarnspirations to develop a summer based hat,
I pulled inspiration from the Crochet Bucket Hat by Yarnspirations for stitch count tolerance.
I didn't want just straight double crochets as it's too easy for me to do that. Instead, I used the stitch counts to give me a helping hand.
Using my preference of textured stitches, someone messaged me about the bean stitch earlier in the day before starting to design this. So I had the bean stitch on the brain, sort of speak, and wondered if I could through that in my hat.
The latest new yarn called Bernat Softee Cotton is not dishrag cotton. It's fashion cotton on the light #3 level. I double-stranded to provide more strength and durability. The hat has substance and possibly a hat style you would find in a gift shop. The way the bean stitch and the 2 dc that share a stitch work together, visually gives me the impression of weaving and intention gapping spaces to let the heat from your head escape.
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Alternative Sizing
During the tutorial, I did the entire pattern using the 4 mm / G Hook with single-stranding Caron Cotton Cakes. The hat turns to a child-size of 19". A child's head circumference is 18" - 20". It's lightweight and works.
LISABETH ANN WACH says
a tutorial video please! Your tutorials are excellent and such a help. I as stuck on round 4 where you say single crochet around last post. I do not know what the 'last post' is. My apologies if you have already covered this issue.
Mikey says
I have done up a diagram which I am finalizing today. I am hoping this can answer your questions.
Liesbeth Jacobs says
Hi Mikey,
I am up to roynd 6 of the cotton summer hat, and found a mistake (I think) in round 5 of the diagram. If you folliw the written instructions you have 2sc stitches between each set of 2 chains. Ending up with 20 sc and 10 chain 2 spaces. If you follow the diagram you have only 1 sc between chain 2 spaces. And you end up with too many chain 2 spaces.
Kind regards, and I love the hat
Mikey says
Thanks... It's been fixed.
Beverly Cowdery says
Yes! Please make a video for the hat. I can't do anything new unless I watch you do it first. Thank you for all you do, it is very much appreciated by me a 70 yr old self taught with much help from you and been at it for 4 years now. Thanks again, Happy Hooker Bev. aka Damma the name my 1st grandchild started calling me because she couldn't say the "gr" sound.
Gail says
I could definitely use a tutorial. I would love to make this hat! Planning to make one !