Free Crochet Pattern for a Coastal Sun Hat

Free Crochet Pattern for a Coastal Sun Hat.

This pattern creates a wide-brimmed sun hat worked primarily in single crochet. It features a section of openwork (double crochet and chain spaces) just before the brim. The hat is worked in rounds, mostly in a continuous spiral, but with a few joined rounds for the openwork section. The brim is worked with a smaller hook for added firmness.

Skill Level: The pattern is rated as “EASY”. It mainly uses single crochet and double crochet. The skills involved are:

• Creating a ring (wrapping yarn around a finger – a simplified magic ring)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Chain (ch)
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Increasing (2 sc in one stitch)
• Skipping stitches
• Working in continuous rounds (spiral)
• Working in joined rounds
• Changing hook sizes
• placing a marker.

Sizing:

• Finished Circumference: About 23 inches (58.5 cm), around the head (not including the brim)
• Finished Width: About 15 inches (38 cm), across the brim

Materials:

• Yarn: LION BRAND® REWIND (Art. #523), color #159 Citronella – 2 balls. Rewind is a tape yarn, 70% Polyester, 30% Viscose.
• Hooks:
  • Size K-10.5 (6.5 mm) crochet hook (for the main body)
  • Size J-10 (6 mm) crochet hook (for the brim)
• Other:
  • Stitch markers
  • Large-eyed blunt needle

Gauge:

• 14 sc = about 4 inches (10 cm) with the larger hook
• Rounds 1-9 = about 6 inches (15 cm) across at the widest point

Free Pattern

Construction:

1. Crown and Sides:
   • The hat begins with a simplified magic ring (wrapping yarn around a finger).
   • Rounds 1-9 are worked in increasing rounds of single crochet in a continuous spiral (no joining).
   • Rounds 10-13 are worked even in single crochet (no increases), still in a continuous spiral.
   • Rounds 14-16 switch to joined rounds:
     • Round 14: Increases in single crochet.
     • Rounds 15 and 16: Create the openwork section using double crochet and chain-1 spaces. These rounds are joined with a slip stitch.
2. Brim:
   • The pattern switches back to continuous rounds (spiral) and changes to the smaller hook.
   • Round 17 continues the openwork pattern (dc and ch-1 spaces), but without joining.
   • Round 18 transitions back to single crochet, working into both the double crochets and chain spaces of the previous round.
   • Rounds 19-33 alternate between rounds of single crochet increases and rounds of even single crochet, gradually widening the brim.

Key Features:

• Easy Skill Level: Primarily uses single crochet, with a small section of double crochet and chains.
• Wide Brim: Provides good sun protection.
• Tape Yarn: The Rewind yarn gives the hat a unique texture and drape.
• Openwork Section: Adds a decorative detail and some breathability.
• Clear Instructions: The pattern provides detailed, round-by-round instructions and a gauge swatch.
• Mixed Construction: Combines continuous rounds (spiral) and joined rounds.