TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- One size its age 2 to 6.
- RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 skein each 624 Tea Leaf A, 235 Lemon B, 706 Perfect Pink C, and 724 Baby Pink D.
- Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]. Yarn needle.
- GAUGE: 6 sts = 1½”; 2 rounds = 1¼” in dc measured on base of hat. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® “Super Saver®”, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multi color, heather and print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yd (238 m) skeins.
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Hat Base
Round 1: With B ch 5; join with a slip st to form a ring; ch 3, 11 dc in ring; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 12 sts. Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in each dc around; join in top of ch-3 – 24 sts. Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc] 11 times; join – 36 sts. Round 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 11 times; join – 48 sts. Round 5: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 11 times; join – 60 sts. Fasten off.
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Leaf (Make 2)
Row 1 (Right Side): With A ch 12; slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 3 ch, (slip st, ch 2, 2 dc) all in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side of ch, hdc in next 3 ch, dc in next 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch; turn. Row 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in first dc, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 4 sts, (2 dc, hdc) in top of ch-2; turn. Row 3: Ch 1, skip first st, sc in next 11 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts, skip next st, slip st in last st. Fasten off.
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Flower for Hat (Outside petals)
Row 1 (Right Side): With C ch 36; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 35 sc. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * (sc, ch 7, sc) all in next sc **, sc in next 3 sc, repeat from * to last 2 sc, end at **; sc in last 2 sc; turn – 9 petals. Row 3: Ch 1, skip first 2 sc, * (2 dc, 10 tr, 2 dc) in next ch-7 loop **, skip next 2 sc, sc next sc, skip next 2 sc; repeat from * to last sc, end at **; slip st in last sc. Fasten off. Sew ends of rows together to form a circle.
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Inside Petals
Row 1: With D ch 22; sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; turn – 21 sc. Row 2 (Right Side): Ch 1, working in back loops only across, * slip st in next sc, ch 1, (hdc, dc, tr) in next sc, (tr, dc, hdc) in next sc, ch 1; repeat from * across; slip st in same sc as last hdc; do NOT turn. Fasten off. Row 3: With right side facing, join D in first front loop unworked on Row 2; working in front loops only across, ch 1, [(sc, hdc, dc) in next sc, (dc, hdc, sc) in next sc, slip st in next sc] 7 times. Fasten off. Sew ends of rows together to form a circle.
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Vine (Make 3)
With A ch 25; 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.
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Hat Finishing
Weave in ends. Sew leaves and vines in place to hat base and then assemble flower and sew in place.
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Ties (Optional)
Attach A to a st on last round of Hat Base; ch 75; slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Repeat tie on opposite side of base.
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Collar
Row 1 (Right Side): With A ch 41; sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; turn – 40 sc. Row 2: Ch 3, dc in first sc, 2 dc in each sc across; turn – 80 sts. Vines-Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 5 dc, [ch 15, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 13 ch, sc in next 5 dc] 15 times working last sc in top of ch-3. Fasten off. _x000B_
Collar Tie
With A ch 60, with right side facing, sc across remaining loops of beginning ch of collar, ch 60. Fasten off.
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Small Flowers (Make 2 each in B, C and D)
Round 1: Ch 5; join with a slip st to form a ring; ch 3, 11 dc in ring; join with a slip st to front loop of ch-3 – 12 sts. Round 2: Ch 1, working in front loops only, 3 hdc in same st as joining, slip st in next dc, [3 hdc in next dc, slip st in next dc] 5 times. Round 3: Ch 1, working in back loops only, slip st in first st, 4 dc in next dc, [slip st in next dc, 4 dc in next dc] 5 times; slip st in first slip st. Fasten off.
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Center Flower
Round 1: With B ch 2; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; do not join but work in continuous rounds. Mark first st of round and move marker up each round. Round 2: 2 Sc in each sc around – 12 sc. Round 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times – 18 sc. Round 4: Working in front loops only, sc in each sc around. Round 5: [(Sc, dc) in next sc] 18 times; slip st in first sc – 36 sts. Fasten off. Round 6: Join C in first back loop on Round 4; ch 1, 2 sc in each back loop around – 36 sc. Round 7: [Sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 5 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 9 times; join in first sc. Fasten off.
Stem (Make 2)
With A ch 31; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 ch, [ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in last ch, working on original ch again, sc in next 5 ch] 5 times. Fasten off.
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Collar Finishing
Weave in ends. With wrong sides together sew 2 stems together so that there are matching leaves on each side as shown. Sew Center Flower to top of stem and then to center front collar. Sew 3 small flowers in 3 different colors to collar on each side of Center Flower, evenly spaced.
ABBREVIATIONS:
A, B, C, D = color A, B, C, D;
ch =chain;
dc = double crochet;
hdc = half double crochet;
mm = millimeters;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch (es);
tr = treble crochet;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated;
[] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.