Little Lady Sunhat

Little Lady Sunhat

 What you’ll need:  

Infant/toddler/child-adult sizes

Worsted weight cotton in two colors, for the infant size you can get away with one skein of the main color for the bigger sizes you’ll use just a bit of the second skein (I usually get 2 hats from 4 skeins!)

G Hook

 This hat is a summer staple in our house!  They are light breathable hats that are easy to wear, easy to stuff into a beach or diaper bag and even machine washable…and costing less than $4 in yarn you can’t go wrong!  Available in three sizes, infant, toddler (fits my daughter with an 18” head) and child-adult (fits my petite 7 year old up to many adults)

Top:

All sizes

Row 1:  Magic Loop, chain 3, DC 11, join in the round (12)

Row 2:  DC2 into each DC, join (24)

Row 3:  DC2, DC1 around, join (36)

Row 4:  DC2, DC1, DC1 around, join (48) 

(infant size move onto body)

Toddler and child sizes:

Row 5:  DC2, DC1, DC1, DC1 around, join (60)

(toddler size move onto body)

Child size:

Row 6:  DC2, DC1, DC1, DC1, DC1 around, join (72)

Body: 

DC1 into each DC around

Repeat row 3 more times (4 in total)

Switch to coordinating color.

SC once around.

DC around

SC around

DC around

Switch back to main color.

SC around

Brim

Now you have to decide if you want the slightly floppier brim of the “sunhat” or if you prefer the cleaner lines of the cloche.  Both versions protect those little eyes, ears and neck from the harsh sun!

Sunhat brim

DC2, DC1, DC1 around

DC2, DC1, DC1, DC1 around

DC2, DC1, DC1, DC1, DC1, DC1 around (omit for smaller sizes)

DC around

DC around

In coordinating color SC around.

Cloche brim

DC2, DC1, DC1 around

DC2, DC1, DC1, DC1 around

DC around

DC around

DC around (omit for smaller size)

In coordinating color SC around. 

Weave in ends and if desired add a flower, buttons, fruit shape…you can even clip in a pretty hairclip!