It’s August and that means it’s officially sunflower time! This hat in particular came to light when I found out I was having another little girl, and not just any little girl, but a little girl expected in August! Every August I associate seeing sunflowers everywhere, as well as visiting mammoth sunflower fields. They’re so sunshiney and happy. Who can resist them? Naturally I linked my little one to these beautiful flowers and wanted to make her first hat something special so the sunflower baby hat came to be!
Puff Stitch: Start with yarning over and putting your hook through the stitch you’re working in. Yarn over again and draw through two of the loops on your hook. In the same stitch, repeat the above step until you have seven loops on your hook. Pull through all of them to complete the puff stitch for this hat.
Materials
- 5.5mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn in colors green, yellow, and dark brown
- Embroidery needle
Newborn/0-3 Month Hat
Use green yarn
10dc in a magic circle
Round 1: ch 2, 2dc in each st around (20)
Round 2: ch 2, *dc in 1st st, 2dc in next st*; repeat around (30)
Round 3: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around(40)
Round 4: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (40)
Round 5: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (40)
Round 6: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (40)
Round 7: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (40)
Round 8: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (40)
Round 9: ch 1, sc around in each st (40) Fasten off and weave in ends
3-6 Month Hat
Use green yarn
10dc in a magic circle
Round 1: ch 2, 2dc in each st around (20)
Round 2: ch 2, *dc in 1st st, 2dc in next st*; repeat around (30)
Round 3: ch 2, *dc in 1st 13 sts, 2dc in next st*; repeat around twice more (45)
Round 4: ch 2, dc in each st around (45)
Round 5: *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (45)
Round 6: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (45)
Round 7: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (45)
Round 8: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (45)
Round 9: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (45)
Round 10: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (45)
Round 11: ch 1, sc around in each st (45) Fasten off and weave in ends
6-12 Month Hat
Use green yarn
10dc in a magic circle
Round 1: ch 2, 2dc in each st around (20)
Round 2: ch 2, *dc in 1st st, 2dc in next st*; repeat around (30)
Round 3: ch 2, *dc in 1st 2 sts, 2dc in next st*; repeat around (40)
Round 4: ch 2, *dc in 1st 3, 2dc in next st*; repeat around (50)
Round 5: *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (50)
Round 6: ch 2, *dc around in 1st 24 sts, 2dc in next st*; repeat around once moreeach st and ch 1 space (52)
Round 7: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (52)
Round 8: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (52)
Round 9: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (52)
Round 10: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (52)
Round 11: ch 2, *puff stitch, ch 1, skip one st*; repeat around (52)
Round 12: ch 2, dc around in each st and ch 1 space (52)
Round 13: ch 1, sc around in each st (52) Fasten off and weave in ends.
Sunflower Applique
Use yellow yarn and 5.mm crochet hook
7sc in a magic circle
Round 1: 2sc in each st around (14)
To make the petals: ch 7. In 2nd ch from hook sl st. Working your way down the chain you will follow with *sc, hdc, dc, hdc, and a hdc in the final ch*. Sl st into the next st and repeat this step 13 more times for a total of 13 petals. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Center Piece
7 sc in a magic circle
Round 1: 2sc in each st around (14)
Round 2: *sc in 1st st, 2sc in next st* repeat around (21)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Now all that’s left is to sew your sunflower applique to your hat! I always use the brown center piece to secure the entire flower, but if you’d rather have more of the petals secured down, feel free to use your yellow yarn for sewing those down as well.
Do you also know a summer baby? This hat will be perfect for them! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating the pattern. Happy crocheting!
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