Cute Sunflower Summer Hat Crochet Pattern

Crochet Sunflower Hat Video Tutorial

If you are looking for a light cool crochet summer hat, then you have come to the right place. In this tutorial I will take you step by step to create this beautiful Sunflower crochet mesh hat.

This pattern comes together pretty quickly and uses very little yarn, therefore you can us the yarn you already have in your stash. So grab your hook and let’s get started on this pattern.

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Crochet Sunflower Hat Pattern

Materials

Caron Simply Soft #4 worsted weight yarn

(a)Lemonade (b) Chocolate (c) White

300 yards (274.32 m)

3.75 mm F hook

Yarn needle

Scissors

Stitches

Sl st- Slip stitch

Ch- Chain

Sc- Single crochet

Blsc- Back loop single crochet

Sc2tog- Single crochet 2 stitches together

Dc- Double crochet

Dc2tog- Double crochet 2 stitches together

Tr- Treble Crochet

Peak – center stitch of “3 sc” group

Specialty stitches

Peak- center stitch of “3 sc” group

Popcorn- 4 dc in same stitch, remove hook from working yarn. Insert hook in 4th st back from working yarn. Place working yarn back on hook and pull thru loop on hook. Ch 1.

Sc2tog- Insert hook in next ch-5 space, yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook). Insert hook in next ch-5 space, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook

Dc2tog- Yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through two loops (2 loops on hook). Yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through two loops (three loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through remaining 3 loops.

*Note: Ch 1 does not count as stitch.

In ()parentheses at the end of some rows are video timestamps to the pattern tutorial to reference along with this pattern.

Flower Petal Make 5

Color A

Ch 10

Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc, dc, tr next 2 sts , dc, hdc, 3 sc in last st. Working bottom of original ch creating mirror sts. hdc, dc, tr next 2 sts, dc, hdc, sc in the last 2 sts, turn. (19) (video 1:06)

Row 2: Ch 1, blsc next 9 sts, 3 blsc next st, blsc next 9 sts. Fasten off

Sew 5 petals together starting at the base to the 6th stitch. After petal are sewn together, will begin sc across bottom of petals. (5:00)

Row 1: Evenly place 4 sc per petal across, turn, fasten off (20)

Color B (RS)

Row 2: Ch 1, *sc, popcorn*, repeat *to* across, turn. (10 puff sts, 10 sc sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc next 2 st, sk 1, *sc next 3 sts, sk 1*, repeat *to* across, sc in the last sc st, turn. (15 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc, *popcorn, sc*, repeat *to* across, turn. (7 popcorn sts, 8 sc sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, *sk 1, sc*, repeat *to* across, turn. (8 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, Sk first st, sc next, *popcorn, sc*, repeat *to* across. Sl st to first sc of row to join. (3 popcorn sts, 4 sc sts)

Mesh

(RS) Find center most sc of “3sc” on your petal. Count 3 stitches to the right and attach yarn.

Color B

Row 1: Ch 8, *sc in peak, ch 5, sk 2 sts. Begin first half of dc2og, then complete the second half of stitch 3 sts to the right of your peak on the next petal, ch 5* 4 times. Ch 5, sk 2, dc, turn. (video 15:30)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc, ch 5, sc in next sc st, ch 5. *Sc in ch-5 sp, ch-5, sc in dc2tog st, ch 5, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in previous row’s sc, ch 5*, repeat *to* across, sc in 3rd ch of previous row’s ch-8, turn. (18 loops)

Row 3-8: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, *sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5*, repeat *to* across, sc in last sc st, turn. (18)

Row 9: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 7 times, sc2tog, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 8 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (17 loops) (video 27:08)

Row 10: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 6 times, sc2tog, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 8 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (16 loops)

Row 11: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, *sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5*, repeat *to* across, sc in previous rows sc, turn. (16 loops) (video 33:00)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 8 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (15 loops)

Row 13: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 7 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (14 loops)

Row 14: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 6 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (13 loops)

Row 15: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (12 loops) (video 40:40)

Row 16: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 4 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (11 loops)

Row 17: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 2 times, sc2tog, ch 5. Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc2tog, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (9 loops)

Row 18: Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc2tog, ch 5. Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc in last sc st, ch 2, turn. (8 loops)

Row 19 (Larger heads only 23+): Ch 1, sc, sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc2tog, ch 5. (Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5) 2 times, sc in last sc st, turn. (7 loops)

Closing off cap

(WS) Place hat with open side facing each other. You will be working in a zigzag pattern. Working into the front panel, then working into the back panel. See video for visual details.

Row 19: Place side together. Sl st into opposite side’s sc, *Ch 3, sl st opposite (Back) side’s ch-5 sp*, repeat *to* til end. Fasten off. (video 47:35)

*Note Row 19 is worked similar to the mattress stitch, working from the back to the front panel of your cap. Instead of sewing you are using chain 3 sts and slip sts.