Strawberry hat
Updated: Jul 1, 2022
Make your own Strawberry Hat, inspired by a children's cartoon from the early 2000s.
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Materials
4.5 mm hook, 4 mm hook, 3.5 mm hook
Raffia yarn in pink (200g) and red (50g)
DK yarn in green, white, pink and red (all under 100g)
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Scissors
Polyfill/stuffing
(Optional) fabric glue or other adhesive
Stitches
US terms
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Single crochet (sc)
Single crochet increase (inc)
Single crochet decrease (dec)
Half double crochet (hdc)
Double crochet (dc)
BLO/FLO (back loop only/ front loop only)
Pattern notes
Project is worked in the round.
Fits most adult heads as the pattern is based on my existing summer hat from H&M. For a wider hat, continue increasing in the same fashion as rows 2-12, for a smaller hat, stop increasing sooner and skip to row 13.
Gauge
Gauge: 16 rows and 16 sts of sc = 10cm x 10 cm
Instructions
Hat
With 4.5 mm hook:
In Pink:
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (sc, inc, sc) around (24)
Round 5: (inc, 3 sc) around (30)
Round 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) around (36)
Round 7: (inc, 5 sc) around (42)
Round 8: (3 sc, 3 inc, sc) around (48)
Round 9: (inc, 7 sc) around (54)
Round 10: (4 sc, inc, 4 sc) around (60)
Round 11: (inc, 9 sc) around (66)
Round 12: (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) around (72)
Round 13: in BLO, sc around (72)
Rounds 14-20: sc around (72)
Round 21: (inc, 11 sc) around (78)
Rounds 22-27: sc around (78), switch to red at round 25.
Round 28: sc 18, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc 36, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc 18 (78), switch back to pink
Round 29: in FLO, sc around, working 3 scs into each ch 3 space (78)
Round 30: (6 sc, inc, 6 sc) around (84)
Round 31: (inc, 13 sc) around (90)
Round 32: (7 sc, inc, 7 sc) around (96)
Round 33: (inc, 15 sc) around (102)
Round 34: (8 sc, inc, 8 sc) around (108)
Round 35: (inc, 17 sc) around (114)
Round 36: (9 sc, inc, 9 sc) around (120)
Round 37: (inc, 19 sc) around (126)
Round 38: (10 sc, inc, 10 sc) around (132)
Round 39: (inc, 21 sc) around (138)
Round 40: (11 sc, inc, 11 sc) around (144)
Round 41: (inc, 23 sc) around (150)
Round 42: (12 sc, inc, 12 sc) around (156)
Round 43: (inc, 25 sc) around (162)
Finish off, weave in ends.
Strawberry appliqués
With 4 mm hook:
I made 32, but make as many as you feel your hat requires.
In pink:
Round 1: 12 dc in MR, join to first st with sl st, ch 1, do not turn (12)
Round 2: 3 dc in next st, 2 hdc, 2 sc, 3 sc in next st, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 3dc in next st, sl st to last st of round 1 (17)
Finish off.
In green
Join with a sl st at st #15 of round 2. Ch 1, sc in next 2 sts, ch 4, starting from the second ch from the hook, sl st 3 in each chain, sc in first st of round 2 of the strawberry, sc in the second st of round 2, then sl st in 3rd st of round 2.
Finish off and weave in ends.
I used fabric glue to attach the strawberries to the hat, but you can use whichever method you prefer.
Bow
With 4.5 mm hook:
Ch 56, join to first ch to form a loop (careful not to twist it!), ch 1
In green:
Rows 1-2: hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to white:
Rows 3-4: hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to pink:
Row 5: sc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to white:
Row 6: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to green:
Rows 7-8: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to white:
Row 9: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to pink:
Row 10: ch 1, sc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to white:
Rows 11-12: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Switch to green:
Row 13: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst, ch 1, turn (56)
Row 14: ch 1, hdc around, join to first st with slst (56)
Finish off, weave in ends.
To cinch the middle, take a piece of yarn and work a running stitch up the middle through both layers, squeeze the ribbon into shape and then tie the beginning and end of the yarn in the running stitch together firmly.
Strawberry
With 4 mm hook:
In red:
Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Round 2: inc around (10)
Round 3: sc around (10)