Crochet Flower Hat

I've been looking for an interesting way to do something charitable for the holidays this year. After thinking about it for a while, I've decided to crochet a bunch of hats to donate to a children's hospital for children going through chemo treatment. So, over the next few weeks, I'm going to be posting several patterns for fun hats. I hope that you enjoy them and will consider donating a few to a children's charity yourself.

This is the first hat I worked on. It is a simple crochet hat pattern with a flower attached.

Hook: H/8-5.00 MM

Hat Body

Ch 5, sl st in 1^st ch to create a circle

Ch 2, 10 dc in circle, join with a sl st

Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around,

Ch 2, *dc in 1^st dc, 2dc in next dc* around, join with a sl st

Ch2, *dc in first 2dc, 2d in next dc* around, join with a sl st

Ch2, *dc in first 3 dc, 2dc in next dc* around, join with a sl st

(If you are making this hat for an adult or a child with a larger head, simply continue the pattern for a few more rows here. With each new increase row, simply add 1 more dc between the 2dc spaces for each round. So the next row you would do would read: Ch2, *dc in first 4 dc, 2dc in next dc* around, join with a sl st. Do this until the top of your hat reaches the desired size. Remember: When you start building the body of the hat, the top curves off so when you size the top of the hat, it may look a little smaller than the head, but that is okay because it will even out as you start building the body.)

*Ch 2, dc in each dc around and join with a sl st* repeat for 5 rows

*Ch 1, sc in each st around and join with a sl st* repeat for 3 rows

Fasten off

Flower

Ch 5, sl st in the first ch to create a circle.

Ch 1, 10 sc in circle, join with a sl st

ch 1, sc in 1^st sc, *ch 5, sc in next sc, sc in next sc* repeat around and join with a sl st. (if done right, you will have 5 ch loops)

ch 1, (working in ch 5 loop) *2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr, 2dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc* rep for each loop around, join with a sl st

Fasten off and attach to the hat.

Again, I hope you enjoy this project and consider making one or two for some children in need. Feel free to re-post this pattern, but please include a link back to my page. Thank you.