Isn’t this beautiful??? Learn how to crochet a hat with colorful YoYo puffs. Together with a wide brim, it makes a perfect sun hat for spring and summer. Simply love its cuteness and I am sure every little girl deserves to have one in their lifetime.
Recently, I have done 2 halter tops (a knitted top and a crochet top) for my daughter. Now I challenged myself to design and crochet this YoYo Puff Crochet Hat with a wide brim to protect her from the sunbeam. Do you think it is lovely?
Crochet A Hat With YoYo Puff
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I would say that it is a perfect crochet sun hat for spring and summer. Look at the cavities between the yo-yo puffs, it makes the hat airy, so your head won’t get warm by the heat captured in the hat during summer. The wide brim is just nice to block away a certain degree of sunlight. And, I used the 100% cotton yarns leftover from the granny square halter top (the one she is wearing), I love the colors!!!!
The size of this crochet hat fits girls ages 7 to 12 years old with a head circumference of about 21.5 inches. The length of the brim is 3.5″ so it is wide enough to hide direct sunlight from the face. Here are the craft supplies you will need and the construction method for crocheting this beautiful hat:
Yarn:
DK, light worsted, I used 100 % cotton but you can use other materials that you prefer. The quantity of yarn to make the yoyo puff is about 150 grams in various colors. We used 5 colors that were left over from the granny square crochet top. Besides, you will need about 50 grams of light blue yarn and 15 grams of white yarn for the wide brim.
Tools:
2 sizes of crochet hooks are used in this crochet hat pattern, a 3.0 mm for the crochet yoyo puff and 2.5 mm for the brim. You need a tapestry needle to sew up the puffs and the brim to form this hat. Also, a pair of scissors to cut the yarn and that’s all you need.
Construction Method:
The YoYo Puff Crochet Hat uses 43 pcs. of colorful Puffs, click the link for the YoYo Puff crochet pattern and tutorial on how to crochet a yoyo puff. These puffs are crocheted by using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and each of the puffs measures 1.5″ in diameter. Since the puffs are going to be sewn together to make the hat crown, leave an 8″ yarn when making the puff.
The brim is crocheted separately with white and blue yarn. While the white color part is crocheted using all single crochet stitch, the blue part is crocheted using moss stitch. What is moss stitch? The moss stitch is done by crocheting single crochet stitch and chain stitch alternatingly, where the single crochet stitches are working on the chain spaces of the previous row. Moss stitch is also known as Woven Stitch, Granite Stitch, and Linen Stitch in some patterns.
Once they are all done, it is time to sew the yoyo puff crown and the brim together to form this beautiful cute hat. Get all the details in the free pattern section.
Decorate the Yo-Yo Puff Wide Brim Crochet Hat by pinning a brooch or corsage at the brim area and you are all done. We made this flower corsage by using some lace and fabric strips and a wooden button, click the link to get the how-to tutorial.
If you are an advanced-level crocheter, you can always modify this beautiful Wide Brim crochet hat pattern and make a bigger size of women’s hat, like adding another yarn-over for the yo-yo puff to make it bigger, then increasing the stitches on the brim accordingly. You can even replace the yoyo-puffs with other patterns which are in similar shapes and sizes.
Let’s see how many Ravelers are making this crochet hat.
Happy Crochet!!!
Crochet Hat Pattern With Yo-Yo Puff
I would say that this is a perfect hat for spring and summer. Look at the cavities between the yo-yo puffs, it makes the hat airy so your head won’t get cooked by the heat captured in the hat during summer. The wide brim is just nice to block away a certain degree of sunlight. And, I used the 100% cotton yarns leftover from the granny square haltered neck top (the one she is wearing), love the colors!!!!
Enjoy crocheting them!
Materials
Yarn: DK, light worsted, 100% cotton or equivalent, knitting gauge = 24 sts x 34 row (4″ with size 3mm needle)
- About 150 gram of 5 colors of yarn
- 50 gram (light blue) for the wide brim
- 15 gram (white) for the wide brim
Decoration
- A flower corsage for decoration, click here for the tutorial
Tools
- 3mm and 2.5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
Instructions
Yo-Yo Puff Size & Quantity:
1 1/2″ dia. each with 3.0mm hook. Click here for the tutorial.
43 of various colors, remember to leave a long end of about 8″ for sewing up.
Finishing Size:
Widest width 14″
Length 10″
Brim length 3 1/2″
To fit head circumference (21 1/2 in)
Suits age 7-12 girl
Abbreviations:
· st = stitch
· ch = chain
· sk = skip
· sl st = slip stitch
· rnd = round
MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO CROCHET YOYO-PUFF WIDE BRIM HAT
- The basic pattern for the light blue brim is a moss stitch. The moss stitch pattern is constructed by alternating a chain and single crochet repeatedly, where sc in working on the ch spaces of the previous round (as shown in the close-up photo).
The written pattern of the moss stitch is as shown below.
- Here is the crochet chart of the basic moss stitch pattern and the typical pattern for increment stitch. It is in a continuous round, no turning is needed.
The written pattern of moss stitch:
Rnd 2: [sc, ch, sk] repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. Some patterns will call for turning, but here we work on 1 side only.
Rnd 3: *sk, ch, sc* (where sc in working on the ch space of the previous round) repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch.
repeat round 2 and 3.
When the pattern asks for increment: crochet a set of “sc, ch, sc” on the ch stitch of the previous rnd. - Brim Crochet Pattern
[White]
Rnd 1: ch 144, slst to 1st ch to make a ring. ch turning chain.
Rnd 2 – 6: sc144, slst to the 1st ch. ch, Turn. {144 sts}
[Light Blue]
Start round 7 on the wrong side of the white brim. No turning is needed from Rnd 7.
Rnd 7: [sc3, 2sc], repeat 36 times. slst to the 1st ch. ch. {180 sts}
Rnd 8: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {180 sts}
Moss Stitch begins here, remember to always sc in the ch space of the previous round, unless otherwise stated:
Rnd 9: *[ch, sc in the ch space of the previous round] repeat 8 times, ch, [sc, ch, sc] in the next chain space of the previous round. Repeat * till the end, slst to 1st ch. ch. {200 sts}
Rnd 10: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {200 sts}
Rnd 11: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {200 sts}
Rnd 12: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {200 sts}
Rnd 13: *[ch, sc in the ch space of the previous round] repeat 9 times, ch, [sc, ch, sc] in the next chain space of the previous round. Repeat * till the end, slst to 1st ch. ch.{220 sts}
Rnd 14: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {220 sts}
Rnd 15: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {220 sts}
Rnd 16: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {220 sts}
Rnd 17: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {220 sts}
Rnd 18: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {220 sts}
Rnd 19: *[ch, sc in the ch space of the previous round] repeat 10 times, ch, [sc, ch, sc] in the next chain space of the previous round. Repeat * till the end, slst to 1st ch. ch.{240 sts}
Rnd 20: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 21: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 22: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 23: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 24: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 25: [ch, sk, sc], repeat till the end, ending with sc, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts}
Rnd 26: [sc, ch, sk], repeat till the end, ending with ch, slst to the 1st ch. ch. {240 sts} - a. Arrange your crochet yo-yo puff as shown in the picture.
b. Use a tapestry needle to sew 2-3 sts to join with the adjacent yo-yo puff.
c. Sew the top crown and side crown respectively.
d. Join the top crown and side crown.
- a. Crochet the brim as per the above pattern. As mentioned in the beginning, the blue color brim is on the wrong side since it provides better curvature for the hat
b. Sew the crown to the brim by picking up a few stitches on the puff and sewing them to the brim with even distribution.
Complete!!!
Notes
Get the full article at https://www.craftpassion.com/crochet-pattern-yoyo-puff-wide-brim-hat/
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Elena
Saturday 25th of May 2013
Hi, i really love ur hat....i allready started for my daughter. I have some problems on round 7...i don't understand what do u mean with *sc3, 2sc*.....do u mean 3sc in next st and skip the next 2sc?...or how?!!! Thanx for sharing ur wonderful patterns with us! A big hug from Italy!
Craft Passion
Saturday 25th of May 2013
Hi Elena, sc3, 2sc means: sc 1 stitch on the following 3 stitches then sc 2 stitches in the next stitch. Hope this help for you to continue with the project.
helen
Tuesday 28th of August 2012
beautiful crochet dear are you have diagram patterns i couldnot read writh patterns i need to patterns tree and angel
thanks alot
Craft Passion
Tuesday 28th of August 2012
I didn't prepare the chart because it will take a lot of time to do as I am not familiar with the software.