The weather is warming and I’ve got summer on my mind – so I had to make a chic accessory for sunny days: The Crochet June Sun Hat!
I won’t beat around the bush, this hat is amazing. It uses just 2 skeins of yarn (really 1.5 – you could easy get 2 hats from 3 skeins) and NO other funky materials to keep that brim stiff. No fussy wires, cords, starch or glue. Just good old fashioned crochetin’.
This hat works up fast with the bulky category 5 weight yarn I used, but don’t let the weight fool you – this hat is so lightweight and breezy for when that sun is beaming down on ya. Style it with your favorite swimsuit and sandals, or accessorize gal’s brunch with a pretty sundress. I love a piece as versatile as this one!
Add flair to suit your style to really personalize this piece, or leave it as is! You could add colorful pom poms with other scrap yarn, adorn it with embroidery, iron on a patch, or just tie a feminine ribbon around the crown.
PATTERNS I LOVE (& you should too)
1. Crochet Homemaker Gingham Throw / 2. Crochet Everyday Cardigan / 3. Crochet Le Nuage Wrap/Triangle Scarf
I chose to use Lion Brand’s new Rewind yarn. It’s a blend of polyester and viscose fibers which is most unusual – and totally perfect for my June hat. It’s a tape style yarn, which means that the orientation of the strand is flat and skinny, like a piece of tape. It’s so hard to communicate the feel of this unique yarn with words and photos – it really is something you have to feel to believe!
The best way I can think to describe it is: really really thin velvet and wax paper had a baby. And it was Rewind yarn. It’s the most innovative fiber I’ve ever felt!
Lion Brand has created a kit using Rewind that includes all the yarn you need plus a printed copy of the pattern! It’s on sale for 20% off this week only so go grab it here. it’s is super affordable and this hat only takes 2 skeins – and those color options you guys! My favorites are the Greige I used here and the couple of others that are options in the kit!
I’ve also got the video tutorial for you here, as per usual. Hope it helps ya!
PATTERN
- Get the ad-free, large print, printable PDF pattern HERE.
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- Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue HERE.
To sum it up:
Sunny summer afternoons need a lightweight topper to filter that harsh glow – enter, June. She’s simply chic and ready for anything. June’s versatility takes her from a day sunbathing at the beach to margaritas at la cantina in the evening. She works up fast and is beginner friendly – holding the perfect shape without the help of wires, starch, or glue. Everybody needs June.
Materials:
–Lion Brand Rewind Yarn – 2 skeins (or comparable Category 5 yarn)
Grab the kit with everything you need (including a PRINTED copy of the pattern!) HERE
-Size G 4mm crochet hook
-Scissors
-Tapestry needle
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Gauge:
16 sts x 16 rows in single crochet = 4″
Dimensions:
6.75″ = Diameter of dome
14″ = Diameter of outer rim
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
inc – increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch)
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
rep – repeat
t – turn
Difficulty Level:
Level 2 – Easy
Pattern Notes:
-Do not join rounds in this pattern, do not begin rounds with any chain stitches
-Pattern is worked beginning in the center of the dome and in continuous rounds to the end of the brim. We will then break yarn and go back in to work our stabilizing slip stitches along the brim. Pay close attention to stitch counts.
-Increase rounds read “Inc, Sc, rep around” whereas you’ll repeat Inc, Sc, Inc, Sc, Inc, Sc, etc until you’ve finished the round.
-Be sure to check gauge! You don’t want your hat to come out too large or too small.
-See the video above for further visual instruction!
June Sun Hat
Begin with a magic ring, Ch 1
Round 1: 6 Sc into ring (6)
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: Inc, Sc, rep around (18)
Round 4: Inc, Sc 2, rep around (24)
Round 5: Inc, Sc 3, rep around (30)
Round 6: Inc, Sc 4, rep around (36)
Round 7: Inc, Sc 5, rep around (42)
Round 8: Inc, Sc 6, rep around (48)
Round 9: Inc, Sc 7, rep around (54)
Round 10: Inc, Sc 8, rep around (60)
Round 11: Inc, Sc 9, rep around (66)
Round 12: Inc, Sc 10, rep around (72)
Rounds 13-24: Sc around (72)
Brim
Round 25: Inc, Sc 5, rep around (84)
Round 26: Inc, Sc 6, rep around (96)
Round 27: Inc, Sc 7, rep around (108)
Round 28: Sc around (108)
Round 29: Inc, Sc 8, rep around (120)
Round 30: Sc around (120)
Round 31: Inc, Sc 9, rep around (132)
Round 32: Sc around (132)
Round 33: Inc, Sc 10, rep around (144)
Round 34: Sc around (144)
Round 35: Inc, Sc 11, rep around (156)
Rounds 36-37: Sc around (156)
Rounds 38-39: Sl st around (156)
*Note: Round 39 will be tight to work in but it really makes the edging of the brim much more sturdy!
Break yarn and finish off.
Brim Stabilization Stitches
Join yarn to the small space between the first and second stitches in Round 26 of your hat. Pull up a loop onto your hook.
Surface Sl st into the space between the next two sts in Round 26. (see the video above if you’ve never worked surface sl st before!)
Continue slip stitching along every stitch and every Round to Round 37 following the natural spiral of the un-joined rounds.
Finish off, weave all ends.
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Hi Ashleigh, I love the hat. Can wear it right now, here in Albuquerque. I have the pleasure of watching my first grandson, he’s three months old and of course loves going for walks outside. Do you have any hats in your creative que for baby hats? Thanks
Wendelyn
There are several baby hats, my favorite is the Parker hat named after my son!
Love that hat! I just had to say, I also never go anywhere without a black hair tie on my wrist!
Same here! I might as well be an actual body part at this point 😉
Love the hat. I’m going to make one for my mom’s cruise. P.S. Ladies, ditch the hair bands around the wrists…lots of bacteria
Love this hat! I think I’ll give it a go!!! Thank you for sharing! I really love your cute dress!
I love this hat. Would love to make a child one. How would I adjust for a child?
You could probably just use worsted weight yarn and a smaller hook with the same pattern!
I made one for my 6 mo sized baby doll by using a lighter weight yarn and smaller hook, and it came out perfect. I did add a few rows to the crown so it would hold her head better – depends on the head size and shape.
Would like to make this w/cotton worsted (4) yarn I already have. What size hook would you suggest? Want to use up what I have instead of buying bulky yarn. Thanks.
You may want to consider doubling up on the worsted weight cotton and crocheting with two strands at once. My first sample was with worsted and this same pattern and it didn’t hold shape for me.
can you use lion brand cotton it weight category #4 just wondering let me know asap
You may want to consider doubling up on the worsted weight cotton and crocheting with two strands at once. My first sample was with worsted and this same pattern and it didn’t hold shape for me.
I was just looking for a video tutorial for a sun hat and came across your FB post! So happy I found this. It will be a birthday present for my daughter. Thank you, Swerella!!
Would this hat work with an H hook?
Great pattern and easy to follow! And what a good idea to use a top stitch to stabilize and stiffen the brim. I will use this technique again, I’m sure. Meanwhile, I intend to enjoy my new sun hat this summer. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas!!
Couldn’t find the video????
This hat is so cute!!! I would love to make it fit my 2 year old. How can I change it to fit her head?
I would try following the same pattern with worsted weight yarn and a smaller hook!
I’ve gotten to round 15 and know the hat isn’t going to be too small for my head if I continue as is. If I go back to row 12 and continue to increase for a few more rounds before starting the sc only rows how would I have to adjust working the brim as far as increases? Any help would be great! I did do a gauge swatch and sized down to an F hook and really don’t want to start over from the beginning if I can help it 🙁
*is going to be too small
Your increases should work out just fine as long as you have a multiple of 6 once you get to that section! Best of luck!
Luv. It your very easy to follow
Hi.
Love he pattern. Easy to read. And it was working well up until the slip stitch rounds at the end. My brim ended up curling upward and would not lay flat like yours. Do you think blocking will help? Or was it that my slip stitches were too tight maybe? Appreciate your help. Thanks, Sandra
Hi Ashleigh! Thank you for the adorable pattern! I can’t find the video 🙁
Thank you,
Ericka
I LOVE your designs, and am in love with this hat!
I think what has made me love your work so much, is your excellent directions, supply list, and most of all, the video tutorials! Thattakes your designers ahead of others! I can’t wait to make this!
Just a quick question, please, what color did you use to make this hat? I clicked on it our links, And I do not see it. I am not sure if they are out of stock, due to the popularity of your design, or the colors look different from picture to colors from their website l.
I found it! Lol, false alarm!
Thank you for the kit! Great price, cheaper than 2 skeins, plus pattern and hook!
Thank you so much for your sweet words! I used the color Greige 🙂
Love the hat but have a giant head. I’m afraid to buy the kit and end up with another hat that just pops off my head. Can you tell me the circumference of the top portion, please?
Hi Donna! The circumferences listed in the pattern dimensions section covers the brim measurement as well as the widest part of the crown measurement. Hope this helps!
Love this hat, planning to crochet one. Can I make the brim wide? and How? Thanks.
Love this hat, will do it. How can I make the brim wider? Thanks
Just finished my Sunhat and I love it! It was so easy to make and fits great. I love the sun but I also want to protect my face from getting wrinkles so this will be used quite a bit. I also live the new Lion Brand Rewind yarn. Thanks for s great pattern!