Make This Easy Crochet Summer Hat — Free Step-by-Step Pattern
Crochet summer hats are a stylish, lightweight way to stay cool and protected from the sun. This easy-to-follow pattern creates a breathable brimmed hat using worsted-weight yarn and a simple stitch repeat — ideal for beginners and intermediate crocheters looking for a quick warm-weather project.
Below you'll find the materials, stitch abbreviations, gauge, and the full round-by-round pattern. Follow the steps as written and refer to the photos for visual guidance.
Materials
- 2 skeins Red Heart yarn #4 worsted weight yarn (365 yards)
- 4 Lily Sugar N Cream
- 5mm (H) & 5.5mm (I) hooks
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
Stitches
- Sl st — Slip stitch
- Ch — Chain
- Sc — Single crochet
- Dc — Double crochet
*Note: Ch 2 doesn’t count as a stitch
Gauge: 4 dc rows = 2 inches
Crochet Sun Hat Pattern
Start with a 5mm hook.
Magic ring or Ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring
Round 1: Ch 2, 12 dc into ring, sl st to join. (12)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24)
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, 2 dc*, repeat *to* around, sl st to join. (36)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc next 2 sts, 2 dc*, repeat *to* around, sl st to join. (48)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc next 3 sts, 2 dc*, repeat *to* around, sl st to join. (60)
Round 6-13: Ch 2, dc each st around, sl st to join. (60)
Brim
Switch to a 5.5mm hook. Don’t join for remainder rows. Use a stitch marker to keep track of your rows. You will be working with 2 strands of yarn until end of the pattern.
Round 14: Ch 1, *Sc next 4 sts, 2 sc*, repeat *to* around. (72)
Round 15: Sc each st around. (72)
Round 16: *Sc next 5 sts, 2 sc*, repeat *to* around. (84)
Round 17: Sc each st around. (84)
Round 18: *Sc next 6 sts, 2 sc*, repeat *to* around. (96)
Round 19: Sc each st around. (96)
Round 20: *Sc next 7 sts, 2 sc*, repeat *to* around. (108)
Round 21-27: Sc in each st around. (108)
*Optional: Add floral wire on 27 row by crocheting over top of wire.
