Miranda - free crochet hat pattern for child and adult sizes

This is a very old pattern of mine which was published way back in 2013 in my Ravelry and Etsy shops. I now made a video tutorial of this pattern  It's very easy and quick to make. This pattern is written for 2 sizes - child and adult. 

Skill Level:

Easy

Materials Required:

Medium worsted weight/category 4 yarn approximately 90 meters (100 yards) for the child size and 120 meters (132 yards) for the adult size

I/5.5 mm crochet hook

H/5 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Measuring tape

Gauge:

Using 5 mm crochet hook

14 sc = approximately 4 inches  

Size (with stretch):

Child: The hat would fit an average head circumference of about 18 to 20 inches. The length of the hat is about 8 inches from top to bottom.

Adult: The hat would fit an average adult head circumference of about 20 to 23 inches. The length of the hat is about 9 inches from top to bottom.

Stitches/abbreviations used:

** - work instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - work instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

sc2tog - single crochet worked together in 2 consecutive stitches (sc decrease)

dc - double crochet

cluster - double crochet 3 sts worked together in the same stitch

Note: The pattern is written in standard American terms.

Watch the video tutorial here

Instruction

(Instruction for both the sizes is the same except for the 1^st round)

Using I/5.5 mm crochet hook ch 4 and join the last ch with a sl st to the 1^st ch to form a ring. Instead, you can also make a magic ring.

Round 1:

Child: Ch 1, 10 sc into ring. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (10 sc)

Adult: Ch 1, 12 sc into ring. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (12 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, repeat [ch 3, sc in next st] around finishing with sl st in the 1^st st at the beginning. You will have 10 ch-3 spaces for the child size and 12 ch-3 spaces for the adult size.

Round 3: Sl st in the next ch-3 space, ch 1, sc in same space, repeat [ch 5, sc in next ch-3 space] around finishing with sl st in the 1^st sc at the beginning.

Round 4: Sl st in the next 2 ch to reach the center of the next ch-5 space, ch 1, sc in same space, repeat [ch 5, sc in next ch-5 space] around finishing with sl st in the 1^st sc at the beginning.

Round 5: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same st, **[dc, ch 1, dc] in next ch-5 space, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3^rd ch at the beginning.

Shell - [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in same space/st

cluster -3 dc worked together in same space/st

Round 6: Sl st in next ch-1 space, ch 3, [dc, ch 1, 2 dc] all in the same space, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 2, **shell in next ch-1 space, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 2** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3^rd ch.

Round 7: Sl st in next dc and in ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in same space, ch 3, cluster in the next sc, ch 3, **sc in the ch-1 space of next shell, ch 3, cluster in next sc, ch 3** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the sc at the beginning.

Round 8: Ch 3, [dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in the same st, ch 2, sc in next cluster, ch 2, **shell in next sc, ch 2, sc in next cluster, ch 2** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3^rd ch.

Repeat rounds 7 and 8 until the height of the hat measures about 7 to 7.5 inches for the child size and 8 to 8.5 inches for the adult size finishing with repeat of round 7. Work more rounds if you want your hat to have more slouch.

Band

Note: Do not consider ch 1 at the beginning of a round as a stitch.

Child

Round 1: Using H/5 mm crochet hook ch 1, [sc in sc, 2 sc in ch-3 space, sc in next cluster, 2 sc in next ch-3 space] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc at the beginning of round. (60 sc)

Round 2 to 5: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (60 sc). Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.

Adult

Round 1: Using H/5 mm crochet hook ch 1, [sc in sc, 2 sc in ch-3 space, sc in next cluster, 2 sc in next ch-3 space] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc at the beginning of round. (72 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, [sc in 10 sc, sc2tog] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (66 sts)

Round 3 to 5: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (66 sts). Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.