Hooks: Newborn hat, (14” or 35.5 cm), use 4.0 mm (G)
0-3 months, (16” or 40.5 cm) hat, use 4.0 mm (G)
3-6 months, (17.5” or 44.5 cm) hat, use 5.0 mm (H)
6-12 months, (19” or 48 cm) hat, use 5.5 mm (I)
Gauge: Using 4.0 mm (G) hook, 16 dc x 8 rows = 4 in x 4 in
*Notes: Beginning Ch 3 does NOT count as a dc.
CAP
Rnd 1: Ch 4,10 dc in first ch. Sl st to top of first dc, forming a circle. (10)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in each st. Sl st to top of first dc. (20)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, *2 dc, 1 dc*. Repeat from *to* till end of rnd. Sl st to top of first dc. (30)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, *2 dc, 1 dc in next two sts*. Repeat *to * till end of rnd. Sl st to top of first dc. (40). Rnd 5: (Skip for Newborn hat): Ch 3, *2 dc, 1 dc in next three sts*. Repeat *to* till end of rnd. Sl st to top of first dc. (50)
Rnds 6-10 (Skip 10 for Newborn hat): Ch 3, 1 dc in each st till end of rnd. Sl st to top of first dc. (50)
BRIM
Rnd 11: Shell st as follows: Sc in st, Sk 1 st, (dc 5 times) in next st, sk 1 st.
Repeat shell st to end of round. In last 4 sts, do last shell, sk 2 sts, sc in last st and sl st to first sc.
Fasten off, weave in loose end.