kufee hat pattern

I know it has taken me ages to get this pattern up. Better late than never, eh? Below are photos accompanying the pattern (with explanations) and further down is the more concise written pattern. Start off with some nice cotton. I used some Jaegar Aqua cotton and a 3mm hook.

Chain 4 and slip stitch in to the first chain.

A magic ring would work brilliantly here BUT it's not really essential. You'll see why. In the first round you are working 12 dc in to the ring. So, start with a chain 3 for the first dc OR use this method for the first dc.

If you crochet this round over the yarn tail and give it a pull at the end before slip stitching into the first dc ...

... the centre will be tight enough. This is why you don't need the magic ring here.

Start each round the same way, with a chain 3 or a dc, whichever you prefer. In the second round, you work 2 dc in each stitch.

The third round is where you need to pay a little more attention. Work a dc in each of the next 3 stitches. Then, chain 1 and dc in each of the next 3 stitches. Continue with this all the way round and slip stitch into the first dc.

In round 4, work 2 dc in the first dc, 1 dc in the next and 2 dc in the one after. Skip the chain 1 space and chain 1. Continue with this all the way round and again, slip stitch into the first dc.

Rounds 5, 6 and 7 are crocheted in the same way as round 4. See below for the exact pattern. This is what your hat should look like at the end of round 7.

For a larger hat size, I crocheted more rounds like these before moving on, but for a toddler or 3-4 year old, this was fine.

Round 8 is crocheted in the back loops of each stitch ONLY. You dc in each dc, but skip all of the chain spaces.

After round 8, the inside of your hat looks like this:

And the outside looks like this:

In round 9, you just dc all the way around. At this point you can carry on with a dc in each dc for each round until you reach the size you need. That is about six more rounds for this size. Here are some variations to that. The Mesh Variation:

And again with a different colour:

The Diamond Variation:

Kufee Hat Pattern Ch5, ss into 1st ch Round 1: ch 3 (to count as 1st dc), 11 dc in ring. Round 2: 2 dc in each dc Round 3: (dc in next 3 dc, ch 1) 8 times, ss into 1st dc Round 4: (2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk ch 1 sp, ch 1) 8 times, ss into 1st dc Round 5: (2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk ch sp, ch 1) 8 times, ss into 1st dc

Round 6: (2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk ch sp, ch 1) 8 times, ss into 1st dc Round 7: (2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk ch sp, ch 1) 8 times, ss into 1st dc Round 8: (dc in next 11 dc, sk ch sp) 8 times, ss into 1st dc Round 9: dc in each dc, ss into 1st dc Mesh Variation: Round 10: dc, sk 1 dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, sk 1 dc, ch 1) around, ss in 1st dc Round 11: ss into ch 1 sp, dc, sk next dc, ch 1 (dc in next ch 1 sp, sk next dc, ch 1) around, ss in 1st dc Round 12: repeat round 11

Round 13: repeat round 11 Round 14: dc in each dc and ch 1 sp, ss in 1st dc Round 15: ch 1, sc in each dc, ss in 1st sc and fasten off and weave in ends

Diamond Alternative: Round 10: dc in next 5 dc (sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 10 dc) 7 times, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 5 dc, ss into 1st dc Round 11: dc in next 4 dc (sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in ch 1 sp, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 8 dc) 7 times, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in ch 1 sp, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 4 dc, ss into 1st dc Round 12: dc in next 3 dc [(sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in ch 1 sp) twice, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 6 dc] 7 times, (sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in ch 1 sp) twice, sk 1 dc, ch 1, dc in next 3 dc, ss into 1st dc Round Round 13: 14: repeat repeat round round 11 10

Round 15: dc in each dc and ch 1 sp, ss in 1st dc Round 16: ch 1, sc in each dc, ss in 1st sc and fasten off and weave in ends

-------------If you decide to give it a go, do let me know!