My Sunshine Baby Hats

Recently I learned about Willow Yarns – and found many of their yarns to love! One of the ones that caught my eye inspired the My Sunshine Baby Hats – a pair of free crochet patterns. Pick your favorite or make them both – it’s up to you… one skein makes two hats!

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The Willow Dappled yarn is a fingering weight, but the texture and twist means that pairing it with a larger hook gave me a pair of very light, summer weight hats that aren’t overly lacy. Be sure to check your gauge, particularly if you crochet loosely or use a different weight of yarn – you might need to use a different hook size!

My Sunshine Baby Hats

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• US – I, 5.5mm hook (Furls Fiberarts used)
• 75 yds (each) Willow Yarns Dappled (Fingering/4 ply ; 218 yds/199 m; 50 g/1.76 oz; Colorway: Canyons)
• Gauge: 14 sts x 9 rows = 4 inches in dc
• Size: Newborn to 3 months
• For stitch abbreviation definitions and tutorial videos, please see the Crochet Abbreviations page

Version 1: Rays at the Crown

Round 1 : Starting with a magic circle, ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc 12 into the ring; join with a sl st to 1st dc. (12 sts)

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around; join with a sl st. (24 sts)

Round 3: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (36 sts)

Round 4: Ch 2, dc in the 1st 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (48 sts)

Round 5: Working in FLO for entire round, ch 1, sc in the 1st st, skip the next st, 5 dc in the next st, skip the next st, *sc in the next st, skip the next st, 5 dc in the next st, skip the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (12 5-dc petals)

Round 6: Ch 1, sl st in first missed Back Loop of Round 4, then working in BLO for entire round, ch 2, dc in each st around, join with a sl st. (48 sts)

Round 7 – 13: Ch 2, dc in each st around; join with a sl st. (48 sts) sts)

Round 14: Ch 2, fpdc in the 1st st, bpdc in the next st, *fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (48 sts)

Round 15: Repeat Round 14, break and finish off.

Round 16: Join to 1st st of Round 5 from underneath/opposite direction, ch 1, sc in the 1st 2 sts, hdc in the next st, (dc, tr, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, *sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, (dc, tr, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st, break and finish off.

Version 2: Rays at the Brim

Round 1 : Starting with a magic circle, ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc 12 into the ring; join with a sl st to 1st dc. (12 sts)

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around; join with a sl st. (24 sts)

Round 3: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (36 sts)

Round 4: Ch 2, dc in the 1st 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (48 sts)

Round 5 – 12: Ch 2, dc in each st around; join with a sl st. (48 sts) sts)

Round 13: Working in FLO for entire round, ch 1, sc in the 1st st, skip the next st, 5 dc in the next st, skip the next st, *sc in the next st, skip the next st, 5 dc in the next st, skip the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st. (12 5-dc petals)

Round 14: Ch 1, sl st in first missed Back Loop of Round 12, then working in BLO for entire round, ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st. (48 sts)

Round 15: Ch 1, hdc in 3rd loop of each st around; join with a sl st. (48 sts) (CLICK HERE for a tutorial on how to hdc in the 3rd loop)

Round 16: Repeat Round 15, break and finish off.

Round 17: Join to 1st st of Round 13 from underneath/opposite direction, ch 1, sc in the 1st 2 sts, hdc in the next st, (dc, tr, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, *sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, (dc, tr, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st, break and finish off.

Cute, simple, and fun! The My Sunshine Baby Hats would make a great gift for a set of twins, and are a fab stash buster too! I hope you enjoy them!

Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2015, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. To print this pattern for personal use, please use the green Print Friendly button at the bottom of the pattern. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Willow Yarns for providing the yarn for this pattern!