The Big Knit – Hat 10 – Fairy / flower hat

The lovely lady who gave me this challenge also sent a picture of some of the hats she’d like to make. The were ‘proper’ sized, Fairy hats based on flowers.

I just had to have a go!

Time for some lovely coloured yarn and thinking of a bluebell.

Pattern

Oddment of dk yarn in purple and green.

3.75mm hook (But any hook between 3.5-4.5mm will do)

Abbreviations – USA Terms

Ch – chain

DC – Double Crochet

FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet

HDC – Half Double crochet

MR – Magic Ring / loop / Circle

SC- Single crochet

SS – Slip Stitch

Sts – Stitches

To Make

Round 1: Using Purple, make a magic ring, and Ch2 (Does not count as a stitch), make 6HDC in the ring , SS. [sts]

Round 2: Ch3 (Counts as a stitch from this point onwards), FPDC around first HDC, *1DC in the top, 1 FPDC around the same DC* Repeat, ss to join. [12 sts]

Round 3: Ch3, 1 DC the same DC, FPDC,*2DC in the top, FPDC * – repeat around. SS to join [18 sts]

Round 4 -5: As round 3. [18 sts]

R6- *HDC, DC chain 3 – picot, DC in the same stitch, HDC in the next st, ss to next st * – repeat around. SS to join. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Stalk

With Green, Ch6, make 1 SC in the 1st chain from the hook, then 1 in each chain to the end. . Then fold in half, and join together by crocheting the back loops only together.

Edit – new video to show you how to make this hat here ⬇️