​Crochet Summer Hat for Young Lady

You’ll need:

200g of 100% cotton thick yarn of white color;

Crochet hook 4.

Size: 7-9 years.

Instructions

Irish Rose

Make the ring and 1 single crochet in it (see the picture below).

1^st row: 1 chain st increase, 17 single crochets, 1 slip st. Finish all the rows with slip st;

2^nd row: * 1 single crochet, 3 chain sts, skip 2 base sts*; repeat from * to * x 5 times;

3^rd row: 1 single crochet above every arch of chain sts of the lower row, 5 double crochets through back half-loop and 1 single crochet;

4^th row: turn down the petals of lower row and make 1 single crochet and 5 chain sts between 2 single crochets, which divide the petals of the previous row. Continue this way to the end of row;

5^th row: 1 single crochet in every arch of chain sts, 7 double crochets through back half-loop, 1 single crochet;

6^th row: turn down the petals of lower row and make 1 single crochet and 7 chain sts between 2 single crochets, which divide the petals of the previous row. Continue this way to the end of row;

7^th row: 1 single crochet, 9 double crochets through back half-loops, 1 single crochet in every arch of chain sts from the lower row.

Leaf

Make 10 chain sts.

1st row: 3 chain sts increase, 5 double crochets through back half-loop, 2 half crochets, 1 single crochet, 3 single crochets in the last st. Turn your work, (1 single crochet, 2 half-crochets, 6 double crochets through back half-loop) in the same chain.

Hat

1st row: make 6 chain sts and circle them in a ring by means of 1 slip st. Circle all the following rows with slip st;

2nd row: 1 chain st increase, 11 single crochets;

3rd row: 3 chain sts increase, 23 double crochets through back half-loop (2 sts in 1 base st);

4^th row: 3 chain sts increase, add 12 sts (= 36 sts in a row);

5^th row: add 30 double crochets through back half-loop (= 66 sts);

6^th-8^th rows: increase 10 sts (in the end of 8^th row you should get 96 sts);

9^th row: single crochets without increases, catch only back thread of lower row loop.

10^th-14^th rows: double crochets through back half-loop;

15^th-24^th rows: single crochets, increase 6 sts in the 24^th row;

25^th row: relief crochets;

26^th-29^th rows: double crochets through back half-loop, increase 10 sts in every row (142 sts in 29^th row);

30^th-31^st row: double crochets through back half-loop, increase 1 st x 20 in every row;

32^nd row: double crochets through back half-loop, increase 30 sts (totally, 212 sts).

Sew the flap of hat, as it’s shown in the picture. Sew the rose and leaf to the front part of hat.