Just in time for the spring and summer fishing seasons is my Baby Fishing Hat free crochet pattern! Perfect for keeping the sun out of little eyes, and can easily be dressed up for a girl with a cute flower or ribbon.
Baby Fishing Hat Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies
Worsted Weight Yarn
Here are some of my favorites:
Knit Picks Dishie 100% Cotton
Knit Picks Color Mist (perfect for girls!)
Knit Picks Brava Worsted
Knit Picks Comfy Worsted
Vanna’s Choice Premium Acrylic
Size I Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sl: slip
Sc: single crochet
2sc: work 2 single crochet stitches in the next stitch
Trinity Stitch: see special stitches
Reverse Single see special stitches
Sizes
Newborn to 3 Months (14”)
3 to 6 Months (15.75”)
6 to 12 Months (18”)
Toddler (19.25″)
Gauge
Approximately 2.75-3 sts/inch in half double crochet. Please check your gauge to ensure an accurate finished size.
Notes
- You will not join rounds with a slip stitch. Instead, you will mark the start of each round with a marker (a scrap piece of yarn), and move it up as you go. This creates a seamless hat. When you begin the brim, the directions will indicate to join at the end of rounds.
- The brim is designed to be a little bit wavy and floppy. You will see this begin to happen during the first round of the brim. A cotton yarn will make it a little more “floppy,” while an acrylic yarn will give it a tiny bit more “stiffness.”
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Fishing Sun Hat Crochet Pattern
Newborn to 3 months
Ch 3. Join into a ring.
Round 1: 10 hdc in ring. (place marker and move it up as you go)
Round 2: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 4: (working in back loops only for this round only) *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Rounds 5-10: *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
(NOTE: this is where you can adjust the length of the hat to your preference)
Brim
Round 11: Slip st in next st. Ch 1. 2sc in same st, *2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (80 sts)
Round 12: Ch 1. Sc in same st, *sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (80 sts)
Fasten off.
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3 to 6 Months
Ch 3. Join into a ring.
Round 1: 10 hdc in ring. (place marker and move it up as you go)
Round 2: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 4: *hdc in next 7 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (45 sts)
Round 5: (working in back loops only for this round only) *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (45 sts)
Round 6-11: *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (45 sts)
(NOTE: this is where you can adjust the length of the hat to your preference)
Brim
Round 12: Slip st in next st. Ch 1. 2sc in same st, *2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (90 sts)
Round 13-14: Ch 1. Sc in same st, *sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (90 sts)
Fasten off.
6 to 12 Months
Ch 3. Join into a ring.
Round 1: 10 hdc in ring. (place marker and move it up as you go)
Round 2: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 4: *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (50 sts)
Round 5: *hdc in next 24 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (52 sts)
Round 6: (working in back loops only for this round only) *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (52 sts)
Round 7-12: *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (52 sts)
(NOTE: this is where you can adjust the length of the hat to your preference)
Brim
Round 13: Slip st in next st. Ch 1. 2sc in same st, *2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (104 sts)
Round 14-16: Ch 1. Sc in same st, *sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (104 sts) (Note: if the brim “turns upward” too much for your liking, then stop after round 15.)
Fasten off.
Toddler
Ch 3. Join into a ring.
Round 1: 10 hdc in ring. (place marker and move it up as you go)
Round 2: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 3: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (40 sts)
Round 4: *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (50 sts)
Round 5: *hdc in next 9 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (55 sts)
Round 6: (working in back loops only for this round only) *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (55 sts)
Round 7-13: *hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (55 sts)
(NOTE: this is where you can adjust the length of the hat to your preference)
Brim
Round 14: Slip st in next st. Ch 1. 2sc in same st, *2sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (111 sts)
Round 15-17: Ch 1. Sc in same st, *sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (110 sts)(Note: if the brim “turns upward” too much for your liking, then stop after round 16.)
Fasten off.
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Best,
Tammy
Thanks for the fishing hat!! i have to try it. So cute. You are so talented as a pattern writer!
This hat is so cute! Every fisherman’s Baby should have one!
Katherine
I love the fishing hat. Just started making it but for some reason after rnd 4? I am not getting 50 sts where I placed the marker after rnd 3. Is rnd 3 suppose to be the same as rnd2? Ive done it twice.
Thank You for any help.
Robin
Sorry. Figured it out. ?
Sounds good! :) Thanks for visiting!