Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sl: slip
Beg: beginning
Dc: double crochet
Sc: single crochet
Hdc: half double crochet 2hdc: work 2 hdc sts in next st

Check out my crochet stitch how-to page for step-by-step directions

1. This hat is worked seamlessly. Place a marker after round 1, and move it up after each round as you work.
2. When you begin working the shell stitch pattern, and you arrive at the end of a round, you may not end the round directly over your stitch marker. Continue to work the repeat portion of each round, and move your stitch marker up when you are as close as you can get to it, without passing it. As long as you continue to work the stitches as they are in the repeats, everything will turn out perfect.
3. You will always be working the 5dc groups into the single crochet stitches from the previous round, and you will always be working the sc stitch into the center stitch of the 5dc groups from the previous round.

Ch 3. Join into a ring.

Round 1: 12hdc in the ring. (12 sts)

Round 2: *2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (24 sts)

Round 3: *hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (36 sts)

Round 4: *hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (48 sts)

Round 5: *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. Sl st in next st. (60 sts)

Round 6: *hdc in next 19 sts, 2hdc in next st; repeat from * around. (63 sts)

Sl st in next st.

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, *skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts.

Round 8: Sk 2 sts, 5dc in next st, *Sk 2 sts, sc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st; repeat from * around.

Round 9: Sk 2 sts, sc in next st, *skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st; repeat from * around.

Round 10-13: repeat rounds 8 & 9.

{NOTE: This is where you can adjust the length of the hat, before the earflaps. If you’d like it to be shorter or longer, work fewer or more rounds, keeping in mind that some length will be added with the edging rounds.}

Round 14-18: *Sc in next st; repeat from * around.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Flower

Ch 3. Join into a ring.

Round 1: Ch 1. 10 sc in ring. Join to first sc.

Round 2: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch as join, ch 2, *skip next stitch, sc in next, ch 2; repeat from * around.

Round 3: (Sl st, ch 1, 3dc, hdc, sl st) in each ch space around. Join.

Round 4: Ch 3, sc around next sc from round 2 (not the one directly beneath starting point), *ch 3, sc around next sc from round 2; repeat from * around.

Round 5: (Sl st, ch 1, 4dc, hdc, sl st) in each ch space around. Join.

Round 6: Ch 4, sc around next sc from round 4, *ch 4, sc around next sc from round 4; repeat from * around.

Round 7: (Sl st, ch 2, dc, 4tr, dc, hdc, sl st) in each ch space around. Join.

Fasten off.

Using matching yarn, stitch flower to the hat.