This is the hat pattern for girls I came up with to give to the 4 th grade girls in my daughters students and the school as well as the Indian Reservation. It is easy and quick and that made easy for me to do many fast so that they would have something for their heads when it got really cold this winter. Many at the school didn't have hats so this along with the stocking caps for boys is what was made.
Materials:
4 ply worsted weight yarn
J hook
Ch 3 join to form a ring
Rnd 1 Ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc now and through out) 9 hdc in ring (10hdc) join in top of Ch 2 with a ss
Rnd 2 Ch 2 hdc in same st 2hdc in ea hdc around (20hdc) join in top of beg ch2
Rnd 3 Ch 2 hdc in same st *1hdc in next hdc 2 hdc in next hdc repeat from* around join in top of ch2 (30hdc)
Rnd 4 Ch 2 hdc in same st *1hdc in next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc repeat from* around join in top of ch2 (40hdc)
Rnd 5 Ch 2 hdc in same st *1hdc in next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc, repeat from* around join in top of ch2 (50hdc)
Rnd 6 Ch 2 hdc in ea hdc around join in top of ch2 (50hdc)
Rnd 7-9 Ch 3 dc in ea hdc around join in top of ch3 (50dc)
Rnd 10-15 Ch 3 dc in next 4 dc, *fpdc around next 5 dc, dc in next 5 dc, repeat from* around join in top of ch 3 (25dc,25fpdc)
Now working in rows
Row 16 Earflap Ch 3 dc in next 7 st (8st) Ch 1 turn
Row 17 dc dec over 1st 2 sts dc in ea st to 2 last sts dc dec in last 2 sts Ch 1 turn
Row 18 dc dec over 1st 2 sts, dc in ea st to 2 last sts dc dec in last 2 sts Ch 1 turn
Row 19 dc dec over 1st 2 sts. dc dec over last 2 sts Ch 1 turn
Row 20 sc dec the 2 sts together Ch 1 turn
Row 21 sc in st Ch 40 fasten off join yarn with slip stitch on opposite of hat across from earflap just made
Repeat Row 16-21 on opposite side of hat for other earflap
To make bigger hat Ch 12 at beginning and to make warmer hold to strands of yarn together and use k hook
