After finishing up the LACE SHELL SCARF last week I got the urge to make a sun hat in the same lace shell stitch design.
I just love to play with stitch techniques and see what patterns I can come up with – it’s a lot of fun for me and more free patterns for you!
It took me a little while to figure out how to make it work in the round and how to increase stitches but here it is: This beautiful lace shell sun hat!
The hat is quite floppy so this week I plan on strengthening it by adding a lining to the brim.
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English Garden Sun Hat Free Crochet Pattern
Take a stroll through the rose garden in this intricate lace look sun hat. Stop and smell the roses for a while before sipping a delightful cup of afternoon tea.
This pattern has been carefully written with detailed and clear instructions. It should be relatively easy to work up even though it appears to be a complicated masterpiece.
You are welcome to sell the items you make with this pattern, but please give me, Krazy Kabbage, a mention in your sales listing and provide a link to my website
Yarn Bee Bamboo-tiful (light; 50% cotton 50% viscose from bamboo) in linen. 257 yards.
You will need crochet hook size G – 4.0mm and a yarn needle to weave in ends.
Gauge: 18 single crochet x 20 rows = 4″.
This pattern uses US terminology.
Stitches and Terms Used: Magic Ring, Chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl st)
Construction: This pattern is a 4-round repeat.
Start here
Start with a magic ring and chain 2.
Rnd 1: [Dc in ring and ch 1] 12 times. Sl st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 2. Starting in the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, sc in next dc. Ch 4 and sc in next dc. Ch 2. Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (4 shells)
Rnd 3: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 4: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 5: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 6: Ch 2. Starting in the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, skip next, sc in next dc. Ch 4, skip next, sc in next dc. Ch 2, skip next. Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (8 shells)
Rnd 7: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 8: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 9: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 10: Ch 2. In the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 4, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 2, skip 3 Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (8 shells)
Rnd 11: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 12: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 13: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 14: Ch 2. In the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 4, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 2, skip 3 Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (8 shells)
Rnd 15: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 16: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 17: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 18: Ch 1, starting in same space, 2 sc in each dc around. Sl st to join in top of 1st sc.
Rnd 19: Ch 2. In the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 4, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 2, skip 3 Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (16 shells)
Rnd 20: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 21: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 22: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 23: Ch 2. In the same space: *5 dc and ch 2, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 4, skip 3, sc in next. Ch 2, skip 3 Repeat from * around working into next dc. Sl st to join in top of first dc. (16 shells)
Rnd 24: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 1] in each of the 5 dcs. Ch 1 more, sc in ch 4 space. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 25: *Ch 2, [dc and ch 2] in each of the 5 dcs. Do not ch 2 between shell. Repeat from * around. Slip st to join in top of 1st dc.
Rnd 26: Ch 2. 3 dc in each ch 2 space around. (12 dc each shell)
Rnd 27: Ch 1, starting in same space, sc in each dc around. Sl st to join in top of 1st sc.
Fasten off.
Very nice jobs!
Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy the pattern 🙂
How many shells do you make in the first Rnd 2? The picture looks like 3, but I get 4 as each useds 3of the 12 DC’s in Rnd 1.
Thanks!
There’s 4 🙂
I love this! Do you think soaking it in starch, or maybe a 50% glue mix, would stiffen it enough? I am not great at crochet but I think I have to give it a try!
Starch, not glue! Any moisture will turn it into a sticky gummy messy! Sew a removable lining with a grosgrain ribbon as the inner band and save the lining pattern as it will need removal every few years to wash, restarch and reline it! Very clever, my great grandmother had one similiar and upkept this process to keep it keen!
Cheers