How to make an English Garden Sun Hat

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

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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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st sc.

Fasten off.