Size:

S/M for head circumference of approx. 53 cm – 56 cm

L for head circumference of approx. 57 cm – 60 cm, the instructions for size L are given in brackets

Required quantity:

50 g each per colour

Needle thickness:

Crochet needle 6 - 7

Basic pattern:

Crochet sc and hdc

Colour sequence:

Hat 1: Col. red (06), orange (05), and pink (07)

1st rd red, 2nd rd orange, 3rd rd pink, 4th – 8th rd red, 9th –13th rd orange, 14th – 19th (21st) rd pink

Hat 2: Col. green (09), light green (11), and yellow (10):

1st – 3rd rd green 4th – 5th rd light green, 6th – 8th rd yellow, 9th – 10th rd light green, 11th – 12th rd green, 13th – 19th (21st) rd yellow

Hat 3: Col. purple (14), light green (11), and dark turquoise (12):

1st – 7thrd purple, 8th – 13th rd light green, 14th – 19th (21st) rd dark turquoise

Hat 4: Col. purple (14), light green (10), and orange (05):

1st – 7th rd purple, 8th – 13th rd yellow, 14th – 19th (21st) rd orange

Hat 5: Col. purple (14) and blue (08)

1st rd purple, 2nd rd blue, 3rd rd purple, 4th – 12th rd blue, 13th – 19th (21st) rd purple

Tension sample (hdc):

11 st x 9 rd. = 10 cm x 10 cm

Pattern

The hat is crocheted from bottom to top in rounds. Decerase by w o tog 2 hdc (= for each of the 2 hdc take 1 yo and one loop onto the crochet needle, then w o tog all 5 loops on the needle), the number of stitches decreases by 1 st that way. Cast on 54 (58) ch, close the round by working 1 sl st into the fi rst ch. Every rd starts with one ch as a replacement for the 1st sc or the 1st hdc, and ends with one sl st into the ch of the beginning of the rd. For the colour change work the last pull-through of the last sc or the last hdc and the sl st in the new colour already.

1st – 3rd rd: crochet only sc

4th – 12th (14th) rd: only work hdc

13th (15th) rd: w o tog every 6th and 7th st (including the fi rst ch) = 47 (50) st

14th (16th) rd: w o tog every 5th and 6th st = 40 (42) st

15th (17th) rd: w o tog every 4th and 5th st = 32 (34) st

16th (18th) rd: w o tog every 3rd and 4th st = 25 (26) st

17th (19th) rd: w o tog every 2nd and 3rd st = 16 (18) st

18th (20th) rd: after the replacement ch always w o tog 2 st = 8 (10) st

19th (21st) rd: like 18th (20th) rd = 4 (6) st

Cut off the working yarn, use it to pull the hat together at the top and attach a pompon, a tassel or a loop (a 10 cm long piece of ch) to taste. Carefully sew up the remaining yarns.

Abbreviations:

col. = colour • rd = round • sc = single crochet • hdc = half double crochet • st = stitch • ch = chain stitch • sl st = slip stitch • w o tog = work off together • yo = yarn over