Materials:

Yarn (Weight 4)
Hook (Size 4.5 or 5)

Stitches used:

Half Double Crochet.
Slip Stitch.
Chains.

Instructions:

Foundation Row: Ch4, Sl st into first chain was made to form a ring.
Row01: Ch2 (does not count as a stitch), work 11 hdc into ring. (11 sts)

Row02: Ch2 (does not count as a stitch), hdc in same place as joined, *2 hdc (increasing) in next stitch*repeat from * to * in the next 9 hdc sts, hdc in last st, sl st in first hdc. (22 sts)

Row03: Ch2 (does not count as a stitch), hdc in same place as joined, *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* Repeat from * to * 9more times,  hdc in last st, sl st in first hdc. (33 sts)

Row04: Ch2 (does not count as a stitch), hdc in same place as joined, *hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st* repeat from * to * 9 more times, 1 hdc in last st, sl st in first hdc.. (44 sts)

Row05 : Ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same place as joined, *hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st* Repeat from * to * 9 times, hdc in last st, sl st in first hdc. (55 sts)

Row06 to Row15: 1 hdc in each hdc (44 sts).

Faster off.

To make the hat bigger (For adults)increase the number of pattern after Row05. 2 or 3 more rows in increasing. For example in Row06 increase in after 4 stitches then 2 hdc.

Good Luck

After Learning the Chain, Single crochet, Half double  and their abbreviations  you will be able to follow this pattern.

Materials:

Any type of Yarn (Size 4) with 5 or 5.5 Hook size

or Chunky Yarn with size 7, 8, or 9 Hook size.

Gauge doesn’t matter.

Instructions:

Foundation Chain: Ch180 + 4 (total chains 184)

Rnd1: hdc in 7th chain from hook, *Ch2, Sk2, Hdcin next ch*, Repeat from * to * to the end, end with hdc. (60 Ch2 Sp)

Rnd2: Ch4, hdc in frist Ch2 Sp, *Ch2, Sk hdc, Hdc in next ch2 sp*, Repeat from * to * across. (60 Ch2 sp)

Keep repeating Rnd2 until you reach the width that you like.

Learn the abbreviations in the Category (Abbreviations)