A Fruity Fruit Baby Hat - Citrus Edition

This is another pattern I made a while ago.

Baby items are something that I usually don't make, but a family friend was having a baby, so, I decided to make a few things for the new arrival.

Many years before, I had made a strawberry hat (from a book I cannot remember the name of) for a friend who was having a baby. The memory of this leads me to work on this theme.

Thinking ensued, and I realised I need to think of a colour to lead me to a fruit and then work out how the leaves should be. I ended up with an orange, who wouldn't like a baby orange?

I also decided that a baby berry would be cute and made that too. This pattern is just for the citrus hat (you can change the colour to make a different citrus fruit).

The hat is worked in single crochet. This makes it firm and will keep little heads warm.

What You Will Need:



1 ball green double knit (8 ply) weight yarn


1 ball citrus double knit (8 ply) weight yarn



5mm crochet hook 


4.5mm crochet hook


Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)




The Hat:



Using 5 mm hook begin with green ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch form hook, sl st in remaining 3 ch to form stem.



Round 1: ch 3, sl st into 1st chain to form ring, ch 1, 5 sc into ring, join with sl st into 1st sc. (5 sc)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc into each sc, join with sl st into 1st sc. (10 sc)



Round 3: ch 11, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st into next ch, sc into the next ch, dc into the next 2 ch, tr into the next ch, dc into the next 2 ch, sl st into the next ch, join leaf to hat with sl st in the front loop (flo) of 3rd st from beg. of ch 11, sl st into flo of next 3 sc, ch 11, sk 1 sc, join leaf with slst into flo of next sc, sc in flo of last 2 sc. (2 leaves)



Round 4: change colour using smaller hook (4.5 mm), working in back loop only (for this round only) ch 1, sc in 1st sc, 2 sc in next sc, *sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (15 sc)



Round 5: ch 1, sc in next two sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next two sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (20 sc)



Round 6: ch 1, sc in next three sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next three sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (25 sc)



Round 7: *ch 1, sc in next four sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next four sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (30 sc)



Round 8: ch 1, sc in next five sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next five sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (35 sc)



Round 9: ch 1, sc in next six sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next six sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (40 sc)



Round 10: ch 1, sc in next seven sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next seven sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (45 sc)



Round 11: ch 1, sc in next eight sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next eight sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (50 sc)



Round 12: ch 1, sc in next nine sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next nine sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (55 sc)




Round 13: ch 1, sc in next ten sc, 2 sc in next sc, * sc in next ten sc, 2 sc in sc* repeat from * to *four times, join with sl st into 1st sc. (60 sc)



Round 14: ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc, join with sl st into 1st sc. (60 sc)



Round 15 - 27: Repeat round 14. (60 sc)



Round 28: ch 1, hdc into each sc. (60 hdc)



Fasten off and weave in ends

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I hope you enjoy this pattern and if you make them I would love to see your pictures. You can email me or post them on Instagram @ribhuslughdiscovercrochet

Copyright:

© 2020 - RibhusLugh Discover Crochet - Charlie van de Graaf

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