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Crochet Watermelon Sun Hat

June 2, 2014

When your daughter has a watermelon bathing suit, the only sensible thing to do is to crochet a matching watermelon sun hat! This hat is really easy to make and works up quickly using double crochet stitches. And I will show you how to make simple “seeds” using large pony beads!

Materials:
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Worsted weight yarn in red, white and green. Of course you could also make this hat with any color combinations!
– Large black pony beads from craftprojectideas.com.
– Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:
Magic ring tutorial
SC =  Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet

Size: 0-3 Months
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5-10: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
switch to white yarn
Round 11: SC in each stitch around, join (44 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 12: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (88 DC)
Round 13: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (88 DC)
Size: 3-6 Months
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)

Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6-11: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)

switch to white yarn
Round 12: SC in each stitch around, join (48 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 13: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (96 DC)
Round 14: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (96 DC)

Size: 6-9 Months
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)

Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)

Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7-12: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
switch to white yarn
Round 13: SC in each stitch around, join (52 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 14: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (104 DC)
Round 15: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (104 DC)
Add an extra row of DC after round 15 if you want to make a larger brim.

Size: 9-12 Months (Should fit up to about 16 months)
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2

Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)

Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)

Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)

Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8-13: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (56 DC)

switch to white yarn
Round 14: SC in each stitch around, join (56 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 15: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (112 DC)
Round 16-17: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (112 DC)

Size: Toddler/Preschooler
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC) 
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9-14: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
switch to white yarn
Round 15: SC in each stitch around, join (60 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 16: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (120 DC)
Round 17-18: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (120 DC)
Add an extra row of DC after round 18 if you want to make a larger brim.

Size: Child 
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC) 
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10-15: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (64 DC)

switch to white yarn
Round 16: SC in each stitch around, join (64 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 17: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (128 DC)
Round 18-19: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (128 DC)
Add an extra row of DC after round 19 if you want to make a larger brim.

Size: Teen/Adult 
with red yarn
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC) 

Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first, DC in next 15, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
Round 11-16: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (68 DC)

switch to white yarn
Round 17: SC in each stitch around, join (68 SC)
switch to green yarn
Round 18: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (136 DC)
Round 19-21: DC in each stitch around, join and fasten off, weave in ends. (136 DC)

I stitched on my pony beads before starting my brim but you can do this at any point.
With an long strand of red yarn and your tapestry needle, you are going to space the black pony beads  3 double crochets apart and weave your strand of yarn through the middle of the bead AND the double crochets that are flanking the bead. Do one at a time. You can randomly scatter them around the red part of the hat or just do one row as I did.

 This is what the inside of the hat should look like.

The watermelon bikini pictured is a hand-me-down (Old Navy brand) but you can get your own watermelon swimsuit on Amazon (If she didn’t have the bikini already I would totally buy the first one!)

 


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  1. chrisg says

    June 2, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks so much. So cute!

    Reply
  2. Amber says

    June 2, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Lovely little girl in her swimming suit and with this gorgeous hat. The hat is also nice to wear with a red dress.
    Thanks for sharing this pattern.

    Love, Margaret

    Reply
  3. Kendra Hester says

    June 2, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    Im confused a little in the smaller patterns it says to switch to white and sc then switch to green and dc again but in the bigger patterns it says sc but in parenthesis it says dc at the end of each sentence????

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      June 3, 2014 at 12:12 am

      Wow, I really botched this when I typed it up 😐 I think I have it corrected now. You will want to SC the white round and DC the green brim. So sorry for the confusion!

      Reply
  4. Leeanne Derksen says

    June 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    OMG! I love this!! I crocheted a watermelon dress and mary janes, now I'm going to have to add this hat to the set!

    Reply
  5. Tiffany says

    June 2, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    How adorable!! What a little chunk!! Great pattern! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  6. Joni Bridgman says

    June 2, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    Omg so cute so making this for my little girl tomorrow.
    Love your patterns I find they are perfect size every time. know your basic pattern off the top of my head now made so many. the brim on this hat is fantastic.

    Have noticed it says switch to green and 2 SC in each stich but your stich count at the end of the round is the same as the round before am I being really dippy by thinking it should be doubled

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      June 2, 2014 at 11:46 pm

      Ack! Yes you are correct! That is what I get for copy and pasting stitch counts 🙁 All is fixed now. Thanks for catching that!

      Reply
    • Joni Bridgman says

      June 4, 2014 at 10:42 pm

      That's ok 🙂 glad I could help 😀 love your patterns as I said know them off the too of my head now

      Reply
  7. Ana says

    June 3, 2014 at 1:21 am

    Oh my God, look at the belly! Such a cute pattern, thank you!!

    Reply
  8. Mamawnana Ta says

    June 3, 2014 at 1:34 am

    Would it be ok to use cotton yarn? It is so hot in thhe summer that it may be better if I used cotton. If so what brand would be good and would pattern remain the same. Tyvm for sharing so much with us. I love your patterns and have made many for my grandchildren. I hope it is ok that I sk youabout the yarn.

    Reply
    • Lauren Blanchette Rankin says

      June 3, 2014 at 12:37 pm

      I'm planning on using cotton yarn too. I really like Hobby Lobby's I Love This Cotton yarn. It's really soft and easy to work with. I'm going out to buy the red today. It's worsted weight so I'd think it should be fine. I'll let you know how it comes out!

      Reply
  9. dane says

    June 3, 2014 at 7:19 am

    adorable petit ensemble!! et la petite puce est si mignonne avec j' adore bravo a bientôt et merci du tuto

    Reply
  10. mamiczu says

    June 3, 2014 at 8:05 am

    Śliczny letni kapelusik dla maluszka:)
    Pozdrawiam – Małgosia

    Reply
  11. Cyndia says

    June 3, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    this is so cute and your little model is absolutely adorable!! I'm going to have to make this for our new addition in our family this summer!! Thank you so much for all the cute patterns.

    Reply
  12. Tina Preston says

    June 3, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    Too cute. What about weaving in a black ribbon instead of the beads then you have a cute bow in the back. Just a thought

    Reply
  13. Pek Çok Şeyin Deftercisi says

    June 4, 2014 at 8:32 am

    where is a real slice of watermelon in her hands?

    Reply
  14. Joanita Theron says

    June 4, 2014 at 8:36 am

    Simply gorgeous 🙂

    Reply
  15. Bailey says

    June 4, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    What an adorable hat. Perfect for the summer.

    Reply
  16. Sarah Malloy says

    June 10, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Love this hat! Is the first dc in the ch 2 stitch? I keep not getting the right stitch count for the 0-3 hat.

    Reply
  17. Jessica Edwards says

    September 18, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    All your patterns are so cute! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!!
    The only issue I have is I'm not sure of your gauge.
    One hat I pulled too tight making it too small and another too loose making it too big!!

    Reply
  18. Unknown says

    September 22, 2014 at 12:00 am

    Which yarn did you use? its so adorable, I need to make it!

    Reply
  19. Tracy King says

    June 8, 2015 at 2:48 am

    Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
  20. Marilyn Hampton says

    June 10, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    Such a cute little hat, I know my 4 little great grand daughters that live in Oklahoma will love it.
    Thank you so much for sharing with us. Sincerely, Marilyn

    Reply
  21. Darcie says

    June 10, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    I LOOOVE your patterns and make th often. Did you use cotton for this hat?

    Thank you for sharing your creative beautiful patterns

    Darcie

    Reply
  22. Ann T Roslevich says

    June 11, 2016 at 2:58 am

    Thank you for the pattern. I definitely adding this pattern to my many others. It is an easy pattern to follow

    Reply
  23. Abigail Bey says

    February 15, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    Thank you for this lovely toddler/ child/ adult hat pattern. I plan to make it for my grands.

    Reply
  24. Sharon Weik says

    May 30, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Is there a good alternative for the beads? I have a picky 2yo granddaughter who will say it hurts lol. Also, the toddler/preschool size… Since she’s just 2, should I only do 4 or 5 rounds of DC instead of 6? I’m fairly new to crochet. Thanks

    Reply
  25. Yvonne says

    August 24, 2018 at 4:02 pm

    I love your patterns & creativity! Please keep posting & I’ll keep following! I made this for my granddaughter!

    Thank you!
    YEY

    Reply
  26. Maria Gonzalez says

    February 6, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    I am going to make the melon hat in crochet thread in the 9-12 mos. but no gauge is given. Could you please inform me what the gauge should be. Thank You

    Reply
  27. Judy says

    April 5, 2019 at 9:46 am

    I just crocheted 0-3 instructions using worsted 100% cotton yarn and an “H” hook. It came out big enough for a 1 year old. I thought “H” hook sounded really big. A swatch test would be really helpful or a circumference after round 2 even. Did I use the wrong hook size. Thanks
    Judy

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    • Laura M Paintner says

      May 30, 2020 at 10:34 am

      I made the child size twice and both came out big enough for a large adult. I used worsted weight acrylic and an H hook. Is there a missing hook change? Chart for hook sizes would be wonderful.

      Reply
  28. Jax says

    May 4, 2019 at 6:44 am

    Hello OMYGEE this is the most adorable hat I have seen in a long time!! The model is gorgeous as well. XOXOXO. I really love the colors you chose for the hat and am struggling to find them. Do you possibly remember the brand and colors? Thank you so much. Love all your designs!
    ~Jax

    Reply

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