Free pattern for a colorful crochet hat made from cotton scraps

Materials

• 118 grams of cotton yarn – here in the following colors
  5 grams of blue
  29 grams of grass green
  9 grams of orange
  26 grams of purple
  12 grams of light blue
  9 grams of tomato red
  11 grams of reed green
  8 grams of dark orange
  9 grams of red
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Wool needle
• Stitch markers (optional)

Instructions

1. Magic Ring
2. 2 chains, 6 single crochets - continue working in a spiral
3. 2 single crochet in one stitch = 12 single crochet stitches
4. double every second stitch = 18 single crochet stitches
5. double every third stitch = 24 single crochet stitches
6. Continue increasing until every 21st stitch has been doubled = 132 single crochets, 1 slip stitch.

The crown now measures 15.5 cm in diameter.

7. 12 rounds 3 chains, 131 double crochets, 1 slip stitch (height: 10.5 cm)

Brim

8. 2 chains, 10 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch, * 11 single crochets, 2 single crochet in one stitch * = 10x, 1 slip stitch = 143 stitches
9. 2 chains, 11 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch, * 12 single crochets, 2 single crochet in one stitch * = 21x, 1 slip stitch = 154 stitches
10. 2 chains, 12 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch, * 13 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch * = 21x, 1 slip stitch  = 165 stitches
11. 2 chains, 13 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch, * 14 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch * = 21x, 1 slip stitch = 176 stitches
12. 2 chains, 14 single crochet, 2 single crochets in one stitch, * 15 single crochets, 2 single crochets in one stitch * = 21x, 1 slip stitch = 187 stitches
Continue increasing in the above pattern until every 26th stitch has been doubled = 297 stitches.

The brim is 5.5 cm wide.