Shell Hat

Here is my latest pattern, the shell hat. One of the unique features of this hat is the chain-less foundation.

I did a video tutorial on how to made the chain-less foundation:

Materials you would need.

Size 4 weight yarn

Foundation Brim: You can make the foundation double crochet from the video above, or make the ribbed brim:

R1: chain 5

R2: sc in the second chain from hook and the remain 3 chains, ch1 and turn

R3-60: sc in the back loop of each sc, ch1, turn

Turn the work to the side, work 1 sc for every row of the of the brim, slip stitch into the first sc.

Shell pattern:

Round 1: ch 1, sc in the same sc, skip 2 sc, 5 dc in the next stitch (shell made), *skip 2 sc, sc in the next sc skip 2 sc, 5 dc in the next stitch* repeat around. slip stitch with first sc

Round 2: ch 4, work back in the last 5 dc made, sc in the third dc of the 5 dc shell, 4dc in the sc you slipped into, *skip 2 dc and sc in the next dc, skip the next 2 dc, 5 dc in the next sc* repeat around, slip stitch with first sc

Repeat row 2 until the hat measure about 6 inches.

Decrease the hat:

Round 1: ch 4, move back to the last 5 dc made, sc in the third dc of the 5 dc shell, 3dc in the sc you slipped into, *skip 2 dc and sc in the next dc, skip the next 2 dc, 4 dc, in the next sc* repeat around, slip stitch with first sc

Round 2: ch 4, move back to the last 4 dc made, sc between the second and third dc of the 4 dc shell, 2 dc in the sc you slipped into, * sc between the second and third dc of the next 4 dc shell, skip the next 2 dc, 3 dc in the next sc* repeat around, slip stitch with first sc

Round 3: ch 4, move back to the last 3 dc made, sc in the second dc of the 3dc shell, dc in the sc you slipped into, *skip next dc and sc in the next dc, skip the next dc, 2 dc, in the next sc* repeat around, slip stitch with first sc

Round 4: ch 3, move back to the last 2 dc made, sc between the first and second dc of the 2 dc shell, * sc between the first and second dc of the next 2 dc shell, skip the next dc, dc in the next sc* repeat around, slip stitch with first sc

Round 5: sc in the beginning ch 3 and in each dc, skipping the sc's

do single crochet decrease until the hole get smaller

Here is my video tutorial: