Secret Garden Hat

Perfect for crocheters of all skill levels, this Secret Garden Hat is a great accessory for spring and summer.  With a simple ruffled border and a V stitch pattern around the hat, this project may look complicated, but it's easy and fun!  This hat is great for summer and spring because it allows hair to move through the hat so you don't overheat.  This is a great hat to show off at a garden party or for keeping you protected from the sun at the beach.

Materials:

• 1 skein Caron Simply soft yarn in white
• G crochet hook

Instructions:
changes for child size hat are in brackets [ ]

1. 6 sc in  magic circle
    
2. in back loop only, 2 sc in each sc (12 sc)
    
3. (sc, 2 sc in next) 6 times (18sc)
    
4. (sc in next 2, 2 sc) 6 times (24 sc)
    
5. (sc in next 3, 2 sc) 6 times, (30 sc)
    
6. (sc in next 4, 2 sc) 6 times (36 sc)
    
7. (sc in next 5, 2 sc) 6 times (42 sc)
    
8. (sc in next 6, 2 sc) 6 times (48 sc)
    
9. (sc in next 7, 2 sc) 6 times (54 sc)
    
10. (sc in next 8, 2 sc) 6 times (60 sc)*if making a child size hat, proceed to step 14
     
11. (sc in next 9, 2 sc) 6 times (66 sc)
     
12. (sc in next 10, 2 sc) 6 times (72 sc)
     
13. (sc in next 11, 2 sc) 6 times (78 sc)
     
14. *skip next 2 sc (dc, ch1, dc) (v stitch made) in next sc* repeat around (26 v stitches made)[20 v stitches]
     
15. sk next sc, sc in each dc and each ch1 around (78 sc) [60 sc]
     
16. sc in each sc around (78 sc)[60 sc-for child size had, skip row 18 and proceed to 19]
     
17. sc in each sc around (78 sc)
     
18. sc in each sc around (78 sc)
     
19. repeat rows 14-18
     
20. Repeat row 14 30. (sc in dc, 2 sc in ch 1, sc in dc, 2 sc in next dc, sc in ch1, 2 sc in dc) repeat around (117 sc) [90 sc]
     
21. (sc in next 2, 2 sc) around (156 sc)[120-child size hat, sl st next 2, fasten off]
     
22. (sc in next 3, 2 sc) around (195 sc)
     
23. sl st in next 2 sc, fasten off.