Wide Brim Bow Hat

Wide Brim Bow Hat

Lauren Cuppy

8 Jun, 2022

  • Wide brim bow hat from the front.
    Wide brim bow hat from the front.
  • Wide brim bow hat from the side.
    Wide brim bow hat from the side.
  • Wide brim bow hat from the back.
    Wide brim bow hat from the back.

This hat is the perfect addition to your summer wardrobe! The yarn is light and the hat is loose-fitting to not cause excess heat, while the wide brim blocks out the sun. Plus the color matches almost anything and the bow is the cutest little detail! Scroll down for an easy-to-follow pattern to create your own wide brim bow hat!

Materials

Measurements

  • Hat circumference is 22 1/4″
  • Adjust the size of the hat by adding or removing rows in the crown.

Abbreviations

  • mc – magic circle
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • inc – increase
  • flo – first loop only
  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet

Wide Brim Bow Hat Pattern

Crown

Round 1 Create a mc

Round 2 hdc8 into the mc, mark the first stitch with the marker (move the marker with the first stitch of each round) (8)

Round 3 *inc* repeat to end (16)

Round 4 *hdc1, inc* repeat to end (24)

Round 5 *hdc2, inc* repeat to end (32)

Round 6 *hdc3, inc* repeat to end (40)

Round 7 *hdc4, inc* repeat to end (48)

Round 8 *hdc5, inc* repeat to end (56)

Round 9 *hdc6, inc* repeat to end (64)

Round 10 *hdc7, inc* repeat to end (72)

Side

Rounds 1-6 (or until desired length) hdc in each stitch

Brim

Round 1 hdc flo in each stitch (72), before stitch marker, ch45, add a second marker to the last hdc before the ch (117)

Round 2 *hdc8, inc* repeat to end (130)

Round 3 *hdc9, inc* repeat to end (143)

Round 4 *hdc10, inc* repeat to end (156)

Round 5 *hdc11, inc* repeat to end (169)

Round 6 *hdc12, inc* repeat to end (182)

Round 7 *hdc13, inc* repeat until bow stitches (first 112 stitches), hdc to end of row (190)

Round 8 hdc in each stitch (190)

At this point, set the hat flat and place the bow where you’d like it to be. Mark the turns of the bow with stitch markers, like so:

Safety pins mark the turns of the bow. Note: This image was taken after the pattern was finished, your hat should not look this polished yet.

Round 9 hdc until the end of the bow (marker 4), if you haven’t reached it yet, sc and weave in galvanized wire rope until marker 1, sc to marker 2 without the wire, hdc to marker 3, sc until the marker 4 and fasten off. The purpose of the galvanized wire rope is to stiffen the brim of the hat so that it holds its shape. This is optional, but if you leave it out, the hat’s brim will be much flimsier.

Touchups

Weave in the ends of the yarn

The end of the galvanized wire rope with an attached end cap.

Trim off any excess wire and add end caps to both ends to secure the wire.

Safety pins mark where I secured the stitches of the bow to the side and brim of the hat.

Place the bow in your desired position and secure with small pieces of yarn

Hdc worked into stitches of the brim to create the center of the bow.

Center of the bow

Round 1 ch2 in the first st of brim round 2, hdc into same st, hdc2 into the last st of brim round 1

Round 2-5 (or until desired length) ch2, turn, hdc in each stitch

Let me know how it goes!