By Melissa Mall

Model and Photos: Melissa Mall

When you have a last-minute opportunity to go to the lake for the weekend, what do you do? Well, if you’re me you grab two balls of cotton and crochet a hat on the drive! Soft and shady with some nautical stripes, this bucket-style sunhat is simple and quick so you can get it finished and get on with your vacation!

Those two balls of cotton made both the Yacht Club Sunhat and the Knot a Lot Clutch, making them ideal projects to tuck in a bag when you’re trying to avoid excess baggage.

Difficulty: Easy

Size: Adult

Finished Measurements: 22″ around

Materials:

• Lily Sugar and Cream [100% Cotton, 120yds/110m per 70g/2.5oz skein]; 1 skein Delft Blue (or MC)
• Peaches & Creme [100% Cotton, 120yds/110m per 70.9g/2.5oz skein]; less than 1 skein White (or CC)
• I/9 (5.5mm size) hook
• Needle

Gauge: 13sts/6 rows = 4″/10cm in dc

Note: The color changes in this pattern should be worked by carrying the strands of the color not in use up the back unless indicated.

Directions:

Rnd 1: With blue, ch 3. Make 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook. Join rnd. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 2. [Dc inc] in each st around; join rnd. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 2. [Dc inc, dc in next st] around; join rnd. (36 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 2. [Dc inc, dc in each of the next 2 sts] around; join rnd. (48 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 2. [Dc inc, dc in each of the next 3 sts] around; join rnd. (60 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 2. Working in back loop only, dc in each st around. Join rnd.

Rnds 7-8: Ch 2. Working now through both loops, dc in each st around. Join rnd.

Rnd 9: Switch to CC. Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join rnd.

Rnd 10: Switch to MC. Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 11: Switch to CC. Ch 2. Hdc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 12: Switch to MC. Ch 2. Dc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 13: Switch to CC. Ch 2. Hdc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 14: Switch to MC. Ch 2. Hdc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 15: Switch to CC. Ch 1. Sc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 16: Switch to MC, finish off CC. Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join rnd.

Rnd 17: Ch 2. Working in front loop only, [dc inc, dc in each of the next 4 sts] around. Join rnd. (72 dc)

Rnd 18: Ch 2. Working now through both loops, [dc inc, dc in each of the next 5 sts] around. Join rnd. (84 dc)

Rnd 19: Ch 2. [Dc inc, dc in each of the next 6 sts] around. Join rnd. (96 dc)

Rnd 20: Switch to CC, finish off MC. Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join rnd, finish off.

Finishing: Weave in all ends.

About the Designer

Melissa Mall is an at-home mom with four sons seven and under. They have just completed yet another transcontinental move – hopefully it will be their last!!! You can keep up with their ordinary adventures over at her blog, or take a peek at her crochet patterns and tutorials at Inner Child Crochet.

Pattern & images © Melissa Mall. All rights reserved.