Give a big smile to someone small with this delightful child’s hat.

This pattern will make a hat with 3 identical fire engines.

Designed to help young people with their independence, this hat is safer and easier to put on because the stitch on the brim means the hat stays on very well without needing to be tied or buttoned under the chin. An especially helpful design if the child’s school has banned hats that fasten around the neck.

This hat fits my 3 year old with room to spare. The brim keeps the hat secure even on my 1 year old’s head so you could make this for a young toddler and it would be wearable for many years.

Materials:
Yarn needle
Stitch marker (I use a bobby pin)
65mm Pom-pom - if you’d like one
OR a pom-pom tool

Stitches:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl = slip stitch
dec = decrease over 2 stitches

Yarns: Knit Picks Brava Sport - less than one ball of each:
Grass
Mint
Canary
Cornflower
White
Black
Dove Heather
Cobblestone Heather
Red
Optional: Loops & Threads Payette yarn in Ruby Red
- has sparkle in it for the fire engine’s flashers