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

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

Yarns: Knit Picks Brava Sport - 60m or less of each:
Grass
Celestial
Mint
Peapod
Canary
Cornflower
Hunter
White
Black
Dove Heather
Cobblestone Heather
Fairy Tale
Red

Optional yarn: Loops & Threads Payette yarn in Ruby Red
         Can use plain red or any sport yarn with sparkle

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