We have a fun and easy project for making a cute Crochet Women’s Peaked Cap! You can make a hat that looks adorable and feels so soft and cosy on your head. This cap has a lovely shape with a little peak at the front, making it look extra stylish. We’re here to guide you through making one of these fantastic hats with a simple pattern. It’s a great way to add something unique and handmade to your hat collection. Plus, creating this cap is enjoyable, and you’ll love seeing your beautiful work come to life. Get ready to crochet something beautiful, and have a blast doing it!
Patons Women’s Peaked Cap
MATERIALS
- Patons® Canadiana™ (3.5 oz/100 g; 205 yds/187 m)
- Dark Grey Mix (10042) 1 ball
- Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
- 2 buttons
ABBREVIATIONS:
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Dc = Double crochet
- Dcfp = Yoh and insert hook from front to
- back around the post of the next stitch. (Yoh and
- draw up a loop. Yoh and draw through 2
- loops on the hook.)
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd(s) = Round(s)
- Sc = Single crochet
- Sl st = Slip stitch
- Sp(s) = Space(s)
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- Yoh = Yarn over hook
SIZE
- One size to fit the average woman’s head.
GAUGE
- 14 sc and 17 rows = 4″ [10 cm].
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: Ch 2 at beg of rnd does not count as st.
Beg at the crown, ch 3. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring. (See diagram on page 2).
- 1st rnd: Ch 3. 7 dc in ring. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 8 dc.
- 2nd rnd: Ch 2. 2 dcfp around each dc around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 16 sts.
- 3rd rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around each of next 2 dcfp. 1 dc in sp between last dcfp and next dcfp. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 24 sts.
- 4th rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in sp between last dcfp and next dcfp. 1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in next dc. Rep from around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 32 sts.
- 5th rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in next dc. 1 dcfp around next dcfp. 2 dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 40 sts.
- 6th rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around next dcfp. 2 dc in next dc. 1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 48 sts.
Continue
- 7th rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. 1 dcfp around next dcfp. 2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 56 sts.
- 8th rnd: Ch 2. *1 dcfp around next dcfp. 2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in next dc. 1 dcfp around next dcfp. 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first dcfp. 64 sts.
- 9th rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc. 64 sc.
- 10th rnd: Ch 2. *3 dcfp around dcfp 2 rows below. Miss next sc. 1 dc in next sc. Miss next sc. Rep from * 15 times more. Join with sl st to first dcfp.
- 11th rnd: As 9th rnd.
Continue
- 12th rnd: Sl st in next st. Ch 3 (counts as dc). Miss next sc. 3 dcfp around dc 2 rows below. Miss next sc. *1 dc in next sc. Miss next sc. 3 dcfp around dc 2 rows below. Miss next sc. Rep from 14 times more. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
- 13th rnd: As 9th rnd.
- 14th rnd: Sl st in each of next 2 sts. Ch 3 (counts as dc). Miss next sc. 3 dcfp around dc 2 rows below. Miss next sc. *1 dc in next sc. Miss next sc. 3 dcfp around dc 2 rows below. Miss next sc.
- Rep from * 14 times more. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
- Rep 13th and 14th rnds until work from beg measures 8″ [20.5 cm], ending on a 14th rnd.
- Do not fasten off.
- Band: 1st and 2nd rnds: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc. 64 sc. Do not fasten off.
- Brim: Beg working in rows: 1st row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 46 sc. Turn. Leave rem sc unworked.
- 2nd to 10th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
Fasten off at the end of last row.
FINISHING
Fold the Brim of the Hat at the corners and sew it into place with the button on each side, as shown in the photo.
