Look no further for the perfect sun hat for you and your little! I’ve designed this hat with intention to be super functional and still stylish. The mesh body yields lots of breathability for your head while the wide brim will protect you from harmful UV rays. I finished it off with a pretty picot stitch around the brim to make it just a little extra. You’re going to want to make one for you and every lady in your life!
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The Yarn
The cotton yarn I used for my sun hat is a stiffer cotton yarn. I chose it because I wanted the wide brim to have some stability. One of my testers, however, used a softer cotton yarn like Caron Cotton Cakes successfully as well. I opted for a solid color for mine but it looks great in variegated colorways also!
THE PERFECT SUMMER ACCESSORY
The Peekaboo Sunhat is a fresh new take on your typical sunhat. I don’t particularly love wearing hats because they’re so hot. So when I was dreaming up the design for this piece, I thought the mesh that I’m sure you’ve seen used for market bags for years now would be perfect for the body. This sunhat is the perfect functional accessory to keep you cool(er) and protected all summer long!
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PEEKABOO SUNHAT – THE FREE CROCHET PATTERN
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About The Pattern
The Peekaboo Sunhat is the perfect summer accessory. With a mesh body and wide semi-sturdy brim, it’s going to be your favorite summer make. Whip one or two up this weekend and get ready for the summer heat!
Project Level
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Materials Needed
Crochet Hook
Size 3.25 mm / US: D / UK: 3
Yarn
Yarn used:
Peaches & Creme in the colorway Seabreeze
Yarn amount used:
less than 1 cone / 4.5 oz / 128 g / 206 m / 225 yards
Yarn characteristics:
- 4 medium yarn, worsted weight yarn
- 100 % cotton
Other Materials Needed
- 1 stitch marker
- Scissors
- Spray starch to give your brim stability
- Needle, find one here (if you don’t already have one)!
Gauge
Measured with single crochets crocheted in continuous rounds:
20 stitches & 20 rows per 10 cm / 4”.
Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measures at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger (more details).
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- Tension is everything with this project. Please check your gauge and keep a tight tension throughout the pattern.
- * to * indicates a repeat
- (xx) indicates how many stitches at the end of that round
Size & Measurements
Hat Size Tip!
Learn more about crochet hat sizes & making the correct size on our detailed post: Crochet Hat Sizes!
Child:
Fits head circumference of 19-21″ with a 3 3/4″ wide brim
Adult:
Fits head circumference of 21-23″ with a 4 1/2″ brim
Abbreviations
- R – row/round
- inc – increase
- ch – chain
- ch-sp – chain space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- sk – skip
- PM – place marker
- BLO – work the stitch indicated in the back loop only
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- scBLO – single crochet in the back loop only
- sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet (yo 2x, insert hook and pull up a loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops* 3 times)
- dtr – double treble crochet (yo 3x, insert hook and pull up a loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops* 4 times)
- trtr – triple treble crochet (yo 4x, insert hook and pull up a loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops* 5 times)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Peekaboo Sunhat Pattern Instructions
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