This is a free, easy pattern for a crochet bun hat, using one of my favorite crochet stitches, the suzette stitch. The pattern is sized for an adult medium/large but can be easily modified for other sizes.
Materials
- 150 yards of #4 worsted/aran weight yarn
- I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
- Stitch marker/progress keeper
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Stitches Used and Abbreviations
- ch (chain)
- sc (single crochet)
- sc in blo (single crochet in back loop only)
- dc (double crochet)
- hdc2tog (half double crochet two together)
- RS (right side)
- WS (wrong side)
- *…* denotes the repeat.
- Ch 1 and ch 2 do NOT count as a stitch.
Notes on Adjusting Sizing
This pattern is written for an adult medium/large, but can easily be adjusted to any size, as long as you end up with a multiple of 2 stitches. For example, when working the hat ribbing, work as many rows needed to fit snugly around the head in multiples of 2 (54, 56, 58, 60, etc.) Then when working the base row of sc across the top of the ribbing, work 1 sc for each row of ribbing that you worked (it will be the same number). The stitch pattern will work from there on out as long as you have a multiple of 2. Then you can work the main stitch pattern for as long as you want before starting the decreases.
Hat Ribbing
Ch 8.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in second ch from the hook and each ch across, turn. (7 sc) (For a cleaner edge, sc in the back “bumps” of the ch stitches.)
Row 2-58: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in blo in next 5 sc, sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc) (To keep track of rows, add a stitch marker to the RS.)
Do not fasten off. Holding wrong sides together, slip stitch the row you just worked to the starting ch.
Do not fasten off. Flip work so that right sides are now together and the “seam” from the slip stitch is on the wrong side of the work.
Body of the Hat
We will now be working across the top of the ribbing rows.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in the top of each ribbing row worked, for a total of 58 sc. Slip stitch to join in the round. (58 sc)
Row 2-12: Ch 1, (sc, dc) in first stitch, skip next stitch, *(sc, dc) in next stitch, skip next stitch,* repeat around, slip stitch to first sc to join. (58 stitches)
Decreases
Row 13: Ch 2, *hdc 2tog,* repeat around, slip stitch to join. (29 stitches)
Row 14-15: Ch 1, sc in each stitch around, slip stitch to join. (29 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in ends. Happy crocheting 🙂
