My son and his wife are both fans of One Piece and consider themselves honorary Straw Hats. I love to crochet while watching TV and you can only make so many afghans so I worked out a pattern for crochet straw hats that they seem to like.
One Piece- Straw Hat
Hook: I/9 5.50MM (or size needed to achieve gauge)Yarn: Vanna’s Choice - A. Honey (for hat)
- B. Cranberry (for band)
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
Gauge: 3 rounds = 3 ¼ inches
With Color A Ch 3. Sl st in first ch to form a ring.
1. Ch 2 (counts as the first stitch in this round and each round throughout the pattern.) Hdc into the ring
9 times. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (10 hdc)
2. Ch 2. Hdc in the same stitch as the ch 2. Work 2 hdc into the next st and each st in the round. Sl st
with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (20 hdc)
3. Ch 2. Work 2 hdc in the next st. *Hdc in the next stitch. Work 2 hdc into the next st. Repeat from *
until the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (30 hdc)
4. Ch 2. Hdc in the next st. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Work 2 hdc in the
next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (40 hdc)
5. Ch 2. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Work 2
hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (50
hdc)
6. Ch 2. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 4 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (60 hdc)
7. Ch 2. Hdc in each of the next 4 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 5 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (70 hdc)
8. Ch 2. Hdc in the next stitch and each st in the round. Sl st to the top ch of the beginning ch 2 to join.
9-14. Repeat round 8. (7 rows)
15. Switch to color B, Ch 1. Sc in the next st and each st in the round. Sl st to the beginning ch 1 to join. (70 scs.)
16. Ch 1. Sc in the next st and each st in the round. Sl st to the beginning ch 1 to join.
17- 20. Repeat row 16. (4 rows)
21. Switch back to color A. Ch 2. Hdc in next 5 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (80 hdc).
22. Ch 2. Hdc in next 6 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 7 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (90 hdc)
23. Ch 2. Hdc in next 7 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. * Hdc in each of the next 8 sts. Work 2 hdc in the next st. Repeat from * to the end of the round. Sl st with the top ch of the ch 2 to join. (100 hdc)
24. Ch 2. Hdc in the next stitch and each st in the round. Sl st to the top ch of the beginning ch 2 to join.
25. Ch 1. Sc in next st and in each st in the round. Sl st to the beginning ch1 to join.
Fasten off & weave in ends.
This pattern is really easy to adapt in size by just using a smaller, or larger, hook and yarn. The posted pattern is a basic adult size.
