Crochet a Little Love

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.