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Miniature pom-pom hat

A tiny top-down hat with a bobble band and a scalloped brim.

Raspberry miniature hat with a tangerine brim and a gold pom-pom

Draft pattern. The image shows the design inspiration. The written sample still needs a test crochet.

Materials and size

  • DK yarn in raspberry, tangerine and gold
  • 3 mm crochet hook, stitch marker, scissors and yarn needle

About 6 cm across at the crown with DK yarn and a 3 mm hook. Check fit against your figure before adding the brim. The hat is sized for a small figure.

Stitches and setup

US terms. ch = chain, sc = single crochet (UK dc), dc = double crochet (UK tr), sl st = slip stitch, inc = 2 sc in one stitch. A bobble is four unfinished dc in one stitch, closed together by drawing yarn through all five loops.

Work in a continuous spiral and move the marker after each round. For the bobble band, push the bobbles to the outside before working the next stitch.

Make it

  1. Round 1 · With raspberry, work 6 sc into an adjustable ring and pull it closed. (6)
  2. Round 2 · Inc in each stitch. (12)
  3. Rounds 3–6 · Work (1 sc, inc) six times for Round 3, then (2 sc, inc) for Round 4, (3 sc, inc) for Round 5 and (4 sc, inc) for Round 6. (18, 24, 30, 36)
  4. Round 7 · Sc around. (36)
  5. Round 8 · Work (1 bobble, 5 sc) six times. Count each bobble as one stitch. (36)
  6. Rounds 9–10 · Sc around. (36 each)
  7. Round 11 · Change to tangerine and sc around. (36)
  8. Round 12 · Work (sl st in next stitch, skip 1, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 1) nine times. Sl st into the first sl st to close the brim. (9 scallops)

Finish

Fasten off and weave in the ends. Wrap gold yarn around two fingers or a small pom-pom maker, tie the bundle tightly through its centre and trim it. Use the two long ties to sew the pom-pom through the crown in several places. Knot and weave the ties inside.