Crochet Festive St. Patrick's Day Top Hat Free Pattern

Crochet Festive St. Patrick's Day Top Hat Free Pattern

Materials Needed

• Worsted weight yarn in green, black, and gold
• Crochet hook size H/5 mm
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• inc: increase (2 sc in same st)
• st(s): stitch(es)

Top Hat Base

Crown

1. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring. (6 sts)
2. Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. (Sc in next st, inc in next st) around. (18 sts)
4. (Sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st) around. (24 sts)
5. (Sc in next 3 sts, inc in next st) around. (30 sts)
6. Continue increasing until you reach 60 sts, following the established pattern of incrementing.
7. Sc in each st around for 20 rows. (60 sts per row)

Brim

1. Sc in back loops only around. (60 sts)
2. (Sc in next 5 sts, inc in next st) around. (72 sts)
3. (Sc in next 6 sts, inc in next st) around. (84 sts)
4. Continue increasing until you reach 102 sts, then sc in each st around for 2 more rounds.
5. Finish off and weave in ends.

Buckle Band

1. With black yarn, ch 60, join with a sl st to first ch to form a round. (60 sts)
2. Sc in each ch around. (60 sts)
3. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Buckle

1. With gold yarn, ch 22, join with a sl st to first ch to form a ring. (22 sts)
2. Sc in each ch around. Join with a sl st, finish off, and leave a tail for sewing.

Shamrock

1. With green yarn, ch 4, join with a sl st to form a loop.
2. In the loop, work (3 sc, ch 3, sl st) 3 times to form three leaves.
3. Finish with a small stem, ch 3, turn, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st to join to beginning.
4. Finish off and sew onto the side of the hat.

Assembly

• Position the black band around the base of the crown and sew in place.
• Sew the gold buckle onto the band.
• Attach the shamrock to the side of the hat, adjacent to the buckle.