This 18 Inch Doll Santa Belt Buckle Hat is a wonderful gift for your daughter this Christmas!
Skill Level
Easy
Size Included
18” doll (fits most 18” dolls)
Finished Size
4 ½” from top of hat to bottom
11” circumference
*These are our finished measurements. If yours don’t fit within these measurements, please check your gauge.
Materials
Worsted weight yarn
I-9 (5.50mm) crochet hook
Fabric scissors
Yarn needle, to weave ends
Gauge
3 dc sts x 2 rows is 1”
*Change your hook size to obtain the gauge.
Notes
- ALWAYS start in the same stitch as chain.
- (11 sts) means how many stitches you should have at the end of the row. That count does include the chain.
Abbreviations/Stitches Used
St(s)-stitch(es)
Ch- chain
Dc- double crochet
*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.
Hat
Starting with red yarn,
Ch 3
Row 1: 11 dc in 3rd chain from hook, join in first st of row (12 sts)
Row 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join in first st of row (23 sts)
Row 3: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, join in first st of row (27 sts)
Row 4: ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 12 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 12 sts, join in first st of row (29 sts)
Rows 5-6: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first st of row (29 sts)
Cut yarn and change to black yarn.
Row 7: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first st of row (29 sts)
Cut yarn and change to red yarn.
Row 8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join in first st of row (29 sts)
Row 9: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st of row, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (29 sts)
Belt Buckle
With gold yarn,
Ch 12, join
Row 1: ch 1, 2 sc in same as ch, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * 2 more times, join in first st of row, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends.
- with gold yarn and a yarn needle
- attach belt buckle to the black strip on the hat
Pattern and photos © 2016, Cream Of The Crop Crochet™. All Rights Reserved.
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