Tumbling Blocks Baby Hat

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I've worked up a baby hat using one of my favorite stitches, the Brick Stitch ! Let me know if you like it !

Tumbling Blocks Baby Hat

Designed by Katy Diltz

A cute baby hat using a stitch pattern that has several names; Brick Stitch, Crazy Shell, Diagonal Box stitch, and Crazy Stitch to name a few. In this pattern we’ll call it the Brick Stitch cause the design of the hat makes it look like alternating brick pattern, or tumbling blocks !

Newborn baby sized hat: with the hat lying flat, 

Hat height should measure about 5.5 – 6 inches (13 – 15 cm) from the brim to crown.

Hat width 6 – 6.5 inches (16.5 – 18 cm) measured across the brim.   

Adjust your yarn size or hook size to get the proper size.

Turning you work after each round will give the tumbling blocks effect.

Stitches are USA crochet abbreviations

Brick Stitch Patterns:
Brick stitch pattern #1 (BS1) is (single crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) all in the same stitch.

Brick stitch pattern #2 (BS2) is (single crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet) all in the same stitch.

Other Stitches:

ch – chain

sl st- slip stitch

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

fpdc – front post double crochet

bpdc – back post double crochet

Materials:
2 oz Baby weight or DK weight yarn
            (I used Cascade 220 Superwash Sport)
G hook (4.25 mm) for hat
E hook (3.5 mm) for brim-ribbing

Pattern:

Hat- use larger hook
Round 1: Ch 4, do 9 dc in 4th chain from hook, join w/ sl st (10)

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in each st.
Join w/ sl st (20). Turn work

Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in next st, **1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st** – repeat.
Join w/ sl st. (30) Turn work

Round 4: Ch 2, 2 dc in same stitch, skip the next stitch, **BS1 in next stitch. Skip the next stitch ** Continue this pattern around. Join w/ sl st in the beginning ch 2 space. (15 BS1) Turn work

Round 5: Ch 2, 3 dc in same stitch. BS2 around working in the ch 2 loops of the row below. Join w/ sl st into the beginning chain 2 space. (15 BS2) Turn work

Round 6-11: Repeat round 5. Turning work after each round. (15 BS2)

Round 12: Repeat round 5. Don’t turn work. (15 BS2)

Brim - Ribbing - switch to smaller hook
Round 13: ch 3, dc in the next dc and around in each dc and the ch 2 space.
Join w/ sl st to first dc. (60)  Don't turn work.

Round 14: fpdc around first dc, bpdc around next dc,
repeat around the brim. Sl st into first fpdc.

Cut yarn and weave in the tails.

This picture shows the alternating Brick Stitches
and Front/Back Post Double Crochet ribbing for the brim.

Copywrite 2012 Katy Diltz.

You may not resell this pattern or claim it as your own. You may sell items created from this pattern locally or online. Please give me credit as the designer.