American Girl Doll Cocktail Hat with Beads

Free Doll Hat Crochet Pattern

Materials:
Red Heart Fashion Crochet Thread, 93% mercerized cotton/7% metallic 100 yards (91 meters), size 5. Color Gold - 1 ball
Beads: Matsuno seed beads size 8 (about 450 beads), organdy ribbon

Hook 1.75mm

Gauge: 12 dc = 2" (5 cm)

Special abbreviation:

bhdc = bead half double crochet. To work this, slide a bead up to the loop on the hook, wrap yarn over the hook, insert the hook into the back of the st, put the yarn over the hook and draw a loop through - you now have 3 loops on the hook. Put the yarn over the hook and draw the yarn through all 3 loops. The bead will be fixed to the back side of the crocheted work.

Directions

Set up: String beads on yarn.

TIP: The best way to string the beads is to cut the end of the thread at an angle (making it pointy) and stiffen it with nail polish or super glue and let dry. Use the stiffened end as a needle.

Ch 4, join with a slip stitch and continue to work in rounds.

Round 1: ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc 8 in the circle, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2.( = 9 hdc )
Round 2: ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in the same st,  hdc 2 in each st of the round,  join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2.(= 18 hdc)
Round 3: ch 2, *bhdc 2 in the next st, bhdc in the next  st, repeat from * across the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2 (= 27 bhdc)
Round 4: ch 2, bhdc 1 in the same st, * bhdc in the next 2 sts, 2 bhdc in the next  st., repeat from * across the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2. (= 36 bhdc)
Round 5: ch 2, bhdc in the same st, *bhdc in the next 3 sts, bhdc 2 in the next st, repeat from * across the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2. ( = 45 bhdc)
Round 6: ch 2, bhdc in the same st, *bhdc in the next 4 sts, bhdc 2 in the next st, repeat from * across the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2. (= 54 bhdc)
Round 7: ch 2, bhdc in each st of the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2. (= 54 bhdc)
Rounds 8-11: repeat round 7
Round 12: ch 3, dc in each st of the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 3.
Round 13: ch 3, turn and work dc 53 in each st of the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 3.
Round 14: ch 2, turn and work hdc 53 in each st of the round, join with a slip stitch to top of the ch 2.
Tie off, cut the yarn.

Insert a piece of organdy ribbon between the dc of the 12th round. Make a bow.

Enjoy!