With white yarn (I used Caron Simply soft) and G hook,
*changes for child size hat are in brackets [ ]
*changes for child size hat are in brackets [ ]
1. 6 sc in magic circle
2. in back loop only, 2 sc in each sc (12 sc)
3. (sc, 2 sc in next) 6 times (18sc)
4. (sc in next 2, 2 sc) 6 times (24 sc)
5. (sc in next 3, 2 sc) 6 times, (30 sc)
6. (sc in next 4, 2 sc) 6 times (36 sc)
7. (sc in next 5, 2 sc) 6 times (42 sc)
8. (sc in next 6, 2 sc) 6 times (48 sc)
9. (sc in next 7, 2 sc) 6 times (54 sc)
10. (sc in next 8, 2 sc) 6 times (60 sc)*if making a child size hat, proceed to step 14
11. (sc in next 9, 2 sc) 6 times (66 sc)
12. (sc in next 10, 2 sc) 6 times (72 sc)
13. (sc in next 11, 2 sc) 6 times (78 sc)
14. *skip next 2 sc (dc, ch1, dc) (v stitch made) in next sc* repeat around (26 v stitches made)[20 v stitches]
15. sk next sc, sc in each dc and each ch1 around (78 sc) [60 sc]
16-18. sc in each sc around (78 sc)[60 sc-for child size had, skip row 18 and proceed to 19]
19.-28 repeat rows 14-18 twice
29. Repeat row 14
30. (sc in dc, 2 sc in ch 1, sc in dc, 2 sc in next dc, sc in ch1, 2 sc in dc) repeat around (117 sc) [90 sc]
31. (sc in next 2, 2 sc) around (156 sc)[120-child size hat, sl st next 2, fasten off]
32.(sc in next 3, 2 sc) around (195 sc)
sl st in next 2 sc, fasten off.