Materials:

• NAKO DENIM: 11585 x 3 skeins
• NAKO DENIM: 217 x 1 skein
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Needle
• Wire

Head Section:

1. Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 8 single crochets into it. {8 stitches}
2. Round 2: Increase in every stitch around. {16 stitches}
3. Round 3: (1 single crochet, increase) repeat around. {24 stitches}
4. Round 4: (3 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {30 stitches}
5. Round 5: 2 single crochets, (increase, 4 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 2 single crochets. {36 stitches}
6. Round 6: (5 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {42 stitches}
7. Round 7: 3 single crochets, (increase, 6 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 3 single crochets. {48 stitches}
8. Round 8: (7 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {54 stitches}
9. Round 9: 4 single crochets, (increase, 8 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 4 single crochets. {60 stitches}
10. Round 10: (9 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {66 stitches}
11. Round 11: 5 single crochets, (increase, 10 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 5 single crochets. {72 stitches}
12. Round 12: Single crochet around. {72 stitches}
13. Round 13: (11 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {78 stitches}
14. Round 14: Single crochet around. {78 stitches}
15. Round 15: 6 single crochets, (increase, 12 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 6 single crochets. {84 stitches}
16. Round 16: Single crochet around. {84 stitches}
17. Round 17: (13 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {90 stitches}
18. Round 18: Single crochet around. {90 stitches}
19. Round 19: 7 single crochets, (increase, 14 single crochets) repeat 5 times, increase, 7 single crochets. {96 stitches}
20. Round 20: Single crochet around. {96 stitches}
21. Round 21: (23 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {100 stitches}
22. Rounds 22-43: Single crochet around. {100 stitches}

Narrow Brim Section:

1. Round 1: (9 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {110 stitches}
2. Round 2: 5 single crochets, (increase, 10 single crochets) repeat 9 times, increase, 5 single crochets. {120 stitches}
3. Round 3: 4 single crochets, (increase, 9 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 5 single crochets. {132 stitches}
4. Round 4: Single crochet around. {132 stitches}
5. Round 5: (10 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {144 stitches}
6. Round 6: Single crochet around. {144 stitches}
7. Round 7: 5 single crochets, (increase, 11 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 6 single crochets. {156 stitches}
8. Round 8: Single crochet around. {156 stitches}
9. Round 9: (12 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {168 stitches}
10. Round 10: Single crochet around. {168 stitches}
11. Round 11: 6 single crochets, (increase, 13 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 7 single crochets. {180 stitches}
12. Round 12: Single crochet around. {180 stitches}
13. Round 13: (14 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {192 stitches}
14. Round 14: Single crochet around. {192 stitches}
15. Round 15: 7 single crochets, (increase, 15 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 8 single crochets. {204 stitches}
16. Round 16: Single crochet around. {204 stitches}
17. Round 17: (16 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {216 stitches}
18. Rounds 18-19: Single crochet around. {216 stitches}
19. Round 20: 8 single crochets, (increase, 17 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 9 single crochets. {228 stitches}

If you wish to end the brim here, you can do so, or continue for a wider brim.

Wide Brim Section:

1. Rounds 21-22: Single crochet around. {228 stitches}
2. Round 23: (18 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {240 stitches}
3. Rounds 24-26: Single crochet around. {240 stitches}
4. Round 27: 9 single crochets, (increase, 19 single crochets) repeat 11 times, increase, 10 single crochets. {252 stitches}
5. Rounds 28-30: Single crochet around. {252 stitches}
6. Round 31: (20 single crochets, increase) repeat around. {264 stitches}
7. Round 32: Add wire and single crochet around. {264 stitches}
8. Rounds 32-33: Single crochet around. {264 stitches}
9. Round 34: Slip stitch into each stitch around. {264 stitches}

Finishing Touch:

• With NAKO DENIM 217, chain to the desired length and add letters either by sewing or gluing them onto the chain.

Enjoy your beautiful beach hat!