Crochet Summer Panama Hat Pattern

Crochet tools and materials:

Crochet Hook 4.5 mm 

Knit Picks, Billow – 100% cotton. 100 grams – 120 yards per skein. Quantity – 85 grams. The perfect option for this project would be raffia yarn. You can also use cotton yarn, but not the soft kind — choose one with structure that can hold its shape.

Crochet bandana hat size:

Size: The panama will fit an average adult head size

Gauge: 14 sts – 10 cm (4 in)

Common abbreviations of crochet stitches (US):

ch – chain

DC – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

Summer panama hat crochet pattern:

Crochet body of summer panama:

Round 1: Magic ring: ch 3 (count as DC), 13 DC into the ring. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (14)

Round 2: Ch 3 (count as DC), DC into the same stitch as join, DC into the next st. [2 DC in next st, DC in next st] – repeat around. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (21)

Round 3: Ch 3 (count as DC), DC into the same stitch as join, DC into the next st. [2 DC in next st, DC in next st] – repeat around. 2 DC into the last st. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (32)

Round 4: Ch 3 (count as DC), DC into the same stitch as join, DC into the next st. [2 DC in next st, DC in next st] – repeat around. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (48)

Round 5: Ch 3 (count as DC), DC into the same stitch as join, DC in next 2 sts. [2 DC in next st, DC in next 2 sts] – repeat around. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (64)

Rounds 6-7: Ch 3 (count as DC), DC in each stitch around. Join. (64)

Round 8: Ch 5, skip next st, DC in next st, [ch 2, skip next st, DC in next st] – repeat around. Ch 2, joint with sl st to the 3d ch of the starting ch-5.

Rounds 9-11: Ch 5, skip next 2 chs, DC in next st (into the previous DC), [ch 2, skip next 2chs, DC in next st] – repeat around. Ch 2, joint with sl st to the 3d ch of the starting ch-5.

Crochet brim of summer panama:

Round 12: Ch 3, DC in next 2 chs, DC in next st, skip next ch, DC in next ch, [DC in next st, DC in next 2 chs, DC in next st, skip next ch, DC in next ch] – repeat around. Join with sl st. (80)

Rounds 13-15: Ch 3, DC in each st around. Join with sl st to the top of starting ch-3. (80)

Cut the yarn. If you used cotton, give it a light press or wash it and let it dry flat. Don’t forget to weave in the ends.