Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This step by step tutorial will show you how to crochet a very easy shell stitch hat for beginners.

For your hat you will need to use a 5mm crochet hook and aran/worsted weight yarn.

This hat can be made in all sizes from baby to adult by changing the number of double crochets worked in round 1:
-For size 0 - 6 months (15 inch circumference) work 8 double crochets in round 1.
-For size 6 - 12 months (17 inch circumference) work 9 double crochets in round 1.
-For a young child (19 inch circumference) work 10 double crochets in round 1.
-For an older child (21 inch circumference) work 11 double crochets in round 1.
-For an adult (22 inch circumference) work 12 double crochets in round 1.

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