AG Floral Motif Hat-Free Pattern
Classic and lacy style hat for the American Girl or similar 18″ doll.
Pattern also available in PDF format: download now
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies: 75 yards size 10 cotton crochet thread, size B/1/2.25mm crochet hook.
Stitches Used: ch (chain), slst (slip stitch), sc (single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), dc (double crochet), tr (treble).
Gauge: 8 sc per inch.
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Directions:
Center Motif
Rnd. 1: ch5, *dc, ch2 in 5th ch from hook*, repeat 5 times, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch5, do not turn in this or following rnds.. 6 ch-2sp
Rnd. 2: slst to ch-2 sp, ch1, *sc, hdc, 3dc, hdc, sc in ch-2 sp*, repeat 5 times, join with slst to beginning sc. 6-petals
Rnd. 3: ch6, sc in center dc on petal, ch3, *dc, ch3 in next sc, sc, ch3 in center dc on next petal*, repeat from *to* 4 times, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch6. 12 ch-3sp
Rnd. 4: slst to ch-3 sp, ch1, *3 sc in ch-3 sp*, repeat from *to* 11 times, join to beginning sc. 36 sc
Rnd. 5: ch6, skip next 2 sc, *sc, ch6, skip next 2 sc*, repeat from *to* 11 times, join to beginning sc, fasten off. 12 ch-6 sp
Motif 2
Rnds. 1-4: repeat rnds. 1-4 of Center Motif.
Rnd. 5: ch1, *sc, ch3, slst in ch-6 loop on Center Motif, ch3, skip next 2 sc*, repeat from *to* twice; **sc, ch6, skip next 2 sc**, repeat from ***to* 8 times, join with slst to beginning sc, fasten off.
Motif 3
Rnds. 1-4: repeat rnds. 1-4 of Center Motif, ch1, working right to left, *sc, ch3, skip next 2 open loops on Motif 2, slst in next open ch-6 loop, ch3, skip next 2 sc*, repeat from **to* twice, **sc, ch3, slst in next open ch-6 loop on Center Motif, ch3, skip next 2 sc**, repeat from ***to* twice; ***sc, ch6, skip next 2 sc***, repeat from ****to* 4 times, join to beginning sc, fasten off.
Motif 4
Rnds. 1-5: repeat rnds. 1-5 of Motif 3.
Motif 5:
Rnds. 1-4: repeat rnds. 1-4 of Center Motif.
Rnd. 5: ch1, working right to left, skip next 2 open loops on Motif 4, *sc, ch3, slst in next loop on Motif 4, ch3, skip next 2 sc*, repeat from *to* twice on Motif 4; repeat from *to* 3 times on Center Motif, repeat from *to* 3 times on Motif 2, **sc in next sc, ch6, skip next 2 sc**, repeat from ***to* once, ch3, tr in beginning sc.
Rnd. 6: ch6, *sc between next 2 ch-6 loops, ch 6, sc in next ch-6 sp (3 times), ch6*, repeat from *to* twice, sc in sp between next 2 joined ch-6 loops, ch6, sc in ch-6 loop twice, ch6, join to beginning st.
Rnd. 7: slst to ch-6 loop, ch1, *6 sc in ch-6 loop*, repeat from *to* 14 times, join with slst to beginning sc. 90 sc
Rnd. 8: sc, ch2, dc in beginning sc, skip next sc, *sc, ch2, dc in next sc, skip next sc*, repeat around, join with slst to beginning sc, fasten off.
© September 2009 Pattern may not be reprinted or resold without express written permission.
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June 6, 2010 at 11:43 am
I don’t understand Rnd. 1: ch 5, *dc, ch 2 in 5th ch from hook*, repeat 5 times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch 5, do not turn in this or following rnds.. 6-ch 2 sp
If you only repeat from the asterisk, you don’t have 5 chains from hook to dc in. I am misunderstanding this. Could you elaborate?
June 6, 2010 at 1:13 pm
When you complete the repeats, it looks like a wagon wheel……..chain 5 (this counts as your very first dc, ch 2), then work a dc, ch 2 in the very first chain of the chain 5, then dc, chain 2 in the very same 1st ch…..do this until you have a total of 6-ch 2 spaces…….join in the 3rd ch of the very first ch 5……..hope this helps, let me know if I can be of any more assistance.
June 6, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Got it! (Finally) My best friend’s little girl is having her 9th birthday soon and all she wants is AG doll clothes. I have worked so many of your patterns successfully, but really needed this hat. Thank you so much for sharing your abundant talents and for being so responsive to my question.
June 6, 2010 at 5:27 pm
It’s my pleasure! Anytime!
July 10, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I just want to thank you for sharing your patterns with us out here in cyber space. Every one of the items look so pretty. My granddaughter has just gotten a AG doll and can’t afford to buy outfits so I will be making her some. I haven’t made anything yet but can’t wait to get started. Just newly laid off after 18 years and have lots of time to make things.
July 10, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Thank you so much for your kind words……I know exactly what you mean! LOL-The clothes cost more than kid’s clothes! Anyway, have fun with the patterns and if you have
any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I hope to be adding more very soon.
Carol
September 24, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I am trying to make the hat and I can’t understand how to join the 1st and second mofits together. Please help!
September 25, 2010 at 7:21 am
When you get to the last rnd on the second motif, you start with the sc, ch 3…….now you want to sl st around one of the ch 6 loops on the first motif…….this will join the 2 motifs together…..then ch 3 and skip the next 2 sc on the second motif, and sc in the next sc on that second motif………….you do this twice more…….this will link the first and second motif at 3- ch 6 loops, then finish the last rnd of the 2nd motif with ch 6 loops. Hope this helps.
Carol
October 31, 2010 at 6:45 pm
When first made, this hat would only fit 14 inch doll
(FURGA) will have to be re-sized for AG or larger doll-does not fit my 16 inch doll either, perhaps if it were made in sport weight yarn or a stretchy crochet yarn it would fit AG dolls.
Thank you for hearing me.
Lois
October 31, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Sorry it didn’t work for you, perhaps a size 0 hook or 00 will work better for you.
November 25, 2010 at 10:15 am
Got the first three circles with no problem, but 4 and 5 are something else. A picture of the hat from the back would sure be a help. Thanks for sharing your patterns. We Granny’s don’t have a lot of money for patterns but love to make things for the grandkids. You sure make it easier. THANKS!!
November 26, 2010 at 9:57 am
The flowers all join the same…..it might be easier to join the 4 flowers that make the sides, joining the last one to the opposite side of the first flower to form a circle and then just join the top center flower to all the open loops……hope that makes sense……LOL…………I know what you mean as one granny to another!
November 26, 2010 at 1:24 pm
That makes perfect sense, why didn’t I think of it? Guess I had turkey on my mind. Thanks so much. Hope your holiday was a good one. Cecelia
December 10, 2010 at 10:26 am
The hat turned out great so Thanks!! again. Can’t wait to try more of your patterns. Hope your Christmas stocking is filled with “Happy, happy, happy!” Cecelia
December 10, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Fantastic! A very Merry Christmas to you and yours!
January 10, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Hello, Thanks for sharing this pattern! I’m no crochet expert…I’m having trouble interpreting the very first step. When it says “ch 2 in 5th chain from hook” – what does that mean? How do I get into the 5th chain to chain 2?? And when you say 5th from hook, does that make it the 1st chain on my foundation chain?
January 10, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Never mind, I totally figured it out! I was reading this as two separate steps and misinterpreting what was meant. I’ve got a good start on it now. Thanks again for sharing the pattern!
January 11, 2011 at 8:14 am
That’s great……just give a shout if you have any other questions or concerns.
March 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Is there a pattern for the pink and white sweater set that shows on the left side of your banner.
Would appreciate any info.
thanks
Norma Owings
March 13, 2011 at 7:23 am
Norma:
Thank you so much for your interest in the pattern. That pattern is available at Maggie’s Crochet. The link is:
http://www.maggiescrochet.com/rachel-and-renee-18-inch-doll-outfits-p-1282.html?zenid=06845ee2d4838328c278655b06635656
January 16, 2012 at 11:59 pm
In a previous post you said:
cobblerscabin Says: September 25, 2010 at 7:21 am
When you get to the last rnd on the second motif, you start with the sc, ch 3…….now you want to sl st around one of the ch 6 loops on the first motif…….this will join the 2 motifs together…..then ch 3 and skip the next 2 sc on the second motif, and sc in the next sc on that second motif………….you do this twice more…….this will link the first and second motif at 3- ch 6 loops, then finish the last rnd of the 2nd motif with ch 6 loops. Hope this helps.
Carol
Where do you sc to start? I understand the sl to the Center Motif, but where do you sc? THANKS!
Mary Nell
January 17, 2012 at 8:39 am
Hi Mary:
Rnd. 5: ch 1, *sc, ch 3……this is in the first sc where you joined on rnd. 4…….., sl st in ch 6 loop on Center Motif, ch 3, skip next 2 sc*, repeat from asterisks twice; **sc, ch 6, skip next 2 sc**, repeat from **asterisks 8 times, join with sl st to beginning sc, fasten off.
You will be working back and forth between motif 1 and 2 until you have joined in 3-ch 6 spaces, then you work the rest of the ch 6 spaces like you did on the first motif.
Hope this helps,
Carol
January 19, 2012 at 12:02 am
Understand it now! Coming along beautifully! Am using yarn and a larger hook and making it to “match” one on an American Girl doll for a friend’s daughter. I’ll send a photo when completed.
THANKS!
January 19, 2012 at 8:46 am
That’s fantastic! I can’t wait to see the photo. I love to see others creations……after all, a pattern is only a suggestion, it’s what you do with it that makes it yours!
July 31, 2014 at 5:07 pm
hi cobblerscabin. such a wonderful talent you are. i am kind of advanced beginner to crochet and your free patterns are great for people like me. and specially thi floral motif hat. i havent found anything like that on internet. such a beautiful pattern. i want to make this hat for my 1 and half year old daughter who wears size18 hat could you please help me to change this doll hat into a toddlers hat. actually i cricheted ine according to the above pattern because no size was mentioned but the end result is way too small. please help me how to increase the size of this pattern.. thank you for so many beautiful patterns.
August 1, 2014 at 7:31 am
Thank you so much. The original design was for an 18″ doll……For a larger size…….you will probably want to move up to a sports weight (#3 weight) yarn and an F or G hook. Hope this helps.
Carol
August 2, 2014 at 4:56 pm
ohh thank you very much for your reply cobblerscabin. yupe this makes sense to me. hope it will work for me. thanks again
December 30, 2014 at 4:21 pm
This is absolutely beautiful, and I was able to expand this to fit an adult size head as well. Rather than attaching each motif to three 6 sc loop on the center, I only attached to two 6 sc loops. This increased the number of motifs in the second ring to 6. I was then able to add a third ring of 6 motifs, this time attaching to 3 6 sc loops to complete the circle. It turned out very well.
December 30, 2014 at 6:47 pm
Fantastic! It’s great when you’re able to mdodify a pattern, it makes it more “yours”……after all……patterns are only suggestions!
December 7, 2016 at 12:19 pm
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful designs for free with all of us . I have 3 Granddaughters that love American Gril Dolls and when you have to buy 3 of the same items at the store and I’m able to crochet it’s great. I am going to try and make this hat for them for Easter? Wish me luck? I’m a beginner so I was reading all the comments and they help. Again Thank You and you are a Blessing for us Grandmother who are home and want to make our Granddaughters a little Gift.
Greatly Appreciated
Diane
December 7, 2016 at 4:39 pm
Always my pleasure. Feel free to contact me if you should run into any problems. Happy Hookin’!