Description

Openwork Wide-Brimmed Hat – 1970s Crochet Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: One Size Fits All

Every summer wardrobe needs a great sun hat, and this vintage crochet pattern delivers a floppy, wide-brimmed style with an airy mesh texture perfect for warm-weather days. Built from a simple single crochet and chain-space combination that grows increasingly open toward the brim, it’s an easy/beginner-friendly project that still looks polished and finished, thanks to elastic worked into the crown and millinery wire shaped into the brim for structure. Whether you’re after a beach cover-up accessory or a quick worsted yarn project, this one-size crochet summer hat pattern is a satisfying, fast make.

Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Easy/Beginner to Intermediate.
Construction: Worked in the round from the center top of the crown outward, increasing to shape the crown, then continuing into a flared brim; round elastic is worked into the crown edge and millinery wire is worked into the outer brim edge for shape.
Finished Measurements: Designed to fit all sizes; crown depth approximately 6″, brim width approximately 2½”.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US crochet terms, with a full stitch guide and abbreviations included.
Stitches: Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, worked in chain-space mesh with increase rounds.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn — approximately 1 skein (4 oz/113g).
Since the original yarn may be discontinued, substitute with any standard modern worsted weight cotton yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Cotton.
Crochet Hook Size: US G/6 (4mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: 22″ of round elastic, approximately 50″ of millinery wire (optional, for a stiffer brim), tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
Gauge: 9 sts (including chain sts) = 2″; 3 rounds = 1″.

This is a digitally restored PDF crochet pattern

Upon purchase, you will receive an instant digital download — a clean, easily readable PDF. The original vintage instructions have been digitally enhanced, reformatted, and checked for clarity, ensuring a smooth crafting experience from start to finish.