My daughter Sarah and I have been watching the winter games and of course checking out all of the hats. We came across this style, which is a very easy and standard construction. But it was done loosely in super bulky weight yarn – and that is what made it pure gold. It looked so cozy and soft and squishy that we had to make our own version! This pattern is the crochet one.

Older child/Adult: 22” circumference, 14” height (unfolded brim, pre-gathered). Younger child: 19” circumference, 11.5” height

Also available is a loom knitted version. (I’m wearing the crochet one, and my daughter is wearing the loom knitted one). The loom knitted Ravelry link is here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/813337

There is a YouTube tutorial video for this pattern.