(CHILD SIZE) Crochet Messy Bun Hat Patttern

MESSY BUN CROCHET HAT

Materials:
– Super Value Yarn in  (2 skeins of what color you like). 
– Size H crochet hook
– Tapestry Needle
NOTE: I crochet loosely. Go up a hook size or two and add more rows to the bottom of your hat if you need to make it bigger!

Abbreviations:
SC = Single Crochet
Cluster V-Stitch: Yarn over hook, insert hook through stitch, yarn over the hook and pull through two loops. You still have two loops remaining on the hook. Yarn over hook and insert it through the same stitch. Yarn over the hook and pull through two loops and then yarn over again and pull it through 3 loops remaining on hook. (This is the first half of your cluster stitch) Chain 1. Yarn over hook, insert hook through the same stitch, yarn over the hook and pull through two loops. You still have two loops remaining on the hook. Yarn over hook and insert it through the same stitch. Yarn over the hook and pull through two loops and then yarn over again and pull it through 3 loops remaining on hook.

Child Size:
Starting with color 1
Chain 20, join to first chain to make a circle, chain 1 and make 24 SC over chain , join to first SC, chain 2 (24 SC)
Round 2: Cluster V-stitch in first stitch, skip a stitch, Cluster V-stitch in next, repeat around, join, to first V-stitch (12 Cluster V-stitches)
Change to color 2
FASTEN OFF (IF YOU ARE USING JUST ONE COLOR NO NEED TO FASTEN OFF)
Round 3: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (12 Cluster V-stitches)
Change to color 1(IF YOU ARE USING ONE COLOR NO NEED TO FASTEN OFF)
Round 4: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. Cluster v-stitch in v-stitch space from previous round, *cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from previous round, cluster v-stitch in the next cluster v-stitch from previous round, (skip in-between space) cluster v-stitch in next v-stitch space from previous round, repeat from *, join to first v-stitch (18 Cluster V-stitches)
Change to color 2 and then alternate between colors, ending on color 1 for round 7.
Round 5-8:  Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (18 Cluster V-stitches)
Round 9: SC in first space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch space from previous row, SC in the in-between space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch, repeat around, join to first SC, chain 1 (54 SC)
Round 10-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (54 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.