Template:
Make a cardboard ring, with the inside circumference the desired fit for
your head and the outer circumference the desired width you want your
hat's brim to be
Hat body:
Start with a magic circle
R1: 4 sc
R2: 4 sc
R3: (1sc, 1sc inc) repeat until end of round
R4: 6 sc
R5: (2dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R6: (2dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R7: (2dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R8: (2dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R9: (3dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R10: (4dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R11: (4dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R12: (5dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R13: (10dc, dc inc) x3, 2dc
R14: trbl inc, 18tbrl, dc until end of round
R15: dc inc, 18dc, dc inc, dc until end of round
R16: trbl inc, 18tbrl, dc until end of round
R17: Repeat R15 until desired width
R18: 20trbl or until halfway point, dc until end of round
R19: dc around until desired hat height
The brim:
Working in back loops:
R20: (5dc, dc inc) repeat until end of round
R21: Repeat R20 until width of brim matches cardboard template
R22: (5d, dc dec) repeat until end of round
R23: (5d, dc dec) repeat until end of round
R24: (5d, dc dec) repeat until end of round
R25: (5d, dc dec) repeat until end of round
R26: (5d, dc dec) repeat until end of round
Tuck the cardboard template inside the croched brim
R27: sc into the first row of backloops
The Face:
Find the treble crochet areas on the front of the hat and pinch out to
form the brow. Sew this in place.
Repeat to form mouth.
Sew in any loose ends.
*Disclaimer: the original sorting hat is a powerful magical artefact
with the ability of speech and the great responsibility of sorting
students into houses. Crocheted hats may not contain magic*
