I refer to this chart A LOT! You’ll hear me mention it in videos; you’ll see it included in some of my patterns and I often refer to it when I’m working on a hat! The actual info in the chart came from a blog called Slugs on the Refrigerator but it’s not available in its original form. (Looks like the website was redesigned and the chart lost it’s formatting.) Just for convenience, I put it back into an easy-to-read table below.
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| Age | Head Size | Hat Size | Hat Height | Flat Circle Diameter |
| 0-6 months | 13 – 15 inches | 12 -14 inches | 4.5 – 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 6-12 months | 16 – 19 inches | 14 – 18 inches | 5.5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 1 – 3 Years | 18 – 21 inches | 17 – 20 inches | 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 4+ years | 20 – 22 inches | 19 – 21 inches | 7.5 inches | 6 inches |
| Women | 22 inches | 20 inches | 8.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Men | 23 inches | 21 inches | 9.5 inches | 6.75 inches |
NOTE: Flat Circle Diameter measurement is for top-down crochet construction.
Thanks, Margaret! Needed this!
Wow…now this will come in handy!
On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Sheepishly Sharing wrote:
> molander posted: “I refer to this chart A LOT! You’ll hear me mention it > in videos; you’ll see it included in some of my patterns and I often refer > to it when I’m working on a hat! The actual info in the chart came from a > blog called Slugs on the Refrigerator but it’s not ” >
Saved! As in, “You saved me!” and as in, “I’ve saved this!” Thank you. 🙂
Hahaha! Glad you can use it!
I went shopping at Michel’s for a hat I wanted to make and I didn’t know what kind of yarn brand to use
I don’t think brand matters. If you have a pattern in mind, look at the recommended weight, then go touch everything in the store! On the other hand, if you just really like a yarn you see, buy it then do a search for hats made with that weight! There are no rules!
Thank Margaret! I rarely do top – down hats as I usually mess up with the sizing and this is very useful. I just saw that you have a link to this on one of your videos on youtube. This is very essential for crochet or even tunisian crochet in the round when making the flat circle.
I agree… once I discovered the flat circle diameter method, sizing became an easy venture! So glad I could help!