sailor hat pattern

So for this simple sailor hat, I used some 100% cotton thinner yarn, but if you want it softer go ahead, but you might have to make it a little smaller. Softer yarn= thicker and more stretchy. I like the look of this better that is why I chose it. So you will start off with blue yarn, then red, then red, and lastly for the anchor, black.

Main hat:
blue:
                -use magic loop to ch 8, sl st to join.
                -ch 1; 2 hdc in each ch around; (16 hdc) sl st to join
                -ch 1; (2  hdc in next hdc, 1 hdc in next hdc) around (24 hdc) sl st to join
               -ch 1; (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 st) around (32 st) sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 st) around (40 st) sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 st) around (48 st) sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 5 st) around (56 st) sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 6 st) around (64 st) sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 st) around (72 st)sl st to join
               -ch 1 (2hdc i next st, 1 hdc in next 8 st) around (80 st) sl st to join
              -ch 1; (1hdc in each st around) repeat until about 8 rows or desired length
               - end off; change colors to red
red:
             -sl st to join; ch 1, (hdc 2tog) around (40 st)
             -ch1; (hdc 2tog, hdc 1) around (32 st); end off
white:
            -sl st to join; ch 1 (hdc 2tog, hdc in next 2 sts) around (24 st)
            -ch1; hdc in every st around; repeat 2 times; end off
black:
            -make 3 separate chains; one of 4, one of 6, and one of 8
            -with a thick needle, sew it onto the hat in the shape of an anchor