Hat with a brim crochet pattern - nuts stitch
Step-by-step crochet instructions
Part 1 video tutorial
Step 1
Make a foundation chain of 65 chs or multiples of 8 chs plus one additional ch.
To crochet in the round, join it into a ring with a slip stitch.
1st round – ch1, sc into sm.ch, sc to last 1ch; sk1 + sl.st.1 into 2nd ch
2 – 5 rounds = 1st round
Step 2
Increase
6th round – ch1, sc into sm.ch, sc6, sc2 into 1ch, [sc7, sc2 into 1ch] to end; sl.st.1 into 2nd ch
Step 3
Nuts pattern
7th round – ch1, CL1 into sm.ch, sc1, [CL1, sc1] to end; sl.st.1 into 2nd ch
8th round = 1st round
Alternate 7th and 8th rounds until you crochet 14 rounds or repeat the pattern 4 times.

Abbreviations
ch – chain
CL – cluster – YO, insert the hook into a chain, grab the yarn, and pull it through. You should have 3 loops on your hook. Draw the yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook. *YO, insert the hook into the same base chain again, grab the yarn, and pull it through, then draw the yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook. Repeat from * two more times. Lastly, YO and pull the yarn through the all 5 loops on your hook.
dec – decrease – insert a hook into a base chain, grab the yarn, and pull it through. You should have 2 loops on your hook. Insert the hook into a following base chain, grab the yarn, and draw it through, resulting in 3 loops on your hook. Then pull the yarn through all 3 loops on the hook.
h2ch – insert a hook into a second chain from your hook
RC – returning chain
sc – single crochet
sl.st. – slip stitch
sm.ch – the same base chain
YO – yarn over – wrap the yarn around your hook to create a new loop