shit dude, I found this amazing pattern that I still use today. Ahhh I wanna find the website! But I'll try and write it out here, hopefully this will help you.
1. Chain 3 and then loop into the 1st stitch.
2. Chain 3 and then 2 double crochets into each stitch made before
3. Chain 2 and double crochet alternate (1, 2) stitches into each stitch made before
4. Chain 2 and double crochet alternate (1, 1, 2) stitches into each stitch made before
5. Chain 2 and double crochet alternate (1, 1, 1, 2) stitches into each stitch made before
ect. Keep going until you find the width of your head, keep in mind that the yard will stretch.
then one you finish that part, do a single double crochet into each stitch until desired length of hat. I hope that helped. I'll keep looking for the website that I found it on originally