SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: One Size
Finished Circumference About 19 in. (48.5 cm), will stretch to fit a range of sizes.
Finished Height About 9 in. (23 cm)
NOTES:
1. Hat is worked in one piece in joined and TURNED rounds. To turn when working in the round, simply turn your work, just as when working back and forth in rows
GAUGE:
1 pattern rep + 8 rnds = about 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm). Note: One pattern rep consists of (ch 2, 3 hdc, sc, ch 2) and the 6 following hdc.
When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Making a Gauge Swatch
STITCH EXPLANATION:
hdc2tog (hdc 2 sts together) (Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook – 1 st decreased.
NOTES:
1. Hat is worked in the rnd one piece in joined and TURNED rounds. To turn when working in the round, simply turn your work, just as when working back and forth in rows.
2. Top knot is made separately, then sewn to Hat.
3. If you find it difficult to join the beg ch into a ring without twisting the ch, Rnd 1 can be worked as a row, then joined into a rnd, as follows: Leaving a long beg tail, ch 61, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; join with sl st in first sc – you will have 60 sc. Use beg tail to sew gap at base of first row closed. Proceed to Rnd 2.
HAT
Ch 60.
Taking care not to twist ch, join with sl st in first ch to make a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join with sl st in first sc – 60 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st around; join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc in this rnd and all following rnds), turn, hdc in next 2 sts, *ch 2, 3 hdc in next st, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, hdc in next 6 sts; rep from * to last 9 sts, ch 2, 3 hdc in next st, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, hdc in last 3 sts; join with sl st in top of beg ch – at the end of Rnd 3 you will have 5 pattern reps.
Rnds 4-12: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st to first ch-2 sp, *ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc in each st to next ch-2 sp; rep from * to last 2 ch-2 sps, ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc in each st to end of rnd; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Shape Crown (top of Hat)
Rnd 13: Ch 2, turn, hdc in next 2 sts, *ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last 2 ch-2 sps, ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc in next st, hdc2tog; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Rnd 14: Rep Rnd 4.
Rnd 15: Ch 2, turn, hdc2tog, *ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc in next st, hdc2tog; rep from * to last 2 ch-2 sps, ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc2tog; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Rnd 16: Ch 2, turn, hdc in next st, *ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc in next hdc; rep from * to last 2 ch-2 sps, ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Rnd 17: Ch 2, turn, *hdc in next ch-2 sp, hdc in next sc, hdc in next ch-2 sp, sk next st, hdc in next st; rep from * to last 2 ch-sps, hdc in next ch-2 sp, hdc in next sc, hdc in next ch-2 sp, sk last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 20 hdc.
Rnd 18: Ch 2, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc in next st; rep from * to last st, hdc in last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 14 hdc.
Rnd 19: Ch 2, turn, *sk next st, hdc in next st; rep from * to last st, sk last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 7 hdc.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
FINISHING
Top Knot
Crochet strands (make 7)
Ch 11.
Row 1: Work 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 10 – you will have 20 sc and a ch-10.
Fasten off.
Knot ch-10 end of all 7 strands together, then draw knot through top of Hat. Sew knot to inside of Hat.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
beg = begin(s)(ning) ch(s) = chain(s)
ch-space = space previously made hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat(s)(ing) rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side sc = single crochet
sk = skip sl st = slip stitch
sp(s) = space(s) st(s) = stitch(es)
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