Hat

Personal use of the patterns is permitted. all the materials (photos, diagrams, text, images) included are copyrighted and may not be reproduced or redistributed (in partial or whole) or resold

MATERIALS: Fingering weight cotton yarn

CROCHET HOOK NUMBER 2 or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 7 stitches (hdc)= 1 inch / 4 rows (hdc) = 1 inch

Size: one size fits most.

Row 1: Ch3, yarn over hook, insert hook in first chain, complete one hdc,  make 5 hdc more in that same stitch.  Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of row to form a ring.

Row 2: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), hdc in first st ,Ch1, *2 hdc in next hdc (in same st), ch 1 repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 3: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 2 hdc in first 2 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), hdc in next st, ch1.  Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 4: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 3 hdc in first 3 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 2 hdc in next 2sts, ch1.  Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 5: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 4 hdc in first 4 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 3 hdc in next 3 hdc of previous row, ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 6: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 5 hdc in first 5 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 4 hdc in next 4 hdc of previous row, ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 7: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 6 hdc in first 6 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 5 hdc in next 5 hdc of previous row, ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 8: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 7 hdc in first 7 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 6 hdc in next 6 hdc of previous row, ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 9: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 8 hdc in first 8 hdc of previous row , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 7 hdc in next 7 hdc of previous row, ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 10: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 8 hdc in first 8 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 7 hdc in next 7 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1.  Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 11: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 10 hdc in first 10 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 9 hdc in next 9 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 12: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 12 hdc in first 12 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 11 hdc in next 11 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 13: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 14 hdc in first 14 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 13 hdc in next 13 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 14: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 16 hdc in first 16 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 15 hdc in next 15 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 15: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), 18 hdc in first 18 hdc of previous row, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st) , ch 1, *sk 1 ch of previous row, 2 hdc in next st (in same st), 17 hdc in next 17 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc of prev row (in same st), ch1. Repeat from * 5 times. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3 of the beginning of this row.

Row 16: ch 3 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each st around, don’t join, turn. (160 hdc in total )

Row 17: ch 3 (in place of first dc), sk 2 st  [(2 dc, ch, 2dc) in next st (in same stitch)], * sk 4 st, [(2 dc, ch, 2dc) in next st (in same stitch)].  Repeat from * until end of row.  Don’t join, turn.

Rows 18-23: ch 3 (in place of first dc),  *[(2 dc, ch, 2dc) in center of next shell of previous row (in same stitch)].  Repeat from * until end of row. At the end of the row: dc in last st, turn.

Join back seam (inside hat from row 16 to 23) with sc

Make a bottom edge with sc

Make 5 flowers following this diagram:

Row 2: Ch3, 7 dc inc, * sc (in the middle of group of 3sc from previous row), 8 dc inc, Ch6, Join with sl st to form ring. repeat from * one time.  Join with sl st in top Row 1: (in the ring) Ch3, hdc, *3sc, hdc, of Ch3 ch1, hdc, repeat from* 1 times, 3 sc.  Join Make and edge around the flower with sl st with sl st in top of Ch3

Join flowers to hat (equidistant)