Crochet Month FREE pattern! Garden in Winter Hat

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Garden in Winter Hat

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

FINISHED SIZE

Circumference = 19"

Hat stretches to fit 20".

Height (crown to brim) = 7.5"

MATERIALS

•           Schachenmayr Boston (super bulky) (70% acrylic, 30% wool) (1.76oz/122yds/55m)/50g per ball):

2 balls #00281 casual marl (A),1 ball #00151 royal (B).

•           Size K/10.5/6.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

•           Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Rounds 1-2 = 3"

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Hat is worked from crown to brim in joined rounds with Right Side always facing. Ruffle edging is worked in unworked loops of last rounds. Weave in ends as work progresses.

HAT

Round 1: Ch 4, join with sl st in first ch to form a ring; ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 11 dc in ring; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (24 dc)

Round 3: Working in back loop only, ch 3, 2 dc in in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (36 dc)

Round 4: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (48 dc)

Round 5: Working in back loop only, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. (60 sc)

Rounds 6-10: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3, changing color to B in last st of Round 10. Fasten off A. (60 dc)

Note: Rep Round 6 to add more length to the hat before completing Round 10.

Round 11: With B, working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off B.

Ruffle Edging

Round 1: Beginning at seam on back of Hat, join B in first unworked loop on Round 10, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same loop, sk next 2 unworked loops, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next loop, sk next 2 loops; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Round 2: Repeat Round 1 working in unworked loops of Round 9. Fasten off.

Round 3: Repeat Round 1 working in unworked loops of Round 8. Fasten off.

Weave in ends.