SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® WOOL-EASE® THICK & QUICK® (Art. #640)
- #1/2 Kale 1 ball
- LION BRAND® crochet hook size N-13 (9 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
SIZE
Finished Circumference: About 20" (51 cm), will stretch to fit a range of sizes
Finished Height: About 11" (28 cm)
GAUGE
8 sts + 5 1/2 rnds = about 4" (10 cm) over Rnds 1-5. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATIONSFPDC (front post double crochet) Yarn over, insert hook from front to back then to front, going around post of indicated st, draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Skip st behind the FPDC.
hdc-blo (half double crochet in back loop only) Yarn over, insert hook in back loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
hdc-flo (half double crochet in front loop only) Yarn over, insert hook in front loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
sc2tog (single crochet 2 sts together) (Insert hook in next st and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook - 1 st decreased.
NOTES:
Hat is worked in one piece in joined and turned rnds beg at lower edge.
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 41, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; join with sl st in first sc - you will have 40 sc in this row/rnd. Use beg tail to sew gap at base of first row closed and proceed to Rnd 2.
When instructed to work in a st "2 rnds below", work into the indicated st in the rnd numbered 2 less than the rnd you are currently working. For example, when working Rnd 3, a st "2 rnds below" is in Rnd 3 - 2 = Rnd 1.
For those who find a visual helpful, we have included a stitch diagram. To print the diagram, click on the "Download Project PDF" button (above).
HAT
Ch 40, taking care not to twist ch, join with sl st in first ch to make a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in same ch as join and in each ch around; join with sl st in first sc - you will have 40 sc in this rnd.
Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), turn, hdc in next st and in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in same st as join, FPDC around next st 2 rnds below, *sc in next st, FPDC around next st 2 rnds below; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc - 20 sc and 20 FPDC.
Rnd 4: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), turn, hdc-flo in next st and in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2.
Rnd 5: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), turn, hdc-blo in next st and in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2.
Rnds 6-13: Rep Rnds 4 and 5 four times.
Rnd 14: Rep Rnd 4.
Rnd 15 (Decrease Rnd): Ch 1, turn, sc2tog around; join with sl st in first sc - 20 sts.
FINISHING
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail. Thread tail into blunt needle and through sts of last rnd. Pull to close opening at top of Hat.
Knot securely.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg = begin(ning)
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)