TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein of 726 Coral_x000B_
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5 mm [US H-8] and 6 mm [US J-10]_x000B_
- Yarn needle_x000B_
- GAUGE: Rounds 1-3 = 3.5” (9 cm), with smaller size hook. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multicolor, heather, and print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yd (238 m) skeins
Hat directions are written for size Medium (Child’s) with changes for size Large (Women’s) in parentheses.
Finished Hat Size: 20 (22)” (51 (56) cm) head circumference
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HAT
Round 1 (Right side): With smaller size hook, ch 4; 11 dc in fourth ch from hook (skipped chs count as first dc), join with slip st to first dc: 12 dc. Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), dc in same dc, 2 dc in each dc around; join with slip st to first dc: 24 dc. Round 3: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc) around; join with slip st to first dc: 36 dc. Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 2 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc) around; join with slip st to first dc: 48 dc. Round 5: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) around; join with slip st to first dc: 60 dc.
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Size Medium Only
Rounds 6-11: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st to first dc. Round 12: With larger size hook, ch 6 (counts as first dc plus ch-3 sp), dc in next dc, (ch 3, dc in next dc) around, ch 3; join with slip st to first dc: 60 dc and 60 ch-3 sps. Round 13: Ch 3, (skip next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc) around; join with slip st to first dc. Rounds 14 and 15: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st to first dc; fasten off.
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Size Large Only
Round 6: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 4 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc) around; join with slip st to first dc: 72 dc. Rounds 7-12: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st to first dc. Round 13: With larger size hook, ch 6 (counts as first dc plus ch-3 sp), dc in next dc, (ch 3, dc in next dc) around, ch 3; join with slip st to first dc: 72 dc and 72 ch-3 sps. Round 14: Ch 3, (skip next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc) around; join with slip st to first dc.
Rounds 15 and 16: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st to first dc; fasten off.
FLOWER
Round 1 (Right side): With smaller size hook, ch 4; 11 dc in fourth ch from hook (skipped chs count as first dc), join with slip st to first dc: 12 dc. Round 2: Ch 1, sc in next dc, (ch 7, sc in next dc) around, ch 7; join with slip st to first sc; fasten off.
FINISHING
Thread yarn needle with a length of yarn. Using photo as a guide, sew wrong side of Flower to right side of Hat.
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ABBREVIATIONS
cm = centimeter;
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
mm = millimeter;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
( ) = work directions in parentheses as indicated.