SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® VANNA'S CHOICE® Yarn: Colonial Blue, 1 ball (A); Silver Blue, 1 ball (B)
- LION BRAND® crochet hook size J-10 (6 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
SIZE:
Finished Circumference About 20 in. (51 cm), will stretch to fit a range of sizes.
Finished Height About 8 in. (20.5 cm)
GAUGE:
Rnds 1-4 = about 4 in. (10 cm) and 12 sc = about 4 in. (10 cm) in pattern.
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:beg-Cl (beg cluster) Yarn over, insert hook in indicated sp and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook); yarn over, insert hook in same sp and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
Cl (cluster) Yarn over, insert hook in indicated sp and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yarn over, insert hook in same sp and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook; rep from * once more, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
NOTES:
Hat is worked in joined rnds beginning at the top.
Yarn color is changed at the end of rnds by working joining sl st with new color. Do not fasten off, carry unused color up wrong side of Hat until next needed. When carrying yarn don't pull it too tightly or let it hang too loosely.
HAT:
With A, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch 1), (dc, ch 1) 7 times in ring; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch - 8 dc and 8 ch-1 sps.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sl st in last ch-1 sp of Rnd 1, ch 3 (counts as first dc in this rnd and in all following rnds), 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 24 dc (eight 3-dc groups).
Rnd 3: (Ch 3, 2 sc in sp between next two 3-dc groups) 8 times; join with sl st in first ch-3 sp - 16 sc (eight 2-sc groups) and 8 ch-3 sps.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, 4 dc in same ch-3 sp, (ch 1, 5 dc in next ch-3 sp) 7 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 40 dc (eight 5-dc groups) and 8 ch-1 sps.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, working through back loops only, sc in same st as joining, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, *sc in next 5 dc, ch 2; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc - 40 sc and 8 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 6: Sl st in next sc, ch 3, beg-Cl in same st, ch 2, sk next st, Cl in next st, *ch 2, Cl in next ch-2 sp, (ch 2, sk next st, Cl in next st) twice; rep from * to last ch-2 sp, Cl in last ch-2 sp, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beg Cl - 24 clusters and 24 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 7: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-2 sp, *ch 1, 4 dc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 - 96 dc (twenty-four 4-dc groups) and 24 ch-1 sps.
Rnd 8: *Ch 4, sk next 4 dc, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around; with B, join with sl st in first ch-4 sp - 48 sc and 24 ch-4 sps.
Rnd 9: With B, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-4 sp, 3 dc in each ch-4 sp around; with A, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 - 72 dc (twenty-four 3-dc groups).
Rnd 10: With A, *ch 3, 2 sc in sp between next two 3-dc groups; rep from * around; join with sl st in first ch-3 sp - 48 sc (twenty-four 2-sc groups) and 24 ch-3 sps.
Rnd 11: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 2 hdc in same ch-3 sp, (2 hdc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp) 11 times, 2 hdc in last ch-3 sp; with B, join with sl st in top of beg ch - 60 hdc (twelve 2-hdc groups and twelve 3-hdc groups).
Rnd 12: With B, *ch 2, 2 sc in sp between next 2 hdc groups; rep from * around; with A, join with sl st in first ch-2 sp - 48 sc (twenty-four 2-sc groups) and 24 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 13: With A, ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 2 hdc in same ch-2 sp, (2 hdc in next ch-2 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-2 sp) 11 times, 2 hdc in last ch-2 sp; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 60 hdc (twelve 2-hdc groups and twelve 3-hdc groups).
Rnd 14: With A, rep Rnd 12; join with B.
Rnd 15: With B, rep Rnd 13; join with A.
Rnd 16: With A, rep Rnd 12; join with B.
Rnds 17 and 18: With B, rep Rnds 13 and 14; join with A at the end of Rnd 18.
Rnd 19: With A, rep Rnd 13; join with B.
Rnds 20 and 21: With B, rep Rnds 12 and 13; join with A at the end of Rnd 21.
Rnd 22: With A, ch 1, sc in same sp, working through back loops only, sc in each st around; with B, join with sl st in first sc - 60 sc. Fasten off A.
Rnd 23: With B, ch 1, working through back loops only, sc in each st around; join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = beginning
ch = chain
ch-sp(s) = chain space(s) previously made
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)