22 inches in circumference x 8 1/2 inches long, excluding pompom

MATERIALS

Garnstudio DROPS Alaska medium (worsted) weight wool yarn (1 3/4 oz/77 yds/50 per ball):

2 balls #03 light grey 1 ball each #06 black, #53 dark pink, #58 mustard and #52 dark turquoise

Size 7/4.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

13 dc = 4 inches; 4 dc rnds = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Tapestry double crochet (tapestry dc): Dc in indicated st, carrying yarn of different color and working over yam not in use.

3 double crochet cluster (3-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times in same st, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

HAT

Rnd 1 (RS): With black, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, pick up grey and work over grey, with black, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 9 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (10 dc)

Rnd 2: Working in tapestry dc (see Special Stitches), with black, ch 3, change color to grey, dc in same st as beg ch-3, [change color to black in last step, dc in next st, change color to grey in last step of st, dc in same st] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (20 dc)

Note: Follow chart for color changes and st placement. Follow pattern for sts and inc sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc] 9 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (30 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 2 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc] 9 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (40 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 3 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc] 9 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (50 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 4 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 4 dc] 9 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc)

Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 5 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 5 dc] 9 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (70 dc)

Rnds 8-14: Ch 3, continue working in tapestry dc following rnds 8-14 of Chart. At the end of md 14, fasten off black and grey. (70 dc)

Rnd 15: Join pink, ch 3, 3-dc cl (see Special Stitches) in same st as beg ch-3, ch 1, sk 1, [3-dc cl in next 18 dc, ch 1, sk next dc] 34 times, join in first 3-dc cl, sl st in next ch-1 sp changing color to mustard. Fasten off pink. (35 3-dc els)

Rnd 16: Ch 3, 3-dc cl in same ch-1 sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, [3-dc cl in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 34 times, join in first 3-dc cl, sl st in next ch-1 sp changing color to turquoise. Fasten off mustard.

Rnd 17: Ch 3, 3-dc cl in same ch-1 sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, [3-dc cl in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 34 times, join in first 3-dc cl. Fasten off

FINISHING

With pink, mustard and turquoise make a 2-inch pompom and attach to rnd 1 at top of Hat.

Design by NTmaglia