Brownie, a crochet hat

Materials

Bernat Cashmere Natural Blends (worsted weight, 65% acrylic/30% nylon/5% cashmere, approx. 60 g/2.1 oz, 94 m/103 yds). Color Earth.

Complementary substitution: Lion Brand Wool Ease (worsted weight, 80% acrylic/20% wool, approx. 70 g/3 oz, 180 m/197 yds). Color Chocolate Brown.

H (5.00 mm) hook
Tapestry needle

Finished Size

Fits an average woman’s 20″ (50.5 cm) head circumference. If you would like to make a smaller size, replace Round 6 with instructions for Round 8.

Length of hat from center to bottom shell edge is 7 1/2″. If you would like to shorten hat, remove Rounds 15 and 16.

Pattern

Ch. 2. Work 8 dc into the 2nd chain from the hook. Join with sl st to first dc.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in first dc, (ch 1, sc in next dc) 7 times, ch 1. Join with sl st to first sc.

Round 2: Sl st into first ch-1 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, (sk next sc, 4 dc in next ch-1 sp) 7 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, (sk next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc) around; at end of round, skip last dc, ch 2, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 4: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch-2 sp, (sk next sc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) around. Join with sl st to first dc.

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in first dc, (sk next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc) around; at end of round, skip last dc, ch 2, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 6: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch-2 sp, (sk next sc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, sk next sc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) around; at end of round sk next sc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in first dc, (sk next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc) around; at end of round, skip last dc, ch 2, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 8: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc, (sk next sc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp) around. Join with sl st to first dc.

Rounds 9 – 16: Repeat Rounds 7 and 8 four times

Round 17: Ch 1, sc in first dc, (sk next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc) around; at end of round, skip last dc, ch 2, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 18: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, (sk next sc, sc in next ch-2 sp, sk next sc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) around, sc in last ch-2 sp, join with sl st to first dc.

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