I have been making Spring Hats and here is one that I am quite excited about. I made it from a yarn of medium thickness, and it is very airy, and stretchy too. I am in a process of buying a new camera, since my old one is practically "a goner" - two years ago I dropped it into a sink full of water, when I was videotaping a spider (but dried it and it worked but the quality suffered a little), ant last week I dropped it on the ground, so the quality of the video is just unacceptable anymore. So, who ever would like to crochet this hat along my video (in my youtube channel) must patiently wait until I buy a new camera and videotape my making of this hat. In the meantime try to follow my written patter.
For personal use only. Thank you.
Happy Easter.
Size:
this hat measures 18" in circumference (can stretch to 21+")
hat's height is 7"
Material:
Any yarn of medium thickness (#4)
hook - E/4 (3.75 mm)
Abreviations:
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
sts - stitches
Step-by-Step directions:
Row 1 ch6, join
Row 2 ch1, 11 sc, join
Row 3 ch2, *[2 sc into each st] - repeat, join ( total 22 sts)
Row 4 ch4, 1 dc into the base of ch4, skip st *[ 1 dc into next st, ch1, 1 dc into the same st of your last dc - which creates "V" shapes; skip st ]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch4 ( total 11 "V shaped clusters")
Row 5 sl st into first "ch1 space", ch4, 1 dc into same space, ch1, 1 dc into same space, ch1, *[1 dc into next "ch1 space", ch1, 1 dc into same space, ch1]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch4, ( total 11 "V shaped clusters" divided by ch1 space)
Row 6 sl st into first "ch1 space", ch4, 1 dc into same space; 1 dc into next "ch1 space between the "V shaped clusters", ch1, 1 dc into same space *[1 dc into next "V space", ch1, 1 dc into same space; 1 dc into next "ch1 space between the "V shaped clusters", ch1, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch4, ( total 22 "V shaped clusters", or total 66 stitches)
Row 7 sl st into first "ch1 space", ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 8 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Row 9 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 10 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Row 11 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 12 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Row 13 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 13 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 14 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Row 15 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 15 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 16 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Row 17 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 17 make 3 slip stitches along the "first ch8" and then make one more sl st into the middle of the "ch8 U", make ch7, sl st back into 4th ch, 1 dc into same space; *[1 dc into next "V shaped cluster", ch4, sl st back into first ch, 1 dc into same space]* - repeat from * to *, join into 3rd st of initial ch7
Row 18 *[ch8, sc into the space between the "V shaped clusters"]* - repeat from * to * 21 more times (total 22)
Finish with an extra slip stitch, cut off the yarn and weave the ends in.
