HAT
With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join
with sl st in first sc – 6 sc at the end of this rnd.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each st around; join
with sl st in first sc – 12 sc at the end of this rnd.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in next
st) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 18 sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 2 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 24 sc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 3 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 30 sc.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 4 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 36 sc.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 5 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 42 sc.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 6 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 48 sc.
Rnd 9: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of
next 15 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 51 sc.
Rnd 10: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 16 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 54 sc.
Rnd 11: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 17 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 57 sc.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 18 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 60 sc.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 19 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 63 sc.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 20 sts) 3 times; join with sl st in first sc – 66 sc.
Rnds 15–23: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with
sl st in first sc.
Brim
Rnd 24: Ch 1, working in front loops only, (work 2 sc
in next st, sc in each of next 10 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in
first sc – 72 sc.
Rnd 25: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 11 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 78 sc.
Rnd 26: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 12 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 84 sc.
Rnd 27: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 13 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 90 sc.
Rnd 28: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 14 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 96 sc.
Rnd 29: Ch 1, (work 2 sc in next st, sc in each
of next 15 sts) 6 times; join with sl st in first sc – 102 sc.
Rnd 30: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with sl
st in first sc.
Rnd 31 (Foldline): Ch 1, working in front loops
only, sc in each st around; join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 32: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 15 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last 9 sts; join with sl st in
first sc – 96 sc.
Rnd 33: Ch 1, sc in first 13 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 14 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last st; join with sl st in
first sc – 90 sc.
Rnd 34: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 13 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last 9 sts; join with sl st in
first sc – 84 sc.
Rnd 35: Ch 1, sc in first 10 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 12 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last 2 sts; join with sl st in
first sc – 78 sc.
Rnd 36: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 11 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last 9 sts; join with sl st in
first sc – 72 sc.
Rnd 37: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, sc2tog, (sc in
next 10 sts, sc2tog) 5 times, sc in last 3 sts; join with sl st in
first sc – 66 sc.
Fold brim along foldline to the inside of Hat, along Rnd 31,
matching the sts of Rnd 37 to the unworked back loops of Rnd 23.
Rnd 38: Working through both thicknesses, and
inserting hook into next st of Rnd 37 and corresponding back loop
of Rnd 23, sl st in each st around. Fasten off.
Reinforce Brim
Flatten brim thoroughly, matching the sts of the top layer and the
bottom layer. Work from top side of brim, and begin in any st of
the rnd below the foldline. Hold working yarn on underside of
brim.
Sl St Rnd: Insert empty hook through both
layers, from topside to underside; leaving a long tail, yarn over
and draw loop through to topside, *insert hook through both layers
of next st, yarn over and draw loop through to top side and
through loop on hook (sl st made); repeat from * around. Fasten
off.
Note: For additional reinforcement, work Sl St
Rnd around additional rnds of brim, as desired.
BAND
With A, ch 70.
Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across to
last ch, (sc, dc, ch 2, sl st in dc just made, dc, sc) in last ch;
working across opposite side of foundation ch, sc in next 68 ch.
Fasten off.
‘BUTTON’
With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 11 dc in 2nd ch from hook; join
with sl st in first dc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Wrap Band around Hat, just above brim. With B, backstitch Band to
Hat, sewing all the way around both long edges of the Band. With
B, back stitch ‘Button’ to top of Hat, sewing all the way around
the edge of the ‘Button’.


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