Summer Hat

(adult size, circumference about 22.5”)

4mm hook, 1 ball of Caron Simply Soft Eco

Notes:

 The opening chain in rounds 1 through 9 does NOT count as a stitch.

 V Stitch = 1 DC, ch 1, 1 DC

Pattern:

1. Magic circle, then Ch. 2 and 15 DC into the circle. Sl st to 1st DC and tighten to close. (15)
2. Ch 3, 2 DC into first stitch and in each stitch around, sl st to 1st DC to complete round. (30)
3. Ch 3, *2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in next stitch. Repeat from * around, sl st in first DC. (45)
4. Ch 3, *2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in each of the next two stitches. Repeat from * around, sl st in
first DC. (60)
5. Ch 3, *2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in each of the next 3 stitches. Repeat from * around, sl st in first
DC. (75)
6. Ch 3, *2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in each of the next 4 stitches. Repeat from * around, sl st in first
DC. (90)
7. Ch 3, Dc in each DC around, sl st into 1st DC. (90)
8. Repeat round 7.
9. Repeat round 7.
10. Ch 4 (counts as 1 DC, ch 1), DC in 1st stitch. *Skip 2 DC, V stitch in 3rd DC. Repeat from * around.
Sl st into 3rd chain of opening Chain 3 to complete round. (30 V stitches)
11. Sl st into 1st V Stitch. Ch 3, 2 DC into the chain 1 gap of the V stitch. *3 DC into Ch 1 gap of next
V Stitch. Repeat from * around. Sl st into 3rd chain of opening Ch 3 to complete round. (30
groups of 3 DC clusters)
12. Ch 1, sl stitch in to next 2 DC, sl stitch into gap between the 3 DC clusters. Ch 3, 2 DC into the
gap. *3 DC in the gap between the next 3 DC clusters. Repeat from * around. Sl st into 3 rd
chain of opening chain 3.
13. Repeat round 12.
14. Repeat round 12.
15. Repeat round 12.
16. Repeat round 12.
17. Ch 1, sc in same stitch and in each stitch around. Sl st into first sc to complete round. (90)
18. Repeat round 17.
19. Ch 1, 2 sc in the first sc, sc in each of the next 8 sc. *2 sc in next sc, sc in each of the next 8 sc.
Repeat from * around. (100)
20. Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in the next 4 sc. *2 sc in the next sc, then sc in each of the next 4 stitches.
Repeat from * around. Sl st to 1st sc. (120)
21. Ch 1, 2 sc in the first sc, sc in each of the next 5 sc. *2 sc in the next sc, sc in the next 5 stitches.
Repeat from * around, sl st in 1st sc. (140)
22. Ch 1, 2 sc in the first sc, sc in each of the next 6 stitches. *2 sc in the next sc, sc in each of the
next 6 stitches. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc. (160)
23. Ch 1, sc in each stitch around, sl st to first sc.
24. Repeat round 23.
25. Repeat round 23.
26. Repeat round 23.
27. Repeat round 23.

Finish off and weave in ends.