Saturday, January 16, 2010

15th hat, pumpkin colored Silenzio

I wanted to see if I could eke out a cap from one skein of Silenzio. (If I could, then my five skeins of pumpkin orange Silenzio could be five hats.) With 12 rounds of diagonal ribbing, 22 rounds of plain stockinette, and aggressive decreasing for the top, I got a cap from one skein of Silenzio. It's a wee bit smaller than other caps because it doesn't have a turned-up cuff. But it'll keep a smaller child's head warm just fine. We all know that kids come in ALL sizes. My kids are on the big side; their daddy is tall. So most of my hats tend to run on the larger side. So, one smaller pumpkin hat is probably good. Five smaller pumpkin hats is probably good, too. See hat 15.

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Crochet Basic Roll-Brimmed Hat

From 310 Hats


Worsted weight yarn
I hook (5 mm)
Marker


  • Chain 2
  • 6 sc in 2nd chain from hook. Place marker in last stitch.
  • 2 sc in each sc (12). Move marker.
  • (1 sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (18 sc). Move marker.
  • (2 sc in each of first 2 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (24 sc). Move marker.
  • (3 sc in ea of first 3 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (30 sc). Move marker.
  • Continue in this manner for 13 or 14 rounds (increasing the number of scs before the increase by 1 each round) until your radius is about 3", diameter about 6", and circumference about 18". (78 scs or 84 scs). This should make a nice flat disc, which is the hat top.
  • Work even without increasing. It will start making a bowl shape. Continue even until the depth is about 6". It needs to be long enough and and big enough around to cover a Kindergarten-age child's head and ears.
  • To create a rolled brim, increase the stitches by 50%: (1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch) repeat around.
  • Work a few rounds even.
  • Slip stitch around to give a nice tight, neat edge.
  • Cut yarn. Work in ends.
  • If the hat is too "airy", you can weave colored yarns through the stitch spaces. Colored yarns will be very decorative.

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