Saturday, January 23, 2010

Toastmasters and 310 Hats

This morning I had my Toastmasters meeting. I was one of the speakers. I am working from the advanced communication manual, "Storytelling". I was doing the second project, "Make it Personal". I told the story of the 310 hats. (Yes, I know I still haven't typed the story; I'm still hoping E1 will type the story.) Every one enjoyed the speech (yeah!). But even more importantly, another knitter will be pitching in, and one person came up to me and said "Let me help with the shipping costs when you have finished the hats." WOW! Thank you, fellow Toastmasters!! (You know who you are.)

On my needles: Wool-Ease Chunky cap in color W****, with diagonal ribbed cuff.

-E2
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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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