City Girl Cap Pattern -- Accepted to CPAD Calendar 2007!

[Celestial Seasonings]

Thank you to all of my testers and to Kathy, who encouraged me to submit this design!!! The bugs seem to be out, but if you notice anything, please let me know!

Happy Hooking! :hook

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City Girl Cap
Designed by Celeste Young

Materials: 3oz/85g (1 skein) Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Seaspray, J-10 (6mm) hook

Gauge: 15 sts, 10 rows = 4� in hdc



Brim (make 2):

Row 1: Ch 31, turn. Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across (30 sc).

Row 2: Ch 2, turn (counts as first hdc in this row only). Skipping first sc, hdc in each sc across and in beg ch 1 (30 hdc).

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 25 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2.
Row 4: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 23 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2.

Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 21 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2.

Row 6: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 19 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2.

Row 7: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 17 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2.

Row 8: Ch 2, turn. Skipping first hdc, sc decrease over next two hdc. Hdc in next 15 hdc, sc decrease over next st and second ch of beg ch 2. Fasten off.


Crown:

Ch 4. Join with sl st in first ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 23 dc in ring (24 dc). Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnd 2: Ch 3(counts as last BPDC now and throughout), FPDC in next dc, (2 BPDC in next dc, FPDC in next DC) around, BPDC around beg ch 3. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (12 FPDC, 24 BPDC made).

Rnd 3: Ch 3, (2 FPDC around first FPDC, BPDC around each of next two BPDC) around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnd 4: Ch 3, (FPDC around each of next two FPDC, 2 BPDC around next BPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnd 5: Ch 3, (FPDC around each of next two FPDC, BPDC around next three BPDC) around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnd 6: Ch 3, (FPDC around each of next two FPDC, 2 BPDC around next BPDC, BPDC around each of next two BPDC) around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnd 7: Ch 3, (FPDC around each of next two FPDC, BPDC around each of next four BPDC) around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Rnds 8-16: Rep rnd 7.

Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining. Sc in each dc around, join with sl st to first sc (72 sc).

Rnd 18: Rep rnd 17.

Rnd 19: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining and in next 20 sc. Place visor pieces together with WS facing and edges evenly held together (pin if needed) against front of hat. Insert hook into first bottom loops of each visor piece, then into next sc from rnd 18. YO and draw a loop up and through these three layers, yo and draw through two loops on hook (sc). Sc in same way across remaining 29 sc of bottom of visor to connect it to cap (30 sc). Sc in next 21 sts around; join with sl st in beg sc.

Rnd 20: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining and next 20 sc. 10 sc along edge of visor to corner, 17 sc across 17 sts of front of brim, 10 sc along other edge of visor. Sc in remaining 21 sc around. Join with sl st in beg sc, fasten off.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

That's super cute Celeste thanks for sharing :)

[christinascrochethaven]

thank you for sharing....congrats on design being accepted.:manyheart

[mimicat]

That's cool! :clap Thanks for sharing the pattern here.:hook

[newfiegal]

Very Nice Hat, Thank you for sharing your pattern! Congratulations! Keep up the nice work!:clap

[Roli]

I've downloaded your pattern. It's cool! Congrats on getting published!:dog

[Ally]

I love this hat!!! Super Cute! Thanks a bunch for sharing the pattern!

[yarncat]

Congrats,Celest!Awesome cap!!Thanks for the pattern.:manyheart

[danaeg]

Thank you so much for this pattern! I've been looking everywhere for something just like it...thank you thank you thank you! It's so cute!:cheer

[Nadine]

What a cool hat!! Thank you very mich for sharing the pattern :D I'm rumaging in my stash right now for some yarn :hook Thanks!

[crochetlover57]

:cheer Thank you for the directions. I am looking forward to making this hat is a pink,yellow or orange color. I love an Easter color combo.


Congratulations :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer

Love Sofia

[lilmari]

wow cool hat! thanks for sharing... i'm about to try it out :hook

[crochetfun]

Thanks so much for sharing this, I am working on it in front of the computer, it's a wonderful pattern:clap

Congratulations:cheer !

[lilhatshack]

hey - I love that...especially in seaspray - very trendy!! Great job!

[kahud48]

Very nice looking hat----I love that color.

Congrats in getting into the calendar :),
You deserve it.

[mimi_mia]

Congrats on having the hat accepted!! I was one of the testers on your hat and I really love it :manyheart

[Schoneys]

Gorgeous hat and Congrats for you on being published!!!!

I am going to start on this pattern tonight, can't wait!!

[darski]

I love this pattern. I'm hoping this style may encourage our Girls of Grace group to take up crochet... how can they resist when you can make something this cool?

Thanks and congrats!

[Hummywinger]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing
:cheer :cheer

[chrishazzoo]

Looking for a pattern like this forever! My daughter won't wear my crochet caps unless there is a visor on it!!! LOVE THIS!!!:c9

Thank you!

[Celestial Seasonings]

You're so welcome :) Thank you!!!

[mseavey2]

Thanks for sharing. What a great hat. My daughter saw it and guess what, I now have another project to make for her.:hook

[JulieKay]

Celeste-
Wow, I'm so proud of you ~
You have the talent, girlfriend . :hook

[CrochetCatskills]

Congrats :clap :cheer :clap another shining star rises from our board,

[CityGirl]

Heehee...it's always fun to have a pattern named after me! :rofl :rofl :rofl
It's a great hat...so cute! Congrats! :cheer

[jaclim]

Cute hat, Celeste! Congrats on it being published..... :-))))))

[CrochetMonkey]

Congratulations Celeste! :dance

[chrishazzoo]

I used Fushia Baby Alpaca Wool (sooooo soft). I put some plastic (thin) in the bill to keep it from drooping....This was my trial hat prior to making one for my daughter who is picky!

http://photos.imageevent.com/chrishazzoo/christinescrochet/city-girl-cap-chrishazzoo.jpg
Thanks for the pattern!:hug

[Celestial Seasonings]

The plastic is a good idea if you're going to substitute the yarn, for sure! I find that wool-ease is pretty easy to mold, but other kinds can be a lot droopier.

Looks good :)

[redheadedali]

I love this pattern and am dying to make one for myself, but I have a question: can anyone tell me the circumference of the finished hat? I apparently have a very large head, and lots of hat patterns don't fit me as written. I would just like to know how much to modify so it will fit my enormous noggin :lol .

Alison

[angelmira]

That is a totally cute cap!

[hookster]

Awesome hat! I just made it and I love it. Thanks for the great pattern. I do have a question. I'm new to crochet and didn't check my gauge. The hat is too big. Should I just remake it or is their a way to block or felt it that will make it smaller? Thanks for any help provided.:think

[lizzard]

Wow, I love this! I've been waiting to find a pattern like this. Thanks soo much!

[crochetgoddess]

I am also making this hat and it is a great pattern.

thanks for sharing with all of us

[nikki]

So cute!!! Thank you for sharing! :clap

[crochetbycharlene]

too cute!

[Notuswind]

great cap and grats on getting published! :cheer

[b1jah2]

I have been looking everywhere for a pattern like this. Thank you so much! My sister will be so happy~

[Pixiewings]

That is so AWESOME! I can see it in Lion Brand Suede Yarn - Moonshadow. :tup

[MrsD]

Congratulations and thanks for a really cool pattern!

[judyann999]

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing...it's a really cute hat.

Judy

[Barbara in FL]

This hat is so cute. I copied the instructions and will try my luck on making one. I haven't tried anything like this before. Thanks so much for sharing the pattern with us.:hug

[azuki88]

Very nice hat. I think I'll try making one... =)

[sakurasaku]

What a great cap! I love your designs (especially the tote...so classy and so cute). I was looking at your blog and I think I've been seduced into the idea of making the knitted entrelac scarf.

Thank you for sharing!

[GrammyT]

Okay I just started the hat this morning before I left for work. You know instead of coffee and the newspaper it is coffee and crochet. So I picked up my 2007 Calendar and cheated a bit and found the hat. I think it will be nice and popular with some of the young girls at my church.

[JennyLoLo1]

Thanks for sharing. I was looking for this patten. Great hat.:cheer :cheer :cheer

[cosmicmonster]

Did anyone ever post a finsished circumference for this hat? Am I missing the post somewhere? Do you think it would fit an average size man's head?

[supergirlx3]

Awesome! I'm now looking at the calendar and this post. Wow! Cool hat!! I really wanted to make it but I don't understand the stitching.. I'm new to crocheting so it makes it harder for me to understand.. Well congrats!

[Riohnna]

That is a really great cap!! Congrats on the acceptance!

[Collette207]

Hi - I found the pattern for your cap while browsing for one. It looks lovely. Can you tell me what size it finishes to?

thanks,
Collette
:yarn

[SuzyQT1968]

I saw it in the calendar. You are so creative. Thanks for the pattern!

[senoj75]

thank u for sharing this is an amazing hat. cant wait to try it out!

[lovingmommy]

i love it!!!! i made a few already. this is the simplest coolest pattern i've evr tried!!! very nice and classy style. thanks for sharing. i've been looking for a pattern like this for ever!!! so awesome!!!

clickable pic!
My daughter the model!

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[SupersirenIA]

I love this hat!! I altered the pattern a lil for a guy that wanted a hat like this, and it turned out GREAT. the pattern is really easy to follow and to the point. thanks celeste!!

[SupersirenIA]

I was at Wal Mart the other day and lo and behold, they are selling hats made from your pattern!!! that is so AWESOME!!! they were great colors, but I still prefer to make my own. :)

[Momcrochets]

I made two for my sis for Christmas this year. I love this pattern, it's so cute and easy. (And yes, the stores are selling them in this exact style! even a local chain, Meijer supposedly has them).

[jchinique]

I'm going to make this for my neice; I can try to post the measurements after. Congrats on the publishing - I hope you are getting credit for the design being sold in the stores.

[Melium]

wow what a cool cap, thanks for sharing the pattern

[sunflowermom1972]

this is sooo cute!!

[Julia]

Hello!

That work is sooo cute.:cheer

During these times it is here in austria in fashion.
Mostly everybody has these cup on his head. :lol


Thank you for sharing with us.:c9

Regards:manyheart

Julia

[theclassyhooker]

This hat of yours is absolutly adorable, but unfortunatly, as a self-taught crocheter, I have trouble following patterns. Every pattern I follow turns out way too big, or way to small,.. So the first time I tried to make your hat, It looked like elmer Fudd's hunting hat. (it was really funny), and the 2nd time, it wouldn't even fit my baby. So, a few months later (yesterday) I tried again, and this time I didnt' look at the pattern, I just used your idea and let my finger's do their own thing, and I love the hat! It's a tiny bit different, but your hat designe definently made it possible. Here's a a link you can see it on me. thanks again for the great hat!:manyheart

http://a419.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/127/l_4cbe0f11027575998a08e647a6eaf4ea.jpg

[msmrwhite]

very cool cap. i made one in brown and showed it to a lady at work and she snatched it and bought it right then and there!

[unicorn37757]

really like this, thanks:cheer

[quazeekatdesigns]

Great cap, and congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

[debbysewing7]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing the pattern. I'll be making several of these.

[atthealtarr]

Hello,

I fell in love with this hat at first sight. It is perfect for my urban style and being a new crocheter myself, I like having a challenge.

I had to learn the FPDC and BPDC stitch so that I could do this hat, and it turned out very nicely until I came to round 6. It says:
Ch3(FPDC around each of next two FPDC, 2 BPDC around next BPDC, BPDC around each of next two BPDC)
I was going fine until I got to BPDC around each of next two BPDC. According to round 5, there is only one BPDC, and in your directions for round 6, it says to do 2 BPDC around one BPDC, and then do another BPDC around one more BPDC.
If this makes any sense to you, please reply back to help me out. I want to do this hat so much.

Thank you for your time,
Rebekah

[Celestial Seasonings]

Hi rebekah! glad to hear you're enjoying the pattern so far -- sorry for the snafu!

In round 5, you should have a repeating series of 2 fpdc, 3 bpdc, so that when you do round 6 you can fpdc around each of the two fpdc (staying at 2 fpdc) and then do 2 bpdc around the first bpdc and one around each of the next two (increasing to 4 bpdc). Does that make more sense?

[atthealtarr]

Hello again,

Thank you so much, I totally get it now. I was doing FPDC and BPDC around all of the posts at once if it said, BPDC around each of the next three, I did a BPDC around all three of the posts.

Again thank you so much, I was doing it completely wrong. Your pattern is amazing by the way, congrats!

Rebekah

[grayce]

:)Heehee...it's always fun to have a pattern named after me! :rofl :rofl :rofl
It's a great hat...so cute! Congrats! :cheer
PLEASE, I STARTED THIS AFGHAN AND LOST PATTERN, GRAYCE
HELP HELP

[grayce]

:)
PLEASE, I STARTED THIS AFGHAN AND LOST PATTERN, GRAYCE
HELP HELP
DELPHINIUM DREAM

[Margret]

I need help with the hat. I love it. But I get confused with the chain part. Seems if I do the bpdc I end up with too many stitches. Yea, I am new to crochet. I did make the hat and ignored the chain stitch but does not look good in the back. I forgot if it is row 3 or 4 where I get stumped. My hubby loves the one on me but I know it is not right.

[blazin48]

I love :manyheart this hat - THANK YOU so much for sharing it!

[misssmaggie]

That is so cute !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[stitchgirl]

That's a really cute hat.

[cmcariann]

too cute!! My mom makes hats for gifts and for 2 local shelters I'll have to tell her about yours...

[blazin48]

Thank you for sharing your cute hat pattern. It is way cute!

[TisMsMarlo]

This is a beautiful pattern. Thanks for sharing!

[gsx2ts4u]

Super cute!

[tangerine]

That is a great hat!

[kristin87]

I love this!! I've been looking for a good pattern like this, I'll have to try it soon!!

[LondonLaura]

Thanks SO much for this pattern. I often wear a baseball cap under my wooly hat in winter, so that the visor keeps the rain off my glasses and the wooly hat keeps my head warm. Such a nuisance - now I can combine warmth and practicality in ONE hat! :cheer

[crochetlady75166]

:cheer Cute cap. I've been looking for a 'newsboy/girl' type cap, and yours looks pretty easy to make. I think I'll take a stab at it. Thanks for sharing... :hook