Sassy Child Hat: Dot Matthews (bythehook)

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Sassy Child Hat
© 9/7/04 Dorothy “Dot” Matthews. All rights reserved.
Originally published at http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com

This pattern is intended for personal use only. You may do what you want with the items you make, as long as you give Dot credit as the designer, with the following restrictions: you may not sell your items online and you may not sell to retail or wholesale stores or businesses. You are welcome to direct people to this pattern by posting a link to it. This pattern may not be posted on any other site or distributed in any other manner.

Hat size: 19 - 19 1/2

Gauge: 3 hdc rows = 2" and 7 hdc sts=2" (approximately)

Materials:
K hook
3 oz ww yarn, completed hat weighs 2 oz.

Note 1: Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch.

Note 2: Numbers in ( ) at end of rows depicts total number of stitches for that row.

Note 3: When joining rows, skip over beginning chain and join in first actual stitch.

ROW 1: ch 3, 12 hdc in 1st st. Join in first hdc. (12 sts)

ROW 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in ea st around. Join in first hdc. (24 sts)

ROW 3: ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st. Repeat from * around, join in first hdc. (36 sts)

ROW 4: ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first hdc. (48 sts)

ROW 5: ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first hdc. (60 sts)

ROW 6: ch 2, hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in st to the right of st just made - that's the last stitch of the previous row - *sk the next st, hdc in next st, hdc in the st just skipped. Repeat from * around, join in first hdc. (30 crossed stitch groups)

ROW 7: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)

OW 8: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)

ROW 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 3, *sk 3 sts, sc in next st, ch 3. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (15 ch-3 spaces and 15 sc's)

ROW 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc over the ch-3 space, *sc in next sc, 3 sc over the next ch-3 space. Repeat from * around, join in the first sc. (60 sts)

ROW 11: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around. (60 sts)

ROW 12: ch 2, hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in st to the right of st just made - that's the last stitch of the previous row - *sk the next st, hdc in next st, hdc in the st just skipped. Repeat from * around, join in first hdc. (30 crossed stitch groups)

ROW 13: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)

ROW 14: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)

ROW 15: WORK IN BACK LOOP ONLY FOR THIS ROUND: ch 1, TURN, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (72 sts)

ROW 16: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (72 sts)

ROW 17: ch 1, TURN, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (84 sts)

ROW 18: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (84 sts)

ROW 19: ch 1, *sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (96 sts)

ROW 20: sl st in ea st around, join in first sl st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.