Interweave Crochet - USA (2019-08)

Coriander Puff Hat

Natasha Robarge

DIFFICULTY

FINISHED SIZE 18 (20¼ , 22½ )"

brim circumference.

YARN Plymouth Yarn Galway

Worsted (100% wool; 210 yd

[192 m]/3½ oz [100 g]; ): #756

sunfl ower heather, 1 ball.

HOOK Sizes G/6 (4.25 mm), G/6

(4 mm). Adjust hook size if

necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS Yarn needle.

GAUGE 15 sts and 9 rnds = 4" in

patt with larger hook.

NOTES

—See the Glossary on page 78 for

terms you don’t know. Visit our master

glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.

—Hat is worked from brim to crown

in joined, turned rounds. Edging is

worked once hat is complete.

STITCH GUIDE

Front post puff stitch (FP puff): [Yo,

insert hook from front to back to front

around indicated st, yo, pull up lp] 3 times

(7 lps on hook), yo, draw through 6 lps, yo,

draw through last 2 lps on hook.

Beginning double crochet 3 together

(beg dc3tog): Ch 2, dc2tog in same st as

join and in next st.

Beginning front post double crochet

2 together (beg FPdc2tog): Ch 2, FPdc

around first BPdc.

HAT

With larger hook, ch 68 (76, 86), sl st in first

ch to form ring, being careful not to twist ch,

do not turn. Rnd 1: (RS) Ch 3 (counts as dc

throughout), dc in next ch and in each rem ch

across, sl st in first dc to join, turn—68 (76,

84) dc. Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, FP puff

(see Stitch Guide) around next st, [dc in next

3 dc, FP puff around next st] around to last

dc, dc in last dc, sl st in first dc to join, turn.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, BPdc around next

FP puff, [dc in next 3 dc, BPdc around next

FP puff] around to last dc, dc in last dc, sl st

in first dc to join, turn. Rnds 4–13 (15, 15):

Rep Rnds 2–3 five (six, six) times. Rnd 14

(16, 16): Beg dc3tog (see Stitch Guide), FP

puff around next st, [dc3tog, FP puff around

next st] around, sk last dc, sl st in first st to

join, turn—34 (40, 42) sts rem. Rnd 15 (17,

17): Ch 3, [BPdc around next FP puff, dc in

next st] around, sl st in first dc to join, turn.

Rnd 16 (18, 18): Ch 3, [FP puff in next BPdc,

sk next dc] around, sl st in first dc to join,

turn—18 (20, 22) FP puffs rem. Rnd 17

(19, 19): Ch 3, BPdc around each st around,

sl st in first dc to join, turn. Rnd 18 (20,

20): Ch 2, FPdc around first BPdc (counts

as FPdc2tog), FPdc2tog around, sl st in first

dc to join, turn—10 (11, 12) sts rem. Fasten

off, leaving a 6" long end for sewing.

EDGING

With RS facing and smaller hook, join

yarn with sl st in rem lp of foundation ch.

Rnd 1: (RS) Ch 3, BPdc around next dc of

Rnd 1 of Hat, [FPdc around next dc, BPdc

around next dc] around, sl st in first dc to

join, turn. Rnd 2: Ch 3, [FPdc around next

dc, BPdc around next dc] around, sl st in

first dc to join, fasten off.

FINISHING

Thread yarn needle with long end and

weave through sts on last rnd at crown of

hat, pulling tight to secure. Weave in ends.

Block as desired. 

Natasha Robarge is an avid crocheter and

knitter. Her crochet designs are published in

Interweave Crochet, Love of Crochet, and other

publications. Natasha lives in Houston and

strives to create fun and functional crochet

garments. Find her on Ravelry as aperfectloop.

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Reduced hat patt

Stitch key

= slip stitch (sl st)

= chain (ch)

= double

crochet (dc)

= FPdc

= BPdc

= FP puff

= dc3tog

= FPdc2tog

= patt rep

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