Materials
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- Lion Brand Holiday Homespun Bulky weight yarn (5 oz/154 yards/ 141g per skein): 1 skein each of #204 Holly (Red), #200 Starlight (White) and #202 Wreath (Green)
- size USK (6.5mm) crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
- yarn needle
- 1 white pompom (I have a pompom maker to make this, but if you don’t have one, here’s a link to a video that shows you how to make a pompom without a pompom maker)
Finished Size
- approximately 17″ in circumference
Gauge
- 9 sc = 4 inch; 11 sc rows = 4 inch
Note
- Join rounds by slip stitch unless otherwise stated
- ch 3 at the beginning of each row is count as 1 dc in this pattern
- Color is alternate between Holly (Red) and Starlight (White) every two rows until the band of the hat.
- A = Holly (Red); B = Starlight (White); C = Wreath (Green)
Abbreviations
ch – Chain
dc- double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
bpdc – back post double crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
Instruction
Row 1: With A, Ch 4, 5 dc into 1st chain from hook, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 2: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 3: With B, Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 4: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 5: With A, Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 6: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 7: With B, Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 8: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (6 dc)
Row 9: With A, Ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (8 dc)
Row 10: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (8 dc)
Row 11: With B, Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (8 dc)
Row 12: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (8 dc)
Row 13: With A, Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (10 dc)
Row 14: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (10 dc)
Row 15: With B, Ch 3, 3 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (12 dc)
Row 16: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (12 dc)
Row 17: With A, Ch 3, 4 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (14 dc)
Row 18: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (14 dc)
Row 19: With B, Ch 3, 5 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (16 dc)
Row 20: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (16 dc)
Row 21: With A, Ch 3, 6 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st, join in beg dc. (18 dc)
Row 22: Ch 3, 4 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (21 dc)
Row 23: With B, Ch 3, 5 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (24 dc)
Row 24: Ch 3, 6 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (27 dc)
Row 25: With A, Ch 3, 7 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (30 dc)
Row 26: Ch 3, 8 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (33 dc)
Row 27: With B, Ch 3, 9 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 10 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (36 dc)
Row 28: Ch 3, 10 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (39 dc)
Row 29: With A, Ch 3, 11 dc in next st, 2 dc in next sts, [dc in next 12 sts, 2 dc in next st] x 2, join in beg dc. (42 dc)
Row 30: Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (42 dc)
Row 31: With C, Ch 3, [dc into next st] around, join in beg dc. (42 dc)
Row 32 – 33 : Ch 3, fpdc in next st, [bpdc in next st, fpdc in next st] around. (42 dc)
*If you are not familiar with fpdc and bpdc, please see this video that shows you how to do front post and back post double crochet.*
Fasten off.
Sew the pompom to the top of the hat.
