Go with The Flow Hat

Skill Level:

Finished Size: Adult female, 9½ inches high

Materials:

• 1 skein Red Heart Chunky Soft, (5 oz, 168 yd.)(#5 bulky)
• 8 mm crochet hook
• yarn needle
• scissors

Gauge:10 sc= 4 inches


Abbreviations, Notes and Tips:

• yo-slst: Yarn Over Slip Stitch. YO insert hook into 2nd chain from hook;
  
  
  Back View showing the beautiful pattern
  yo and draw the yarn through (3 loops on hook). Pull first loop through the next two loops.
• yo-slst-blo: Yarn Over Slip St Back Loop Only. Work stitch as above, but inserting hook in the bakk loop of the active stitch.
• bcr-hdc: Back Cross Half Double Crochet. sk 1 st, work hdc in next, 1 hdc back into skipped st, going behind the previous hdc.
• fcr-dc: Front Cross Double Crochet variation sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going in front of the last dc just made so as not to catch it, inserting the hook from back of the work to the front.
• fcr-hdc: Front Cross Half Double Crochet variation sk 1 st, work 1 hdc into the next st, 1 hdc back into skipped st going in front of the last hdc just made so as not to catch it, inserting the hook from back of the work to the front.

Instructions:

Foundation: Leaving a long tail - that will be used at the end to sew the sides together, chain 30 with an 8 mm crochet hook.
• Row 1: slst in 2nd ch from hook and slst in next ch, 1 sc in each of next 19 ch, 1 yo-slst in each of next 8 ch.
• Row 2: (right side): ch1 tight, turn, work 1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts, 1 (right side): ch1 tight, turn, work 1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts, 1 sc blo in each of next 19 sc, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slsts. in each of next 19 sc, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slsts.
• Row 3: (wrong side): ch1, turn, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slsts, 1 sc blo in each of next 3 sc, work 1 bcr-hdc over next 2 sts, work 7 bcr-dc over next 14 sts, 1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts.
• Row 4: (right side):: ch1 tight, turn,1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts, work 7 fcr-dc over next 14 sts, 1 fcr-hdc over next 2 sts, 1 sc blo in each of next 3 sc, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slst.
• Row 5: (wrong side): ch1, turn, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slsts, 1 sc blo in each of next 3 sc, 1 sc in each of next 16 sc, 1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts.
• Row 6: (right side): ch1 tight, turn,1 yo-slst-blo in each of the next 8 sts,1 sc blo in each of next 19 sc, 1 slst blo in each of next 2 slsts.
• Repeat Rows 3-6 until you have 10 braidings total, the last row should be as row 4 with front cross stitches! See the picture below! Cut yarn leaving a tail. Fasten off.
• Joining Sides: With right sides facing together, hold Row 1 edge on last row edge as pictured below. Thread a yarn needle with the long tail you left at the beginning of the foundation chain; sew the edges together inserting the needle through the front loops of last row and unused loops of foundation ch. Fasten off.



• Closing Top: With yarn needle and the long strand of yarn, weave yarn through slip stitches at top of hat. Cinch together to close space, and fasten securely. Weave in all ends.





Top of hat is closed.