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1936 Au Courant Hat
#400
Quick & easy to
create, this feminine hat will become a season-spanning favorite & you’ll be the best dressed lady on the block!
HEADSIZE: 22”
MATERIALS:
Clark’s
ONT Knitting & Crochet Cotton [1 ball],
or
J & P Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, [1 ball]
#5
Steel Crochet Hook
1
yd Millinery Wire
CROWN:
Beg
at tip, ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.
1ST
RND: Ch 3 [counts as dc], 2 dc in ring,
* ch 2, 3 dc in ring, rep from * 3 more times, ch 2, sl st to 3rd st
of ch-3 [5 dc-groups].
Hereafter,
in working groups of dc, pick up only back loop of dcs of prev rnd.
2ND
RND: Ch 3, dc in same st where sl st was made [an inc], * 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc
in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in first dc of next group, rep from * around completing
5 groups. Join last ch 2 with sl st to 3rd
st of ch-3.
3RD
RND: Ch 3, dc in same st where sl st was
made, * 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in last dc of same group, ch 2, 2 dc in
first dc of next group, rep from * around.
Join last ch 2 to 3rd st of ch-3.
4TH
& 5TH RNDS: Same as 3rd
rnd, inc in first & last dc of each group & make ch-3 [instead of ch-2]
bet groups. Join.
6TH
RND: Ch 3, dc in same st where sl st was
made, * 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, rep from * to end of group, ch 4, 2
dc in 1st dc of next group, rep from first * of this rnd all around
[17 dc in each group]. Join last ch 4 to
ch-3.
7TH
RND: Ch 3, dc in same st where sl st was
made, * dc in each of next 15 dc, 2 dc in last dc, ch 4, 2 dc in 1st
dc of next group, rep from * around.
Join last ch 4 to ch-3.
8TH
RND: Ch 4, * sk 1 st, dc in next st, ch
1, rep from * around, join last ch 1 to 3rd st of ch-4 [58 sps].
9TH
RND: Ch 5, * dc in next dc, ch 2, rep
from * around. Join last ch 2 to 3rd
st of ch-5.
10TH,
11TH & 12TH RNDS:
Ch 6, & make dc in each dc of prev rnd, make ch 3 bet dcs. Join as before.
13TH
RND: Ch 6, * dc in next dc, ch 3, rep
from * 2 more times, ** sk next sp, make 3 dc in center st of next sp, ch 3, sk
next dc, dc in next dc, make 9 more ch-3 sps, then ch 3, rep from ** around
[five 3 dc-groups]. Join as before.
14TH
RND: Ch 6, * dc in next dc, ch 3, rep
from * 2 more times, ** 2 dc in first dc of dc-group, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in
next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, make 9 more ch-3 sps, ch 3, rep from **
around. Join.
15TH
THRU 19TH RNDS: Work in this
manner, make ch-2 sps over sps of prev rnd, & inc in dc-groups in same way
as incs were made in groups in 3rd thru 7th rnds [19 dc
in each group on 19th rnd].
Join. Do not break off, but cont
with Brim.
BRIM:
1ST
RND: Ch 3, dc in each sp & dc in
each dc. Join with sl st. Hereafter, pick up only back loop of each dc
of prev rnd.
2ND
& 3RD RNDS: Ch 3, dc in
each dc. Join with sl st.
4TH
RND: Ch 3, dc in each dc, inc 1 dc in
every 5th dc [to inc, make 2 dc in 1 st]. Join.
5TH
RND: Ch 3, dc in dc, inc in every 6th
dc. Join.
6TH
RND: Ch 3, dc in each dc. Join & break off thread.
TO
SHAPE BRIM:
Hereafter
work in rows, breaking off thread at end of each row & attaching to beg of
prev row, as follows:
1ST
ROW: From beg of last rnd, meas off 5”
towards left, attach thread at this point & make 1 sc in each of next 2 dc,
1 hdc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each dc to within 5” from join, then 1 hdc in
each of next 2 dc, 1 sc in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next dc. Break off.
2ND
ROW: Attach thread to 1st dc
at beg of 1st row, 1 sc in each of next 2 dc, 1 hdc in each of next
2 dc, dc in each dc inc 1 dc in every 7th dc to within 5 dc from end
of prev row, then 1 hdc in each of next 2 dc, 1 sc in each of next 2 dc, sl st
in next dc. Break off.
3RD
& 4TH ROWS: Same as 2nd
row, but without incs. Break off.
5TH
ROW: Attach thread to 8th dc
at beg of 4th row, & work as before, inc in every 9th
dc, & work to within 13 dc from end of 4th row, then 2 hdc, 2 sc
& 1 sl st. Break off.
6TH
& 7TH ROWS: Same as 5th
row, but without incs. Break off.
TO
MAKE BRIM STIFF, work sc closely tog all around edge of brim, holding along
wire & working over it so that it is completely covered.
Fasten
wire neatly at back & comp work with 1 rnd of sl sts.
CORD:
Holding
thread double, make chain approx 48”, turn & make 1 sl st in each ch. Break off.
Pass
cord thru 3rd row of Brim, pass under 3 dc & over 2 dc, etc,
& tie into bow at front. See photos.
ENJOY!
