Free Pattern - Vintage 1930s Trendy Hat #409

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Vintage 1930s Trendy Hat #409

Quick & easy to create, this becoming hat will become a seasonal favorite
& you’ll be a well dressed lady in town or country!

HEADSIZE:  21”. 

Increase top for larger head size.

MATERIALS: 

4 tubes Tower Brand Gimp

#4 Steel Crochet Hook

Millinery Wire

Make a cluster st with 3 treble crochet [trc].

HANDY CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS:                                     

BET                =          Between                    

CC                  =          Contrast Color

CH                  =          Chain                         

DC                  =          Double Crochet

DEC               =          Decrease                   

HDC               =          Half Double Crochet

INC                 =          Increase                     

LP                   =          Loop

MC                  =          Main Color                

MEAS             =          Measure

PATT              =          Pattern                       

PREV             =          Previous

REM               =          Remain                      

REP                =          Repeat

SC                  =          Single Crochet         

SK                   =          Skip/Skipped

SL ST             =          Slip Stitch                  

SP                   =          Space

TOG                =          Together                    

YO                  =          Yarn Over

TO START:  Ch 4, & join.

1^ST RND:  9 Sc in ring.

2^ND RND:  * 1 Cluster, 1 sc in same st, * rep [6 clusters in rnd].

3^RD RND:  * 1 Sc in 1^st st, 2 sc in next st, * rep around.

4^TH RND:  Same as 2^nd rnd, 12 clusters in rnd.

5^TH RND:  * 1 Sc in 1^st st, 2 sc in next st, * rep around. 

Cont, inc until you have flat piece 6” diameter.

NEXT RND:  Pick up front loops only. 

Make 3 rnds without inc.

NEXT RND:  Make * 1 cluster in 1^st sc, 1 sc in next st, * rep around. 

MAKE 2 more rnds same, but make sc under cluster & cluster under sc.

THEN make 3 rnds sc, 3 rnds of clusters, 3 rnds sc, 3 rnds clusters, 3 rnds sc.

LAST rnd, sl sts.

CUT piece of millinery wire 21” & fasten in circle 6” diameter.

INSERT wire inside hat & crochet over wire picking up back sts, which were left.

PEAK: 

46 Sc, ch 1, turn.

1^ST ROW:  Sk 2 sc, 42, sc, sk 2, ch 1, turn.

2^ND THRU 9^TH ROWS:  Same as 1^st row, sk 2 sc at beg & end of each row, & inc 4 times in center of each row. 

Do not inc in same sts on each row. 

Last row sc over wire.

ENJOY!