Lacy Cloche Pattern

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
The Famous "PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 or
"DE LUXE" QUALITY CROCHET COTTON, Article 346
2 balls White
Steel crochet hook No. 4

Hat is worked with double strand of thread.

Ch 5, d c in 5th st from hook, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * 5 times, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Round—Ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 2, 2 d c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.
3rd Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, join.
4th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.
5th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 3, s c in center st of next loop, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, s c in center st of next loop, ch 3, join.
6th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
7th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 2 d c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, skip 1 loop, 2 d c in next loop, ch 5, join.
8th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, join.
9th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, join.
10th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 7, skip 2 loops, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 7, skip 2 loops, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 7, skip 2 loops, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 7, join in 3rd st of ch.
11th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, join.
12th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 3rd st of ch.
13th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 8, skip 2 loops, 2 d c in next loop, ch 8, skip next 2 loops, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
14th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
15th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
16th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 9, skip 2 loops, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 loops, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
17th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 2 d c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
18th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending to correspond, join.
19th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 9, skip 2 loops, 2 d c in next loop, ch 9, skip 2 loops, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending to corre­spond, join.
20th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
21st Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
22nd Round—Same as 16th round.
23rd Round—Ch 4, d c in next d c, ** ch 1, skip 1 st of ch of next loop, d c in next st, * ch 1, skip next st of same loop, d c in next st, repeat from * twice, ch 1, 2 d c with ch 1 between in next loop, ch 1, skip 1 st of ch of next loop, d c in next st, * ch 1, skip 1 st of same loop, d c in next st, repeat from * twice, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 1, d c in next d c, repeat from ** all around ending to corre­spond, join in 3rd st of ch.

24th Round—Start Brim: * Ch 3, s c in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, s c in next st, repeat from * all around (76 loops), join.
25th Round—Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 4, skip 1 loop, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
26th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 4, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join.
27th Round—Same as 25th round but ch 5 between d c groups, join in 3rd st of ch.
28th Round—Ch 3, s c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next d c, ch 3, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join. Repeat the last 2 rounds once, cut thread. Starch and block.