Sombrero Pattern #2185

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 2 balls of color 102 Coffee Brown and 1 ball each of colors 9 Yellow, 38 Dk. Orange and 48 Hunter's Green (also sufficient for Spanish Bag Pattern). Milward's steel crochet hook No. 4. Two ½ inch bone rings and 4½ yds. of millinery wire.

Crown. Beginning at tip, with Brown ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 6 s c in ring. 2nd and 3rd rnds: 2 s c in each s c. 4th rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), d c in same place as s c just made, * d c in next s c, 2 d c in next s c, repeat from * around. 5th rnd: S c in each d c, making an increase in every 3rd d c (to increase, make 2 s c in 1 st). Join with sl st in 1st s c and break off. 6th rnd: Attach Green, ch 3 (to count as 1 d c), d c in each s c, increasing in every 4th s c. 7th rnd: S c in each d c, increasing in every 5th d c. Join as before and break off. 8th rnd: Attach Orange, ch 3, d c in each s c, increasing in every 5th s c. 9th rnd: S c in each d c, increasing in every 7th d c. Join and break off. 10th rnd: Attach Yellow, ch 3, d c in each s c, increasing in every 8th sc. 11th rnd: S c in each d c. Join and break off. 12th rnd: Attach Brown, ch 3, d c in each s c, increasing in every 11th s c. 13th rnd: S c in each d c. Join and break off. 14th rnd: Attach Green, ch 3, d c in each s c, increasing in every 16th s c. 15th rnd: S c in each d c. Join and break off.

Work in this manner but without increasing, alternating 1 rnd of d c and 1 rnd of s c and changing colors after every s c rnd as follows: Work with Orange, then Yellow, then Brown, Green, Orange, Yellow and Brown. Do not break off.

Brim. 1st rnd: Attach Green, ch 3, d c in each s c, increasing in every 6th s c. 2nd rnd: S c in each d c. Join and break off. Hereafter work in same manner as crown, but make increases only in the d c rnds as follows: Work with Orange, increasing in every 10th s c. Work with Yellow, with Brown, Green, Orange and with Yellow, increasing in every 15th s c to keep work flat. Work with Brown, increasing in every 20th s c. Work with Green, Orange, Yellow, increasing in every 20th s c. Then, to make brim hold shape, attach double thread of Brown and work last 3 rnds of s c over wire, making 1 s c in each s c of previous rnd. Fasten and break off.

Rings: With 2 strands of Brown, make sufficient s c in ring so that it is completely covered.

Cord: With 3 strands of Brown, make a chain to measure about 40 inches long. Then make a sl st in each ch st. Break off. Finish cord by sewing one ring to each end. Place cord around hat, tie ends into a bow and tack in place as in illustration.