Wool High Hat Pattern #2234-M

Materials: Chadwick's Red Heart Sports Yarn, 2 balls (1 oz. balls) of main color and 1 ball of a contrasting color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 1.

Gauge: 13 sts make 2 inches; 7 rnds make 1 inch.

1st rnd: With main color, ch 3 and work 7 s c in 3rd ch from hook. 2nd rnd: 2 s c in each s c. 3rd to 8th rnds incl: S c in each s c, increasing 7 sts at regular intervals in each rnd. (To increase 1 st, work 2 s c in 1 s c.) 9th rnd: S c in each s c around. 10th rnd: Work a rnd of s c over previous rnd, inserting hook at base of each s c (instead of the usual way). 11th rnd: Ch 5, * skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 12th rnd: * Ch 3, skip ch-3, sl st in next d c. Repeat from * around. 13th rnd: * 2 s c in sp, s c in d c, 3 s c in next sp, s c in d c, working over the two previous rnds. Repeat from * around. 14th and 15th rnds: S c in each s c around. 16th rnd: S c in each s c, increasing 4 times at regular intervals. 17th to 19th rnds incl: S c in each s c around. 20th rnd: S c in each s c around, increasing 3 sts at regular intervals. 21st rnd: S c in each s c around. 22nd to 25th rnds incl: Repeat 10th to 13th rnds incl. 26th to 31st rnds incl: S c in each s c. 32nd rnd: Repeat 20th rnd. 33rd rnd: S c in each s c around. 34th, 35th and 36th rnds: Repeat 10th, 11th and 12th rnds. 37th rnd: * 2 s c in sp, s c in d c, 2 s c in sp, s c in d c, 3 s c in sp, s c in dc. Repeat from * around. 38th, 39th and 40th rnds: S c in each s c around. 41st rnd: Repeat 20th rnd. 42nd rnd: S c in each s c around. 43rd rnd: Repeat 20th rnd. 44th and 45th rnds: S c in each s c around. 46th, 47th and 48th rnds: Repeat 10th, 11th and 12th rnds. 49th rnd: Repeat 37th rnd. 50th to 57th rnds incl: Work 8 rnds straight. 58th rnd: Repeat 10th rnd. Break off.

Trimming. Cut 10 strands of yarn, 20 inches long, of contrasting color. Starting at center front of hat, draw strands through top rnd of sps, under 1 d c and over 2 d c. Tie a double knot with the two ends. Cut both ends evenly. Finish each rnd of spaces in same way, cutting strands 24 inches long for 2nd rnd, 27 inches long for 3rd rnd, and 30 inches long for last rnd.