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Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous "PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 or
"DE LUXE" QUALITY CROCHET COTTON, Article 346
2 balls White
1 ball each Lt. Blue, Pink and Lt. Green or Nile Green
Steel crochet hook No. 4
1 yd. White hat wire
¾ yd. White Grosgrain ribbon for inside band
2 metal points about 1¼ inches long (optional)

HAT

Hat is worked with a double strand of thread throughout.

With White ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 s c in ring, do not join this or the following rounds. Place a marker at beginning of each round.
2nd Round—2 s c in each s c.
3rd Round—* 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.
4th Round—Working in s c, increase in every 3rd st.
5th Round—Increase in every 4th s c. Work 1 round even.
7th Round—Increase in every 5th s c.
8th Round—Increase in every 4th s c. Work 2 rounds even.
11th Round—Increase in every 6th s c.
12th Round—Increase in every 7th s c. Work 1 round even.
14th Round—Increase in every 4th s c. Work 4 rounds even.
19th Round—Increase in every 10th s c. Work 1 round even.
21st Round—Increase in every 11th s c.
22nd Round—Increase in every 6th s c. Work 1 round even.
24th Round—Increase 4 sts evenly spaced. Work 19 rounds even, sl st in next 2 sts to even round, cut thread (back of hat). Hat should measure about 5¼ inches from center to outer edge.
44th Row—Skip next 22 s c, attach White in next s c, s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 29 s c, sl st in next 2 s c, cut thread.
Attach White in 3rd st of 44th row and work 1 s c in each of the next 25 s c, sl st in next 2 sts, cut thread. This forms a curve at side of hat. Skip next 33 s c of 43rd round, attach White in next s c, s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 29 s c, sl st in next 2 s c, cut thread. Attach White in 3rd st of the 30 s c just made and work 1 s c in each of the next 25 s c, sl st in next 2 sts, cut thread.

BRIM: With right side toward you attach White in 1st sl st at center back of hat, ch 2, * thread over hook, insert in same space, pull through, pulling loop up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in next st, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1 (the ch 1 is termed the eye of st), repeat from * once, thread over hook, insert in same space with last st, pull loop up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, skip 1 st, insert hook in next st, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1, repeat from 1 st * all around, join, turn.
Next Round—Ch 2, thread over hook, insert in same space, pull loop up ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in the eye of next st of previous round, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1, * thread over hook, insert in same eye with last st, pull loop up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in eye of next st of previous round, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1, repeat from * all around, join, turn, cut White.
Attach Green, ch 2 and working same as last round joining and turning each round, work 2 rounds Green, 2 rounds Pink, 2 rounds Blue, 2 rounds White, turn.
Next Round—Working over the wire, ch 1, sl st in eye of 1st st, * ch 1, sl st in eye of next st, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread.

Cord: With White and using a single strand of thread, ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 1 s c in each st of ch (5 s c.)
Without joining rounds and picking up back loop of sts throughout, work 1 s c in each s c until cord measures 28 inches, cut thread. Finish with metal points if desired as illustrated. Tack in position around crown.

Band: Sew ribbon in position on inside of hat.

Candy Stripe Bag

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous "PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 or
"DE LUXE" QUALITY CROCHET COTTON, Article 346
3 balls White
1 ball each Lt. Blue, Pink and Lt. Green or Nile Green
Steel crochet hook No. 3 or No. 4
4 small metal points (optional)
Large round cereal box 4 ¾ inches in diameter

Bag is worked with a double strand of thread throughout.

With White work 1st 23 rounds same as Iridescent and Blue Bag with Beads Pattern.
24th Round—Picking up back loop of sts only, work 1 s c in each st, join.
25th Round—Working through both loops of sts, ch 2, thread over hook, insert in same space, thread over and pull loop through, pulling loop up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, skip 1 st, insert in next st, thread over and pull loop up same length, thread over and pull through all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 (the ch 1 is termed the eye of st), * thread over hook, insert in same space with last st, pull loop through, pulling it up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, skip 1 st, insert in next st, pull loop through, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1 (pattern), repeat from * all around, join in 1st st of pattern, turn.
26th Round—Ch 2, thread over hook, insert in same space, pull loop up ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in eye of next st of previous round, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1, * thread over hook, insert in same eye with last st, pull loop up about ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in eye of next st of previous round, pull loop up same length, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 1, repeat from * all around, join in 1st st of pattern, turn.
27th Round—Attach Green, ch 2 and work same as last round, join each round and ch 2 to turn each round. Repeat last round for remainder of bag working 1 more round Green, 2 rounds Pink, 2 rounds Blue, 4 rounds White, 2 rounds Green, 2 rounds Pink, 2 rounds Blue, 13 rounds White, ending on right side, do not turn.

Next Round—BEADING: Ch 5, tr c in eye of next st, * ch 1, tr c in ch 1 of next st, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join in 4th st of ch.
Next Round—Ch 2, * thread over hook, insert in same space, pull loop up ⅜ inch, thread over hook, insert in next tr c, pull loop up same length, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, ch 1, repeat from * all around, join. Repeat the 26 round 3 times, cut White. Attach Green, ch 2 and working same as last round, work 2 rounds Green, 2 rounds Pink, 2 rounds Blue, 1 round White, do not turn last round.

EDGE: * 3 d c in eye of next st, s c in eye of next st, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread. Work draw string same as draw string for Iridescent and Blue Bag with Beads Pattern. Lace draw string through beading, lacing over 2 tr c and under next 2 tr c, starting each draw string on opposite side. Finish with metal points, if desired, as illus­trated or sew ends together. Cut cereal box 4¾ inches tall. Cover with material if desired and insert in bag.