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Headsize 21½-22½

MATERIALS:
Choose one of the following threads in size 30:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 6 balls of White or Ecru, or 7 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 4 balls of White or Ecru, or 6 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, 2 balls of White or Ecru, or 3 balls of any color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.
2 yds. millinery wire.
4 yds. grosgrain ribbon, 1 inch wide.
⅜ yd. tubular elastic.

Crown … Starting at tip of crown, ch 4 and make 23 d c in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st to top st of chain. 2nd rnd: * Ch 7, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c. Repeat from * around (12 loops). 3rd rnd: Sl st to center of 1st ch-7 loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 4, 3 d c in same loop. Into each ch-7 loop make 3 d c, ch 4 and 3 d c. Join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 3, s c in ch-4 loop, * ch 15, s c in same loop, ch 7, turn; skip 6 ch of last ch-15, d c in next ch, ch 7, turn. S c in same ch-4 as last s c, ch 3, s c between next 2 groups of 3 d c, ch 3, s c in next ch-4 loop. Repeat from * around, ending with s c between 2 groups of 3 d c. Fasten off. 5th rnd: Attach thread to center of ch-15 loop, 2 s c in same loop; * over bar of next d c make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c; 2 s c in next ch-7 loop, 2 s c in next ch-15 loop. Repeat from * around, join. 6th rnd: Sl st in each st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop. * Between 2 s c-groups make: d tr, ch 2, tr tr, ch 2, tr tr, ch 2 and d tr. In next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d tr. Join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 7th rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, * between next 2 tr tr make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. In next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, join. 8th rnd: Ch 3, s c in ch-3 loop, * ch 15, s c in same loop. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 3, s c between next 2 d c-groups, ch 3, s c in next ch-3 loop, and continue thus around. Fasten off. 9th rnd: Attach thread to 1st ch-15 loop, 2 s c in same loop, * in next loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c; 2 s c in next loop, 2 s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, join. 10th rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, * between next 2 s c-groups make d tr, ch 2 and d tr; in next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d tr, ch 2 and d tr. Fasten off.

Brim … Ch 288 to measure about 19½ inches. Join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 3, d c in each ch around. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made (288 d c, counting ch-3 as 1 d c). 2nd to 6th rnds incl: Ch 3, d c in each d c around. Join. 7th rnd: * Ch 5, skip 3 d c, s c in next d c. Repeat from * around (72 loops). 8th rnd: Sl st to center of 1st ch-5 loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop; * skip 1 loop, in next loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, join. 9th rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop. * Between next 2 d c-groups make d tr, ch 2 and d tr. In next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d tr. Join. 10th rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop; * s c between 2 d tr; in next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with s c between last 2 d tr. Join. 11th rnd: Same as 4th rnd of crown, but work into ch-3 loops (instead of ch-4 loops). Join. 12th to 16th rnds incl: Repeat 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th rnds of crown. 17th rnd: Repeat 9th rnd of brim. 18th rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, sl st in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop. * Between next 2 d tr make a d c; in next ch-3 loop make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d c. Join. 19th to 22nd rnds incl: Repeat last 4 rnds once. Now work as follows: 1st rnd: * Ch 7, s c in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from * around, join. 2nd rnd: S c in each ch and in each s c around, join. 3rd rnd: Ch 3, make a pc st in same place as ch-3 started—to make a pc st, ch 1, 5 d c in st, drop st from hook, insert hook back in ch-l and draw loop through the one on hook— * ch 2, skip 1 s c, pc st in next s c. Repeat from * around. Ch 2, join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th and 5th rnd: Ch 3, * pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

Finishing … Starch crown and block into shape of an oval, 6 x 6½ inches at center. Starch and block brim, having outer edge 47½ inches in circumference, and inner edge 19 inches in circumference. Cut a piece of wire 50 inches long; overlap wire 2½ inches, and tie ends together securely with piece of thread. Place wire on underside of brim, and sew edge of brim over the wire neatly. Cut another piece of wire 21½ inches long, and join as before; sew to first round of d c on wrong side of brim. Sew points of crown to first round of d c. Now press brim with a moderately hot iron through a damp cloth. Cut 2 pieces of ribbon, each 20 inches long, and paste them together with rubber cement (thus making 1 band of double thickness). Sew this piece around d c-band of crown. Paste remainder of ribbon as before, and make a flat bow. Sew on bow as in illustration. Sew elastic to inside of crown, at both sides, adjusting to length desired.