Ladies’ Utopia Crocheted Hat No. 100

Model No. 100

MATERIALS

1 ball Robins Egg Utopia Cymar Yarn. 1 ball Shadow Lawn Green Utopia Cymar Yarn. ¼ skein Golden Brown Utopia Llama Wool. For Daisies take Yellow Wool. For Leaves take Dark Green. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 5. Poke Bonnet Buckram Frame.

DIRECTIONS

Crown—Ch. 6, turn, 1 s. c. in next 5 sts., 2 s. c. in next st., 1 s. c. in next 5 sts.

Three rows increase 2 s. c. in every 5th st.

Four rows increase 2 s. c. in every 6th st.

Five rows increase 2 s. c. in every 7th st.

Eight rows increase 2 s. c. in every 8th st.

Eighteen rows plain s. c.

Every fourth row take back thread to form ridge.

Brim—Raise 1 st. through each of the 5 successive sts., holding all the loops on the needle and closing the cluster with 1 ch.; repeat to end of row.

70Second row and all succeeding rows * draw up a loop from last ch., another from back of the loop of last st. and 1 through each of the next 2 sts., draw a loop through all the loops on the hook together and close with 1 ch., repeat from *. After the second row increase every 5th star by making 1 additional star of 4 loops. The last loop of star being raised in the same place as the last loop of the star just made; the last two rows change to golden brown.

Inside of Brim—Ch. 120 sts., 2 rows s. c., skip 9 s. c. in back for 3 rows, next 4 rows increase every 11th st., 2 s. c. towards the front of brim all around to back crochet 15 rows for front and 8 rows for back of brim, taking back thread every 4th row to form ridge. Sew under and top part of brim together.

Cord—For making cord take 7 threads. Length of thread must be twice the measurement around hat. Put 7 threads on hook and pull and twist at the same time as tight as possible. Put end which you held on finger on hook and the threads will twist, making a heavy cord.

Daisies—With yellow wool ch. 6 sts., join with a sl. st. to form a ring, * ch. 9 sts., turn, skip 1 st., 1 s. c., 1 h. d. c., 4 d. c., 1 h. d. c., 1 s. c. on the 9 ch. sts., 1 s. c. in ring, repeat from * 7 times, break off wool. Fill center with French knots, dark brown.

Leaves—With dark green ch. 14 sts., turn, skip 1 st., 1 s. c. in each of 2 ch. sts., 1 h. d. c. in next st., 1 d. c. in each of 7 sts., 1 h. d. c. in st., 1 s. c. in each of 2 sts., * ch. 1, repeat from * backwards in the same 14 sts. Make 6 leaves, crochet together with ch.

FOR EVERY YARN USER

Instructions in knitting and crocheting are of little use unless the explanations are correct, simple and easy to follow. In the UTOPIA YARN BOOK the whole subject is systematically and thoroughly treated, from the making of the stitch to the finish of the newest yarn article. Every stitch and article is carefully illustrated and explained and directions are absolutely correct in every detail. Order from your dealer.