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Maribel Slouch Hat

Size: One Size Fist Most (Preteen - Adult Woman). Hat measures 9.5” across at band, and is 9.5” tall. Gauge: With I hook, 10 rows of 7 SC = 2" square Hook: I (5.50mm) Yarn: Approx. 210 yards of Lion Brand Heartland* (Sample color: Grand Canyon) *About Heartland: Weight: #4 worsted Fiber: 100% Acrylic Yardage: 5oz/142g (251yd/230m) You’ll also need: Yarn needle, 7 small buttons, materials to attach buttons Stitches Used: CH (chain) SS (slip stitch) SC (single crochet) HDC (half double crochet) RibHDC (see Special Stitch, below) Special Stitch: RibHDC - instead of putting your HDC in the top loops, find the 3rd loop. Because we're working in turned rows, the third loop will be located just underneath the front loop. Insert your hook there and create your HDC. This forces both of the top loops to rest on the front of your project, creating a ribbing effect. It is also referred to as a Camel Stitch or 3rd Loop HDC. (Confused? You can view a photo tutorial here.) Notes: (1) This hat is worked in rows and cinched at the end. (2) This pattern is written in American Standard terms. (3) Starting chains do not count as stitches.

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Pattern To begin: Using I Hook, and leaving a 12" tail, CH27. Don't weave in the tail until instructed (we'll use it later to cinch the hat). Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook and in each ST across. (26) Rows 2-6: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (26) Row 7: CH1, turn. HDC in each ST across. (26) Rows 8-64: CH1, turn. RibHDC in each ST across. (26) We are now going to begin working along the long edge of our project to create the band of the hat. Row 65: CH1. Working along the long edge, SC across. Put 1SC in each row, for a total of 64SC. (64) Rows 66-76: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. Edging: CH1, turn. SC evenly around the entire project, putting (SC, CH1, SC) in each corner. Fasten off, leaving a 12" tail. At this point, your project should look like this:

See next page for assembly instructions.

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Maribel Slouch Hat (continued) Seaming the Hat Use your finishing tail to whip stitch the two short ends together, then fasten off and weave it in.

Cinching the Hat Turn your hat inside out. Thread your starting tail through the yarn needle and weave it in and out of every other SC along the top edging of the hat. (I've highlighted my yarn needle in yellow in the photos below.) When you're done, pull it tight to cinch the hat (but carefully... you don't want to break the yarn!). Use the yarn needle to reach across the cinch a few times to make sure it's closed up nice and tight, then make a knot and weave in the tail. Turn your hat right side out.

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Adding Buttons Sew your buttons along that very first section of SC rows, extending them down across the band of the hat, too.