Dual Tail Ho-Ho-Ho Crochet Santa Hat Design TeaBeans http://www.teabeans.blogspot.

.com Pattern Notes: All elements of this pattern are worked in rounds. Materials: - Red Heart Holiday Yarn in Green/Silver and White/Silver - H8/5MM Hook Tails (Make 2): R1: Ch 3 (use as first dc in all subsequent rows), in first ch of ch 3, 7 dc, slst to top of first ch 3 to join. (8 st) R2: 3 dc, 2 fpdc, 3 dc, slst to top of first ch 3 to join. (8 st) R3: 3 dc in same st (inc made), dc, fpdc, dc between prior fpdc (inc made), fpdc, dc before next st (inc made), dc, dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), slst to join. (12 st) R4: 4 dc, 4 fpdc, 4 dc, slst to join. (12 st) R5: 3 dc in same st (inc made), dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), sk 2, 2 htrc, 2 htrc in the 2 skipped st (cable made), dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), slst to join. (16 st) R6: 6 dc, 4 fpdc, 6 dc, slst to join. (16 st) R7: Following above, dc around, making 2 inc on each side of cable, slst to join. (20 st) R8: Following above, dc around, fpdc over cable, slst to join. (20 st) R9: Ch 3 (first dc), 7 dc, cable, 8 dc, slst to join. (20st) R10: Repeat R8 (20 st) R11: Repeat R9 (20 st) R12: Repeat R8 (20 st) R13: 3 dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), 3 dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), cable, 3 dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), 3 dc, 2 dc in same st (inc made), slst to join. (24 st) R14: 10 dc, fpdc over cable, 10 dc, slst to join. (24 st) R15: 10 dc, cable, 10 dc, slst to join. (24 st) R16: Repeat R14 Fasten off. Joining Tails: R1: On 2nd tail, 6 dch on back, On 1st tail, count 6 st to the right of final slst, dch in 6th st, 15 dc, 4 fpdc, 5 dc, going on 2nd tail, 5 dc, 4 fpdc, 9 dc, sl st to join. (48 st) R2: 5 dc, 2 dec, 12 dc, cable, 4 dc, 2 dec, 2 dc, cable, 9 dc (44 st) R3: 3 dc, 2 dec, 12 dc, 4 fpdc, 3 dc, 2 dec, 1 dc, 4 fpdc, 9 dc, (40 st) R4: Lay tails flat next to one another and dc around both to join. (48 st) Fasten off. Ho-Ho-Ho Pattern and Main Hat: R1: In green, Ch 72, slst to join.

R2: Ch 1 (first hdc), hdc in each st across, slst to join, turn. (72 st) R3: Repeat R2. (72 st) R4: 13 hdc, start pattern, finish with hdc of red, slst to join, do not turn (72 st) R5-9: Follow pattern [Model A]. (72 st) R10-11: Repeat R2 (72 st) R12-14: 72 dc R15: *7dc-dec* around (64 st) R16: *6dc - dec* around (56 st) R17: *5dc - dec* around (48 st) R18: *4dc - dec* around (40 st) Sew base hat to tails with Ho Ho Ho readable at the bottom. Model A
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Ribbing around Main Hat: Sew in white. *2 fpdc - bpdc* around [14 times] (72 st)