29-210-23 Casquette

Pierrot Yarns (Gosyo Co., Ltd.). Translation by Linda Lanz.

Materials
Pierrot Yarns Soft Merino Bulky [100% merino wool; 44 yds/ 40m per 1.4 oz / 40g skein]; color #5 black; 6 skeins [210g] 4.00mm (US G) crochet hook or size necessary to achieve gauge

Gauge
Gauge measured in a swatch 10cm/4" square. single crochet (US): 15.5 sts and 16.5 rows

Finished measurements
head circumference 52cm/20.5"

Crochet Tips
Top: Ch6 and join into ring. Work 21 rounds in single crochet, increasing as indicated. Side/crown: Continuing from top, work 14 rounds, decreasing as indicated. Brim: Work brim stitches into side of hat as indicated. Work brim, decreasing as indicated. At the end of each row, work slip stitch into a sc stitch from the side/crown as shown, making that slip st into turning chain for start of next row. Finally, work slip stitch around edge of hat and brim as shown.

See tables on next page for assistance in tracking stitch count.

Top
Chain 6 and join into ring. Round 1 = work 8 single crochet (US) into ring. round # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 # of stitches 8 16 32 40 48 48 56 64 72 72 80 88 96 96 104 104 112 112 120 120 120 # of sts increased (+8 sts) (+16 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts) (+8 sts)

Side/crown
Round 1 of side/crown follows immediately after round 21 of top. round # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 # of stitches 120 120 120 120 112 112 104 104 96 96 88 88 80 80 # of sts decreased (-8 sts) (-8 sts) (-8 sts) (-8 sts) (-8 sts)

After last st of row, insert hook into sc of side from wrong side and pull up a loop. Use this loop as turning chain for next row.

After last st of row, insert hook into sc of side from right side and pull up a loop. Use this loop as turning chain for next row.