POMPOM HAt

This might be the most cheerful-looking hat we’ve ever seen! By Dedri Uys.

■ Debbie Bliss Aymara (100% baby alpaca, 50g/100m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Gold (09), Yarn B Amethyst (13), Yarn C Ruby (12), Yarn D Moss (08)

■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

■ A 7cm pompom maker

TENSION

22 sts and 16 rows to measure approx 10x10cm (4x4in) over treble crochet

MEASUREMENTS

56cm (22in) circumference, 19cm (7 in) tall

ABBREVIATIONS

BPhtr Yrh, starting at the back, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the indicated st, complete as for htr HAT Using Yarn A, ch63.

Round 1 Dc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch to last ch, 2dc in last ch, then working along opposite side of starting ch, dc in each ch across, ss to first dc to join. [124 dc]

Rounds 2 Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join. [124 htr]

Rounds 3-9 Repeat Round 2. Fasten off.

Round 10 Join Yarn D by making a ss around BP of any st, ch2 (counts as BPhtr), BPhtr around each st around, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join. [124 BPhtr]

Rounds 11-17 Repeat Round 2. Fasten off. Round 18 Using Yarn B, repeat Round 10. Rounds 19-25 Repeat Round 2. Fasten off. Round 26 Using Yarn B, repeat Round 10.

Rounds 27-31 Repeat Round 2.

Round 32 Ch2, htr in next 28 sts, htr2tog, (htr in next 29 sts, htr2tog) three times, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join. [120 sts]

Round 33 Ch2, htr in next 27 sts, htr2tog, (htr in next 28 sts, htr2tog) three times, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Fasten off and weave in ends. [116 sts]

POMPOMS

Using all 4 colours held together, make two pompoms. Then sew them in the corners of the hat.