Beachcomber Hat
Design by Abbey Swanson of the Firefly Hook
FINISHED MEASUREMENT 16 inches in diameter across brim MATERIALS • Omega Sinfonia light (DK) weight mercerized cotton yarn (31/2 oz/ 218 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein each #813 denim and #861 sand • Size 7/4.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • G/6/4mm hook • Tapestry needle • 20 gauge wire: 6 feet • Stitch marker GAUGE 5 sc = 2 inches; 5 rows = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated; work in continuous rounds using stitch marker to indicate beginning of rounds. Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Medium shell (med shell): 5 sc in indicated sp. Small shell (sm shell): 3 sc in indicated sp. Large shell (lg shell): 7 sc in indicated sp. Extra-large shell (x-lg shell): 9 sc in indicated sp.
HAT
Annie’s Pantone: Logo 268C, Purple:GOE Medium Purple U Rnd 1: CMYK:RGB: R82, WithC82, G43, M100, B133 K12 size 7 hook and sand, ch Hexadecimal: 4, 522b85 work 11 dc in 4th ch Annie’s Logo Gray: Pantone: Cool Gray 9 U from hookCMYK: 60K (beg sk chs count as RGB: R130, G131, B134 Hexadecimal: 828386 first dc). Place marker on first st (see Pattern Notes). (12 dc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in first st, 2 dc in each st around. (24 sts)
Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] around. (36 dc)
Rnd 4: [2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts] around. (48 dc)
Rnd 5: [2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts] around. (60 dc)
Rnd 6: [2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts] around. (72 dc)
Rnd 7: [2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts] around. (84 dc)
Rnds 8–13: Dc in each st around. Rnd 14: Sc in each st around, change color (see Stitch Guide) to denim in last st. Rnds 15–18: Sc in each st around, at end of last rnd, change color to sand. Rnd 19: Rep rnd 14. Rnd 20: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each st around, join (see Pattern Notes) in top of beg ch-2. Rnd 21: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same st as beg ch, dc in next 6 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in next 6 sts] around, join in top of beg ch-3. (96 dc)
Rnd 22: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch, dc in next 7 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts] around. (108 dc)
Rndas first 23: dc), *Ch sk 3 2 (doessts, sc not in countnext st**, twice, [ch rep 2, fromsk 2 * sts, around,sc in next ending st] lastin next rep st, at ch **, 2, ch sk 2, 2 sk sts,2 sts, join sc in first12 ch-3ch of sps) beg ch-3. (24 ch-2 sps, Rnd Stitches)24: [ in Med next shell ch-3 (seesp, sm Special shelleach of (see next Special2 ch-2 Stitches)sps] around.in (24 sm shells, 12 med shells) Rnd 25: Sl st in first 2 sts of first shell, sc in next st, *[ch 5, sc in center st of next shell] twice, ch 3**, sc in center st of next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (12 ch-3 sps, 24 ch-5 sps) Rnd 26: *[ Lg shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-5 sp] twice, sm shell in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around. (12 sm shells, 24 lg shells) Rnd 27: Sl st in first 3 sts of first shell, sc in next st, [ch 5, sc in center st of next shell] around, ch 5, join in beg sc. (36 ch-5 sps) Rnd 28: *[Med shell in next ch-5 sp] twice, lg shell in next ch-5 sp, rep from * around. (24 med shells, 12 lg shells) Rnd 29: Sl st in first 2 sts of first shell, sc in next st, [ch 5, sc in center st of next shell] around, ch 5, join in beg sc. (36 ch-5 sps) Rnd 30: *Med shell in next ch-5 sp, [lg shell in next ch-5 sp] twice, rep from * around. (12 med shells, 24 lg shells)
Rnd 31: Sl st in first 2 sts of next shell, sc in next st, ch 5, sc in center st of next shell, ch 7, sc in center st of next shell, *[ch 5, sc in center st of next shell] twice, ch 7, sc in center st of next shell, rep from * around, ch 5, join in beg sc. (24 ch-5 sps,