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This Hat Is
Of Wool
CROCHET DESIGN
THOSE who prefer crocheting to
knitting will have an opportunity
to win prizes soon. A special contest
for wool crochet will be announced
shortly. This hat pattern may prove
useful.
MATERIALS— 2 oz. of 3-pIy
crochet wool and 1 ball of
angora wool, 1 crochet hook, size
12, and some fine hat wire.
STITCH. — The whole hat is worked
in ordinary double crochet with the
hook put through both threads of the
stitch of the preceding row, but in
order to prevent the work being flabby
a second thread of the wool is carried
along the top of the preceding row,
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and each d.c. is worked over this
thread, which is never actually used
in crocheting a stitch, but must be re-
garded as padding.
Begin the work by winding the wool
into two balls. Tie together the two
ends of wool from the balls. With
one of the strands of wool make 4
chain and join them together. Make
2 d.c into each of the 4 chain, work-
ing each d.c. over the other thread of
wool by inserting the hook into the
chain and under the padding thread
at the same time. Work on round
and round, making sufficient increases
to keep the work flat until you have
made a circle 4½ in. in diameter. |
Crochet 4 rows without further in-
creases and then 16 rows, crocheting,
alternately 1 row with 1 increase
every 20th stitch and 1 row without
any increases. At this point the work
ought to be large enough to fit on
the head. Crochet 18 rows without
further increases, and the last 6 rows
of these 18 should be worked without
the padding thread. At the finish of
these 18 rows join the padding thread
again, and crochet 2 rows, increasing
once every 15 stitches. In the 3rd
row increase once every 20 stitches;
in the 4th row increase once every
25 stitches, and in the 5th row in
crease once every 30 stitches. Crochet
7 rows without increases, and then
work 4 rows over the hat wire —
which now takes the place of the
padding thread. Work 1 more row
without the wire. This last row
should be pressed back against the
rest of the brim to form a hem. Make
the cords of two or three strands of
the angora twisted or plaited together.
Hold the hat for some time in the
steam of a boiling kettle: if necessary,
remove irregularities by smoothing it
over an inverted basin, and then
drying it quickly.
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