Dolores Hat

I named this hat after my grandmother Dolores. My grandmother was the youngest in her family. And I remember very clearly when I was young she often talked about her eldest sister Lola  Remedios. She looked up to her very much, so fortunate for us that Lola Remedios is still with us. She will be 96 this coming May! How wonderful that is. But she is already so frail, but her smile never fails every time she sees us. 

I made this hat thinking of my grandmother. I could have made this for her, she taught me crochet also, but she is no longer with us. So I made this hat for Lola  Remedios and hope that she will love this. I am not sure if I could get a picture of her wearing this, but I do hope she will love this hat.

Materials:

• Red Heart Super Saver ( Buff & Coffee)
•   I/5.5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
• Bead /Button (optional)
• Stitch Markers

Gauge:

•    11 hdc x 9 rows  = 3 inch square

Stitches Used:

• ch (s) - chain (s)
• st(s) - stitch (es)
• hdc - half double crochet
• sl st - slip stitch

Instructions:

Make Magic Ring

Size
Toddler -Child

Round 1.  Ch 1, 9 hdc into the ring. Close the ring tightly, do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. Use your stitch markers as guide.. (9 hdc)

Round 2.  Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 18 hdc)

Round 3.  Ch 1,  *hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. JDo not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 27 hdc)

Round 4. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 36 hdc )

Round 5. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 2 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 45 hdc )

Round 6. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 3 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around.Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 54 hdc )

Round 7-12. Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds ( 54 hdc)

Round 13.  Change Color to Coffee.  Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds (54 hdc)

Round 14. Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds (54 hdc)

Round 15.  Change Color back to Buff.  Hdc each st  around in FRONT LOOPS ONLY. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds ( 54 hdc)

Round 16. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 4 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 63 hdc)

Round 17. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 5 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 72 hdc)

Round 18. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 8 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 81 hdc)

Round 19. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 2 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat this pattern all the way around to make the end of your hat wave/curl a little.  Sl st into next st, fasten off and weave all ends.

For the flower, I used Jenny Dickens  Autumn Berry Flower Pattern.

Size 
Adult

Round 1.  Ch 1, 9 hdc into the ring. Close the ring tightly, do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds.  Use your stitch markers as guide.. (9 hdc)

Round 2.  Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 18 hdc)

Round 3.  Ch 1,  *hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 27 hdc)

Round 4.  Ch 1, * hdc in first st and in the next st. 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 36 hdc)

Round 5. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 2 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around.Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 45 hdc )

Round 6. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 3 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 54 hdc )

Round 7. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 4 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around.Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 63 hdc )

Round 8. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 5 st. 2 hdc in next*.  Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 72 hdc )

Round 9- 16.  Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in roundsc (72 hdc)

Round 17.  Change Color to Coffee.  Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds (72 hdc)

Round 18-19. Ch 1, hdc in first and in all the sts around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds (72 hdc)

Round 20.  Change Color back to Buff.  Hdc each st  around in FRONT LOOPS ONLY. JDo not join in first st, continue to work in rounds ( 72 hdc)

Round 21. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 6 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 81 hdc)

Round 22. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 7 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 90 hdc)

Round 23. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 8 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat all the way around. Do not join in first st, continue to work in rounds. ( 99 hdc)

Round 24. Ch 1, *hdc in first st and in the next 3 st, 2 hdc in next*. Repeat this pattern all the way around to make the end of your hat wave/curl a little.  Sl st into next st, fasten off and weave all ends.

For the flower, I used Jenny Dickens  Autumn Berry Flower Pattern. And attached it to the hat with a bead on the center. 

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xoxo

Nanay Madel

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Thought of the Day

February 19, 2017

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Selfishness is the lack of Christlike humility, and its existence is the bane of human happiness. - Letter 27, 1888.