BOBBLE STITCH HAT, newborn to 3 months

SPP-106,  BOBBLE STITCH HAT (YT)

Newborn to 3 Months
Larger sizes available here: 
http://ashton11.com/crochet-patterns/hats/index

By L. Pattison

COPYRIGHT, 2013, L. Pattison

You may sell your finished hats.

Permission is not granted to copy or distribute this pattern in any manner.

MATERIALS:

Worsted weight yarn

Size 6.5mm crochet hook ( US K 10.5)

Yarn needle

INSTRUCTIONS: Gauge: 3 stitches = 1 inch

Video link for a visual pattern demonstration:

http://youtu.be/iRzbVjUhY7Y
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1.  Newborn to 3 Months: chain 36

     Slip stitch to join being careful not to twist the chain.

2.  Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.

3.  Chain 1 and turn, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.

4.  Change colors if desired.  Chain 1 and turn, single crochet in each stitch around.

5.  Begin the bobble pattern:

     Chain 1, single crochet in the same stitch, *triple crochet in the next stitch, single

     crochet in the next stitch, repeat from * around, slip stitch to join in the first single

     crochet of the row.

6.  Chain 3, *single crochet in the next stitch, triple crochet in the next stitch, repeat from

    * around, slip stitch to join in the top stitch of the chain 3 at the beginning of the row.

    (You will be making a triple crochet in the space between

    the triple crochet stitches of the previous row, and a single crochet in the top of the

    triple crochet stitch of the previous row.  This is illustrated in the above video link.)

7.  Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the work, including the band, measures 4 inches.

      Newborn to 3 Months: 4 inches

     8.  Decrease for the top of the hat: 

     Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.

     Chain 1, begin working in a spiral, skipping every 3^rd stitch until the top of the hat is

     closed up.  Fasten off.  Weave the yarn ends into the finished work, closing up any

     opening in the top of the hat if necessary.

HOW TO MAKE A POM POM:

 

1.  Wind yarn around your fingers.

     The more you wind the yarn, the fatter the

      pom-pom. (For a smaller pom pom, wind

      around 2 or 3 fingers. For a larger pompom,

      wind around a 4 or 5 inch piece of cardboard.)

2.  Slide the bundle off, and tie tightly in the

     center with a length of yarn.

3.  Cut open the loops on the ends.

4.  Fluff out, and trim the ends into a rounded

     shape.

See how to make a pom pom here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39CbHz6tqY&list=PL166DA68A2E700BDB&index=20&feature=plpp_video

 

Make a loopy flower:

 

1. Wind yarn around fingers.                                            

2.  Tie into a bundle.

      Cut open the loops.

3. Fluff out the yarn.

4. Sew a button in the center.

See how to make a loopy yarn flower here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ZQ-MObHac&list=PL2B73CEB7B2259F31&index=1&feature=plpp_video