This simple hat with its brilliant colors memorializes the ancient town of LaHaina in Maui. It is made from the top down with Schoeppel Gradient, a lightly felted, long color run, worsted-weight wool. As written, the hat is about 19 inches at the brim, a woman’s large. For a smaller hat, use one size smaller hook; for a slightly bigger size, add an additional round of half-double crochet at outer edge of crown.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Hat is about 19” at brim, a woman’s large

YARN
160 yds. Schoeppel Gradient (260 meters, 100 grams)

TOOLS
Size H crochet hook, or size required to achieve gauge, stitch marker, tapestry needle

GAUGE
7 puff sts (or 15 SC) to 4 inches

STITCH PATTERNS AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Double Crochet Puff Stitch: (puff st) ( YO, draw up loop, YO, pull through 2 loops) 3 times, draw another loop through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten.

ABBREVIATIONS
St(s) stitch(es)
HDC Half double crochet
SC Single crochet
Sl Slip
Ch Chain
YO Yarn over