Interweave SKU: EP2162

Description
Three options in three sizes let you tailor this versatile topper for anyone on your list, incorporating the brim and earflaps as you wish. The contrasting color evokes the sheepskin trapper hats. A clever increasing method, working a half-double and front-post double into the same stitch, gives subtle shaping to this classic hat.

Skill Level Some concentration required.

Finished Size: Adult (teen, child) 8½ (8, 7½)“ from top of crown to bottom edge and 23 (20½, 18)” circumference.

Yarn
Manos del Uruguay Clásica (100% wool; 138 yd [126 m]/3-1⁄2 oz [100 g]; ):
#706 (green), 1 skein for adult hat;
#704 (red), 2 skeins for teen hat;
#708 (blue), 1 skein for child hat (MC);
and #703 (gray; CC), 1 skein for all 3 hats.
Yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers.

Yarn: Weight #5 – Bulky

Hook: Size K/10-1⁄2 (6.5 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions: Yarn needle; stitch marker (m).

Gauge: First 3 rnds of crown = 3-1⁄2” in diameter.

Originally Published: Interweave Crochet Fall 2009