 Ch-1 spaces do count as stitches

 Child size will have 80 sts in every round; teen/adult 86 in every round

 This hat is worked top to bottom, then you go back and close the top

 A general measurement for this size hat is a circumference of 20-21 inches & length of 8 inches

 When you start to work the snowdrop design stitches, it is important to know that the top left/right of the Vs are worked in the same ch-1 space as the previous design’s top left or right AND the cluster. This ensures that all 10 designs are touching and you won’t get off on your stitches. So every time you finish one design, you’ll work the cluster and first part of the next design’s loops into the same space as you did the last design’s loops.